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Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:00 AM

"Shut up, parents"

Moms and dads are posting the disgusting details of child-rearing on Facebook. One blogger fights back

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  • Wednesday, July 1, 2009 08:42 PM

    Blogging bad content is bad blogging

    I'm not sure which is worse. Parents who share too much detail about parenting, or a blog which shares stories about parents who share too much detail about parenting.

    I mean, if I just read any given parent's musing, it's likely that many or most of the postings will be interesting, cute, or whatever (along with the gross or offensive ones). But if I read that blog, it's a guarantee that all of the parenting stories will be inappropriate.

    In other words, let's say that I am offended by people who think they have been abducted by aliens. Why in the world would I then scour the internet and consolidate all alien abduction stories that I could get my hands on? Seems like ignoring it is the better option.

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