There are approximately 4.9 million momWhat About Cyber Bullying? How One Company Is Helping Your Child-UknowKids.com. Read more … » bloggers. That’s right. There are moms Please Vote For Me Help Me Win Top 25 Tech Moms – . Read more … » who blog about their kidsETY- Kids Safe Listening Earphones For Your Child. Read more … », moms who blogPaypal Cash Weekend Flash Giveaway Friday And Saturday. Read more … » about their businessHow To Bridge The Gap Between Idea And Profit. Read more … », blogsHow To Make Money Blogging. Read more … » for coupons, blogs about blogging like mine, ( I’m starting to feel like that guy from Forest Gump who talks about all the shrimp) mom bloggersBloggers Get Organized With See It Bigger Planner. Read more … » who blog about all of the above. Mom bloggersEmpire Avenue Tutorial Fast And Easy. Read more … » are such a force to be reckoned with you kinda have to wonder why anyone would talk badly about us? Why has Mom or MommyA Blogger’s Book Review Of Get Famous Mom Bloggers Resource That Left Me Humbled. Read more … » BloggerEmpire Avenue Tutorial Fast And Easy. Read more … » become a dirty word? Not to long ago I read an article from a woman that said “Why I hate mom bloggers.” All I could think was, “Wow you have some issues.” What is equally strange to me is that some moms really don’t like to be called “Mommy Blogger.” If that’s you don’t get upset with me it’s just that I don’t think it matters ; Mom or Mommy, they are both the same. You have kids and you blog, Pretty simple. That photo above is MatildaMatilda’s First Photo Shoot. Read more … » when she was about a month old. She was a miracle to me even if she had hair like a Klingon form Star Trek. I’m her mom or mommy and both are the most beautiful gift I’ve ever been given. I’m sure you feel the same.
I’m pretty sure the reason the term ” Mommy ” gets a negative connotation sometimes is because some women@Dove Real Beauty Sketches Forensic Artist Shocking Drawings. Read more … » believe it’s used in a demeaning way. That may be true but it can only be demeaning if you allow it to be so.
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I’ve never put a lot of stock intoFriday Flash Paypal Cash Giveaway. Read more … » titles. Whether you’re called a “Mom Blogger” or “Mommy Blogger” I don’t think it really matters.
I waited a long time to have my daughterIn Love With My Daughter. Read more … » and now I’m a mom. If Matilda calls me mommy that is fine by me. If another business or a woman who has never had children and doesn’t understand thinks my business is not serious because I may be called “Mommy” that has no bearing on my income. Therefore I couldn’t care less.
So if you ever find yourself feeling squeamish because you’ve been referred to as a “Mommy Blogger,” I’d like you to read this poem.
This is who you are:
A Mother’s Loving Heart
With alchemist’s power,
she transforms base metal into gold
as she sees gifts
that others may be unable to behold.
She values each and every child
for she knows best their individual worth,
giving them the power to believe-
holding a vision of what they might be.
And for one cast aside by others,
just as an object of art
spared by a collector from a pile of scrap-
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With special care,
she lends a loving hand
to bring forth beauty anew…
so that others may see it too.
She doesn’t accept the judgement of others
which may be flawed;
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spares a radiant light from being dimmed
and a soul from being imprisoned.
And nurturing this promising life
with both love and guiding light…
so with its true nature unthwarted
may give rise to glorious bloom.
-Marie Lawrence
Whether a “mom” or “mommy” bloggingMajor Mom Blogger Announcement! Rivals Blog Hops You Have To Hear This. Read more … » is just your side gig. We have been entrusted with the most amazing job in the entire world; to raise a human being. So next time you hear “Mommy” just remember who you are. And never allow anyone to make you feel less of a woman because you are a mother. You have the highest call of them all. Your turn to share your thoughts below.
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Lisa,
All I can say is AMEN. It seems to me that moms have been competing with each other for years. It was my baby crawled before yours, or my child is reading at three, or my teen is on the cheer-leading squad. Why is it that we feel the need to one up each other and this Mommy Blogger being a bad word is just the newest version of the cat fight.
Shouldn’t we, as moms, be supporting and encouraging each other? What does all this bickering get us, nothing positive.
Patty you are so right
Let’s leave the cat fights up to the cats 
Whoo hoo!!! I have never understood the problem with being a “mommy” blogger. Guess what? That’s what I am and I’m proud to be one! I understand there are some out there who aren’t as supportive as others, that there are online cat-fights, but fortunately I’ve never been a part of those (at least not to my knowledge!).
I’m a mom to three amazing little people and I never forget the depth of that responsibility. I have to make sure I don’t screw them up with my own issues and ensure that they feel loved and secure enough to let their inner light shine out for all to see! If, as a mommy-blogger (because my babies are still little enough to call me “mommy,” thank goodness!) I inspire other mothers along the way, I am doing the service I was meant to do on this Earth.
No one is perfect, but we are all perfectly unique.
Ready for it, Lisa? You…. ROCK!
Girl you always make me ….Ready for it …wait for it ……..wait for it SMILE
)) Thanks for such a great comment and I know you won’t screw them up you’re an awesome MOMMY 
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Proud to be a mommy, blogger, =mommyblogger! Great post.
