Comments on: Kidploitation? Or something else?

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:03:09 +0000

thank you nicole! i need to check catherine newman out….

By: Cole

Cole — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:00:45 +0000

I’ve mentioned Catherine Newman to you just recently- her writing that I loved the most was about her family. At some point though it was no longer only her story to tell, it was theirs as well. It still saddens me that I don’t get as much of that from her that I used to (although she did recently get another book contract- so that may change). I have family members who actively ask me not to write about them. So I feel I need to respect that- but my drive to write- it comes from my kids- I’ll be sad if it is no longer my story to tell one day.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:34:58 +0000

I do ask myself this question a lot, and I’ve certainly been accused of oversharing online about my kids. There is no easy answer. I DO feel a drive, an urge to write – that’s always been a part of me. But I guess writing about my kids and our family is just a way of telling our story, however mundane. It’s an outlet, and a seeking of community, or at least connection.

Off to watch My Star Wars Family.