'Blindfold me and read out the Facebook statuses of my friends, without their names, and I will tell you which are American and which are British. Americans post links to inspirational stories, and parenting blogs packed with life lessons. (British parenting blogs tend to be packed with despair and feces.)' Ruth Whippman, America the Anxious
In case you missed that : 'British parenting blogs tend to be packed with despair and feces.'
Thank you and you're welcome.
I was reading Meg's post about "Why Have Kids?" on APW and something about feces came up... I think it was the same quote? Anyway! I thought immediately of you, and yes, I had a good chortle.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how much it pleases me that you thought of me when you read that.
DeleteDespair and feces probably sums up my first three years as a mother!
ReplyDeleteRIGHT? Mine too.
DeleteAnd rightly so.
ReplyDeleteDespair and faeces tag! (I <3 you.)
ReplyDeleteI loved that piece.
ReplyDeleteFucking Americans.
They're not *all* bad.
Deletei thought it was spelled faeces?
ReplyDelete(and we wouldn't have it any other way!)
It is in English English but it's not in American English.
Delete(it's spelled 'faeces' in my 'despair and faeces' tag, I thought it might be rude to change the spelling in the quote though.)
DeleteOverly shiny parenting blogs make me uncomfortable in the same way as a surfeit of enthusiasm, or religious fervour, does.
ReplyDeleteDespair & faeces on the other hand are on the shortlist for imaginary twin names.