Thanks Amber you should be proud
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Love it Lisa! I love the term. Everyone has a mom, so there is no question what we are all about! I did a quick stat test and looks like the hashtag #moms reached 93,614 people #mombloggers reached 53,032 people and #mommybloggers reached 20,645, all of which were based on just 50 tweets. Good to know if we use #moms, not only is it shorter for Twitter’s purposes but it gets more reach! Yeah, go moms! Great post Lisa! LisaL.
You know I”m trying that right now LOL
I love mommy bloggers and I love being a mom, but I don’t necessarily want to be known AS a mommy blogger. When portraying my writing and photography as a business, it doesn’t need to focus on my personal life. Just as I am a Christan, but not a Christian blogger and just as I am a married heterosexual, but not a married heterosexual blogger, I don’t find that being a mom defines the work I do.
On the other hand, one of the main reasons I don’t like to embrace the term is because it does look unprofessional when working with professional companies.
All that said…I love my kiddos dearly, I do talk about them a fair amount on my blog and they inspire me daily. I just don’t want to be defined by that role in my life when I am working in my professional field.
Amy I understand and you are not alone tons of moms feel that way. I think it’s sad though that because we are “moms” or “mommies” it is looked at a unprofessional by others. It’s like the negative views on moms who breastfeed in public. ( I do prefer to be discreet when I do it but I never feel weird about other moms who aren’t as discreet).
I’d like to see other business people go numerous nights without sleep, take care of laundry, dished, feedings, scraped knees, big tears, fussy fits, carpools, grocery shopping meltdowns or anything else that is just a daily chore for moms and then still have strength to have a business. Really the term ” Mommy ” should be worn like a warrior badge. If you are a Mommy- Then you are fit for battle and wimps need not apply- At least that is my thought.
Amy – great response!
I don’t think any of us define ourselves with just one term. The reason I embrace “Mommyblogger” is because I also define myself, or like to be “known as” a “writer” and “entrepreneur” a “winetrepreneur” (see, Lisa, you’re not the only one who plays on words
a “small business owner” a “woman” an “educator” a “wife”… I could go on and on and on! Today, we don’t have to be pigeon-holed into one role or one definition. We are many things and that is exactly what I embrace!
I may be the minority, but I really don’t mind being a “mommy” blogger. I am a MOM first, and my blog is about my family.
I don’t think you’re in the minority
I love being called Mommy anything 
Thanks for commenting Hannan I appreciate you checking out the post have a fabulous Sunday!
I’m not a Mommy, more of an Auntie Blogger!
People get so offended over labels or find the need to make a label. Either way Mom or Mommy it takes a lot of work to be a Mom, and I can see that with my sister. She doesn’t ever get a full 8 or 6 hours of sleep but still puts all of her effort into my nephew.
I think taking care of a child and taking care of a blog is a lot of work!
So happy blogging to all; mommy, auntie or entrepreneur!
So True Jessica it takes a lot of work to be a mom. Auntie is no easy gig either
So often people put a stigma on being a mommy blogger that I think some rebel. But we need to be proud of who we are and what we do. We work hard and we should be proud to be called mommy bloggers.
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Amy I couldn’t agree more!!
I’ve heard so many negative things about mom bloggers – just this weekend, someone talking to my husband used the B-word to describe mom bloggers (you know which one I mean). I saw a FB picture yesterday (I think my midwife posted it) saying that there are 3 reasons why people hate: they are jealous of you, they want to be like you, or they think you are their competition. I think that totally applies to mom bloggers. In the case of the woman that my husband was talking to, she didn’t mean it as bad as it sounded – she wants to know how SHE can do the same thing, but doesn’t know where to start.
I try not to let it bother me when I hear things like that – most of the people who use mom blogger as a dirty word are likely just not in-the-know about what we do and why we do it. Maybe they just need to extend their vocabulary?
I agree with Amy Renea. I love being a mom. I love being a blogger. But I don’t really like being referred to as a “mommy blogger”. I think it diminishes what we do – in both respects. If I were a magazine editor (and in my pre-mom life, I was), I wouldn’t be referred to as a “mommy magazine editor”. Or if I did refer to myself like that, I wouldn’t be taken very seriously.
I think people underestimate the power of bloggers in general and attaching the word “mommy” in front of it doesn’t help. I think moms can be amazing at whatever they decide to do, but there’s no reason that once you become a mom that you can’t have something else that’s a little bit “your own”.
It’s just a personal preference, but I prefer to be known as a blogger, who’s also a mom. Or a mom, who’s also a blogger. Thanks for opening the discussion, though. It’s interesting to hear everyone’s opinion!
Alissa thanks for your response. I suppose the best part of being a blogger is we can choose our path and how we’d like to have others refer to us. I think what matters most is anyone who does try to talk down to a mom or “mom blogger” Or a “mommy blogger” we just don’t allow ourselves to ever be put down. Because you are right people to under estimate the power we have
I blog because it is fun and a great excuse to take pictures. What I have liked about the blogging world, especially women is the amazing amount of support I have recieved and the people that I have met. I have not really encountered any competition (yet), but I am still pretty new.
Thanks for the thoughts!
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I’ve been tempted to call myself a mommy blogger. But I don’t have kids. So that would be fraudulent I guess.
You have “built in” things to write about. Besides it would be so much fun getting presents (toys) in the mail to review.
Ha Ha Laura that is true
But I’m sure you can get a lot of wonderful presents too.
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