A Blog Recommendation

When I first started reading Denene Millner's blog at Parenting.com ( http://www.parenting.com/blogs/my-brown-baby), I didn't think that she and I had a lot in common. First of all, she's a professional writer who has published books and written for magazines. Also, her children are older than mine, she lives down south, and she writes from the prospective of a black mother. However, even though my initial thought was, "I can't relate to this woman," I was continually intrigued by her blogs, and kept going back to read them. As I was given a glimpse into the various aspects of her life, I started to look at things from her point of view. I began to undersand that, even though our perspectives are very different,  I was learning a lot from this woman, and I was thinking about life in ways that I hadn't previously considered.

Denene is an excellent writer, and I think that is part of the reason why I kept reading, even though my tendency is to read blogs written by young stay-at-home moms with toddlers and/or newborns. (Basically, women very similar to myself.)

As I continued to read, I started to realize that, despite our differences, Denene and I have one major thing in common: we are mothers. As mothers, we want the best for our children, and will fight to make sure they are safe and protected. When I started thinking about that, I realized that I truly CAN relate to Denene's writing, and that I also greatly admire her as a woman, a mother, and a writer.

This past Friday, Denene wrote a post about Labor Day, and I fell in love with the piece. It completely summed up my feelings of motherhood. If you are a mother yourself, you can't help but relate to her words, and if you aren't a mother, this will really give you a glimpse into the life of a mom, and will show you what our job truly involves. I highly recommend that you check out her entry, and let me know if you like it as much as I do! Enjoy, and happy Labor Day!
http://www.parenting.com/blogs/parenting-post/denene-millner-mybrownbaby/labor-day

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