Recommended Blog
By Barb
During the month of March, I read several blogs written
by single moms. I wasn’t sure which one I wanted to write a review about until
like came across the one titled: Diary
of a Mad Woman.
The
author of this blog is not mentioned by name. She is a single mom raising three
kids on her own after she lost her husband to suicide. The author writes about
day-to-day problems she has to deal with as a single mom. Her writing is
blatantly honest but her style of writing is sarcastic and humorous all rolled
in to one. The author encourages her readers to live and laugh no matter how
difficult life fits. Her blog is listed in the top 25 Funny Moms Blogs and in
the top 25 blogs of Single Moms listed under Top mommy blogs. Top mommy Blogs is
a directory where they rank and rate the Top Mommy Blogs. (Top Mommy
Blogs, 2012)
The author of this blog started the blog after the death of her husband. She stated
it is “cheaper than therapy”. She calls her blog her ‘bullhorn”.
Just
a section of her blog dated March 20, 2013 went like this;
I’ve been quietly contemplating my
next move from the moon lodge. I decided I should consult Dave on what to do,
since perhaps he can see things I can’t. I know I’m not that great at taking
directions from most people, so I’m not sure why I’m asking a dead person what
I should do. “So here’s the deal,” I say. “I need $1,092,000 so that I don’t
have to go back to work.” This is no random number. It’s a carefully calculated
figure of what I need until baby darling finishes high school. By then surely I
will have figured something else out, right?
(Woman, 2013)
This
is just an example on how she is dealing with the financial needs and
challenges of being a single parent. She has to go to work in order to support
her children but she wants to stay home and have more time with them and be
there for her kids. Her youngest child is only two years old. The other two are
school-age. Many moms face this dilemma every day. The author of the blog
writes how she plans on handling this problem and does it with humor.
The
writing in this blog is not research-based it is just based on the experience
of the author but I recommend this blog first single moms because in one way or
another they will probably be able to relate to the author’s experiences. She
makes me laugh and sometimes even cry. Single parenting isn’t easy under any
circumstances but the author deals with it with straightforward honesty and
humor.
Diary
of a Mad Woman
References:
Top Mommy Blogs. (2012). Top Mommy Blogs.
Retrieved from Top Mommy Blogs: http://www.topmommyblogs.com/pages/index.php
Woman, D. o. (2013, March 20). Phase ll.
Retrieved from Diary of aMad Woman:
http://seriouslythisreallyhappened.blogspot.com/
I checked out this blog and it was a very interesting one, sad story as well. I found all of her stories to be very insightful and full of things that people, single parents in specific. THank you so much for posting this.
ReplyDeleteBarb, thank you for sharing this blog with us, I took a look at it, and I really liked it. It has a lot of information and a good research. I also like how the author of the blog put her own opinions and experiences for other people to read. Good job with this blog review. Great blog!
ReplyDeleteDarina Prokofyeva
I checked this blog out. I really liked how honest she was, she didn't hold back her opinions at all. Her story is very sad, but it's great to see she can see the light at the end of the tunnel and pick up the pieces. Good job
ReplyDelete~Rachael