Assume that we are ‘just’ Mummy bloggers and you will be making a huge mistake.
Assume that we are ‘just’ anything and you are making a big mistake.
Even more so if you turn up to our conference having not bothered to look into who we are and what we do. And then tell us that. Or don’t bother to even work out what you are going to say before you stand up infront of us.
What we are is many things.
We are writers
We are photographers
We are articulate speakers
We have built businesses from our kitchen tables whilst raising our children
We have shared the breadth of our experiences so others travelling the same paths will know that they are not alone
We are funny
We are activists and we can (and do) change the world
We will write about our family and friends and then choose not to publish it if it might have repercussions and cause pain
We will write about our lives and refuse to be forced into a niche
We will be outspoken and take on preconceptions
We will laugh raucously and inappropriately
We will talk about dildos, children, lives and ISO (whatever that is) in the same conversation
Underestimate us and what we can do at your peril
With thanks to everyone I met at Cybermummy this weekend – it was a great time!
I would have put up a picture but I seem to have none that a suitable…
If you would like to read it, here is the blog post I read out during the Crowdsourced Keynote
Well said love. Yet again I did not get to meet you! one day….
Mich x
One day!
Well said! We truly rock.
Had a great time yesterday!
Me too – was lots of fun
Quite right, too.
Beams
Here, here! Was so great to finally meet you!
And you too – be sure to stay in touch
So she won’t be getting an invite to Muddling Towers anytime soon, then?! So very pleased to have met you at last. Who knew that we were handbag/necklace sisters (or will be when you get the Bee). We’re taking on fifth wave feminism too, obviously, but we must do so well accessorised. KM x
One cannot take on the 5th wave of feminism without the proper accessories!
Wonderful to meet you
You know what I think I’d probably like her at a dinner party but on the day was a little underwhelmed (in case you didn’t notice)
Another great post that will have all of us nodding our heads and patting you on the back. I hadn’t read the post you read out at Cybermummy before but you had me nodding away with you, smiling and laughing out loud. You are definitely up their on my list of fave blogs and have given me the inspiration to do more writing x
Aw thank you – I’m glad you liked the post
Loved the way you list the many talents in our community. I loved yesterday and the women I met are a force to be reckoned with. The article in The Sunday Independent said we’re better than NetMums or something…!
Not sure we are better, perhaps just a different facet?
Wasn’t it great to see what we can do when we are all working together
really sorry I never got to meet you at CM. I enjoyed your post that you read out though. And this one is right up there again.
Thank you – I’m sorry I didn’t get to meet you, was a bit overwhelming how many people there were
Would love to come and meet you. Maybe next year :)
Next year!
Nice catching up with you briefly! Hope you have recovered faster than me (I am still exhausted no energy to write all day)
Ah one of the advantages of having 8 hours uninterrupted sleep for a change was a burst of energy
Glad that you Muddled Along to CyberMummy – it was great to meet you, and discover an old shared link!
And to meet you too – its a very small world when you think about it
Loved meeting you. You are the funniest drunk I know. Oh, and thanks for the come-on ;)
Ahem me, drinking? Ooops yes about that…
I think ISO is like camera jargon or something? But yeah I admire you mommies, more than I could do.
Lovely to properly meet you Hannah,
Hope you had a good night x
Had lots of fun – the whole weekend was a blast
Oooo I completely agree!!! Rachael Johnson was just awful!! I also only have indecent pictures ;-) Hope you didn’t feel too rough yesterday xx
Fortunately most of my pictures aren’t of me (and am hoping nobody else has ones of me…)
Good comment, Rachel did acknowledge that some columnist jobs are being nabbed / superseded by bloggers so maybe it serves some professionally paid writers to describe people as ‘just’ bloggers. There will always be a clash between people who have trained professionally to do something and people who manage to do achieve the same through a different route. Lovely to have a chat on Saturday x
Good point but there will always be a niche for good writers, maybe she lost the columns because people didn’t want to read her type of journalism any more?
Lovely to meet you and talk and have a bit of time out on Saturday
Great post – and your crowdsourced keynote was brilliant.
Thank you – yours likewise, and I’m in awe of you managing to read it all without crying
Well said but I find it hard to credit you were blind drunk by the end of the evening. That’s so… out of character ;-)
Blind drunk? Moi? I wasn’t the one asleep on a sofa in a packed bar!
*claps* Fab post!! Was lovely to see you again! :) x
Thank you and likewise
Fabulous post! And well said indeed!
I’m glad you liked it!
I was really heartened by our diversity, our stories and our passion for what we do and each other. I am so glad that there IS this community and that I’m a part of it.
We are awesome! Awesome post too
Thank you – it was great to see the breadth of people there wasn’t it
I am Muddling…hear me ROAR. As you know, I totally agree with you. Her delivery was rather engaging, the content absolutely dire/insulting in equal measure. She completely misjudged her audience and ended up portraying herself as somewhere between and idiot and a cold-hearted bitch. I kept wanting to say ‘listen to yourself’. It’s not funny to have repeatedly offended people all over the world for the sake of good copy. It’s not clever to dismiss your entire audience by saying ‘I know nothing about blogging’ as if we were dogshit on her shoe and later on admit ‘I lost 12 columns in a year’. Um, perhaps there was a reason?
claps hands wildly. x
Or rather get a bit incandescent with rage…
I suspect I would like her in real life and that she would be a great dinner party guest but dismissing us wasn’t clever and repeatedly hurting people is a touch unnecessary but if that’s how you make your money then who knows… did make me cross though
Great post – and equally great to meet you! x
Thank you – was fab to finally meet you in person
Thanks so much for all those links. Have just discovered some fab bloggers!
My work here is done!
Hear hear to your keynote…I missed it on the day as had to leave early from CM but totally agree with your sentiment. Shame that I didn’t meet you but hopefully another time!
Hopefully another time and I’m glad you liked the post
Love this post. totally sums up what is important.
M2Mx
Great to meet you, even if for too short a time
So nice to see you again Hannah, even if just in passing in the loo!
Likewise Susanna
Good to see you on Saturday. Very sad that I missed out on all the drunken bits.
There weren’t really any drunken bits you know, that’s just people trying to make me look bad ;-)
Don’t forget we’re mumpreneurs, too!
It was fab to meet you – I am still bloody knackered x
Oh yes…. fab to meet you (could have done with a week off to recover too)
Am kicking myself that we didn’t meet up! Fab post missis and loved your keynote. xxx
Definitely going to meet up sometime soon – I think you’re an inspiration, its incredible what you did
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