Warning: This post has the *F* word in it!

Confession: I am a "MommyBlogger"

For some of you who've been reading here for a while, you may be wondering why I'd waste a perfectly good confession by stating the obvious. It is obvious right? I mean the blog kind of implies it. Plus, the mom bloggy goodness is baked right into the title. Easy to figure out? Apparently not so much.

So, I got an email from someone who said that they had recently read my blog for the first time. They said that it was "irreverent and funny" which to me sounds like a snippet from a TV guide review of a new sitcom, but whatever. I guess I am flattered. At that point I was anyway. I've certainly been called worse. Then they went on to say "but I think your blog is too mom-centric." Mom-centric. Read as: No one wants to here about your kid taking a dump lady. Adding that "maybe I can broaden my subject matter to attract a wider non-parent base of readers." Non-parent base. Read as: No one counts moms with nothing better to do than sit around and read other moms stories of their kids crap as real readers. And finally it said that "my writing reads as very blog like and could be really good if polished up." Polished up. Read as: You write crappily about crap. Why don't you try giving some 'real' writing a try.

All of this is very sound advice if it were not for the fact that this is a MOMMYBLOG! Sure, I get some dads in here. Even an occasional non parental unit pops in to peruse my stuff. But let's face it people, moms are my bread and butter so to speak. I was torn at this point between writing back "Thank you. Your constructive criticism is much appreciated. I'll take it into consideration." Or "Dude (yes it was a man), have you ever even read my blog? I'm a mom. I blog about being A MOM. Hello? Why would you write this to me and damage my very fragile, newish blogger psyche, you ass-hat?" I chose the latter, but in a little bit nicer terms. I avoided the words shithead, asshole, and my personal favorite fucktard.

So, what would you have done? Did I cross the line? Should I have ignored it? Do you think he'll be back? Is it bad to put off potential readers even if they are ass-hats? Somehow I don't think so.