I think the reason the cartoon hit home is that from a man’s perspective, you get a lot of the same wheeze from a woman, however she couches it, and whoever she is.
Whoa! Good think you’re wearing red today, color coordination (face to pumps) is so important.

Now maybe that’s not true, that all women whine the in the same key, or that the information is couched in similar color-coordinated emotional blankets, I’m really going with a hunch, but now that I’ve read your post I’m curious to find out more.

It is a double-edged sword to be known as a woman writer, parenting writer, or heaven forbid “Mommy Blogger.” I am proud of my “Mojo Mom” blog but I do worry about pigeonholing myself. My solution is to feel free to write about anything I want on my blog, to continue to develop as a writer, and to submit op-eds.

Motherhood is the subject that helped me launch my passion for writing, and I think about it so much that there is always something to write about. At the same time, as my daughter grows up, I feel ready to take that energy and launch myself in new directions that are not limited to motherhood.

Thanks for the post, PunditMom! I think it’s pretty cool that you and I were both blogging on the topic of women writers at the same time.

In my advertising job, I’d punch anyone who called me such. But here, I do believe it shapes what I write about and how I write it. I don’t think you can be in any minority of any sort, without it always being on your mind somehow. But then, if only it weren’t so marginalizing…