The New York lady over at STFU, Parents has done a fine job cataloging the craziness that is 21st-century parenting. All posts come from user-submitted Facebook updates, photo albums, flame wars, rants, etc., and some commentary on each. She does a good job reacting the way (childless) people like me would react.
Want copious photos of poop, vomit, snot? She's got it.
Did I know some stores have "expectant mother" parking spaces? I do now.
Do you know what a placenta looks like? Parents on Facebook want you to find out!
STFU, Parents offers excellent linkage to old posts. You can journey along it like a winding country road, marveling at the landscape you don't get from your urban penthouse that you can afford because you're a childless asshole! Sorry, I'm reading too many instances of Mommyjacking.
The blogger points out moments when parents (mostly mothers, it seems) hijack a friend's status update to inform everyone about the well being of their kids. The world revolves around your baby!
Ours is a sharing culture these days, at least online. Would baby boomer parents behave this way if they had Facebook/Tumblr/Blogger in the 1970s and 1980s? Or is this a generational thing?
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