I feel like a $hitastic Mom after reading the Kelly Hampton blog. Am I the only one?

[Anonymous]

I never heard of this person but when i went to her blog I had a very different reaction from the OP. This person just seemed plain superficial and insecure.

The pictures of her and 10 of her closet friends/family all done up with perfect hair, perfect make-up, perfect clothes, all carefully posed for her labor/birth was so strange and unrelateable. I think even Teresa from the NJ housewives had less production around her birth...

Also, I hope she will truly continue to love and cherish her beautiful toddler daugher as she gets older and her looks start to vary from the conventional definition of beauty our society has.

Something tells me that to be a fly on the wall of her house would reveal something very different from what is presented on the blog.

[Anonymous]

Just watched the tv show pitch. I've read her blog from time to time but had missed that. She was pitching a tv show with a toddler and a SN FOUR MONTH OLD? Um, wow. She seems very anxious and needy. Can't imagine that as a show. I think she is somewhat in denial about her baby daughter and all this focus on cupcakes and sunsets is trying to distract herself. She seems a little nutty to be honest. I'm not so sure it is all that fun to be her kids.

[Anonymous]

The thing about her husband selling software is old info. He quit sometime in the spring last year, don't know when. He's doing side jobs and she's making money from the blog and writing gigs. I heard that from a friend who used to teach with her years ago that they've had to dip into savings and went down to one car. You can kinda tell that their lifestyle isn't what it used to be. Lots of Target shopping, consignment stores, homemade Halloween costumes.

I have a blog that about 8 people visit, mostly family members, and I feel no need to do a full disclosure of everything bad thing that happens, just to "keep it real." My husband's parents don't need or want to read or see that. I only post good pictures, not ones where my kid's eyes are closed or where she's screaming or where I'm looking like an old bag. It's her blog, she can do with it what she wants. You don't have to read it, you don't have to like it, no gun to your head.

When I'm in one mood, I read her blog. When I feel like reading a snarky blog, I read a snarky mom blog or &*$mykidruined. Sometimes I'm in the mood to read Vogue and the Wall Street Journal, and sometimes I read People and awfulplasticsurgery.com. I hate crafts but there are other things I'm really great at. So, no, I don't feel like a $hitastic mom after reading her blog.

[Anonymous]

I always think her husband's sons look sick of getting their pics taken. Like that one pic of the two of them topless hugging Lainey? I bet they all got laughed at by the other kids at school for that. I'd hate it! I bet they think, put the damn camera away for once!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing about her husband selling software is old info. He quit sometime in the spring last year, don't know when. He's doing side jobs and she's making money from the blog and writing gigs. I heard that from a friend who used to teach with her years ago that they've had to dip into savings and went down to one car. You can kinda tell that their lifestyle isn't what it used to be. Lots of Target shopping, consignment stores, homemade Halloween costumes.

I have a blog that about 8 people visit, mostly family members, and I feel no need to do a full disclosure of everything bad thing that happens, just to "keep it real." My husband's parents don't need or want to read or see that. I only post good pictures, not ones where my kid's eyes are closed or where she's screaming or where I'm looking like an old bag. It's her blog, she can do with it what she wants. You don't have to read it, you don't have to like it, no gun to your head.

When I'm in one mood, I read her blog. When I feel like reading a snarky blog, I read a snarky mom blog or &*$mykidruined. Sometimes I'm in the mood to read Vogue and the Wall Street Journal, and sometimes I read People and awfulplasticsurgery.com. I hate crafts but there are other things I'm really great at. So, no, I don't feel like a $hitastic mom after reading her blog.

Good dish! Her DH is older, hope he is able to find something. He still has years of child support for the boys. I hope she is able to adjust to the realities of her daughter's challenges as she gets older. Seems like there must be a lot of pressure on Lainey to always look cute. She looks less than thrilled with the coloring in the driveway.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I don't feel like a $hitastic Mom because of not doing crafts. I am trying not to be so hard on myself and I shouldn't judget KH either. I just saw this post and I am sure she has tough days, she just chooses not to dwell and focus on them!

http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/07/on-down-syndrome.html

I need to be more positive myself!

[Anonymous]

I hate her blog, because it's 2011 -- who the hell makes their blog automatically play music anymore!?

I half expected to see some animated gifs and a guest book.

Please, Kelly -- some of us don't like to be startled by surprise music when we accidentally leave our speakers on!

[Anonymous]

Her writing style is horrid and pretentious.

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of this blog and to be honest, I only read her birth story of her daughter Nella, but it brought me to tears. I don't think, she is trying to be perfect or better than anyone else. This is HER way of dealing with her daughter's DS diagnosis. I'm happy for her that she has such good friends, family and support around her. Not everyone does. Unless you have walked even a minute in her shoes, you should not judge her so harshly. This must have been incredibly difficult for her and she is doing the best that she can. If this is her way of making money for her family, then so be it. Some women have to prostitute themselves in order to feed their children because they don't have a choice and they live in a third world country with no job, no education and no husband. Would you judge them, too???

Let her have her blog and her beautiful pictures and happiness. I'm 100% sure that she is no happy all the time. She is doing the best that she can.

Don't feel like a $hitastic Mom because you are not blowing bubbles with your kids every day. Not everyone does and that does not make you a bad mom, but DO try to teach your children compassion and empathy. It makes them better people and it will make this a happier world to live in.

Peace Out!

[Anonymous]

I am now addicted to this pretentious, poorly-written blog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don't feel like a $hitastic Mom because of not doing crafts. I am trying not to be so hard on myself and I shouldn't judget KH either. I just saw this post and I am sure she has tough days, she just chooses not to dwell and focus on them!

http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/07/on-down-syndrome.html

I need to be more positive myself!

I don't really care about Kelle Hampton. I think she wants a TV show and that's what her blog is really about. But I read this post and I have to say that it sounds like she is in deep denial about her baby's DS. I can't believe that she and her husband are looking at her baby's "choppy movements" and worrying that this is because of DS! Clearly, they are hoping she will somehow turn out "normal" in the end regardless of her DS. My niece has DS and my SIL is the best mom to a special needs child that I have ever seen. I know it is hard for her sometimes because our little girls are the same age (3 weeks apart) and she constantly has to look at the differences between the two kids. There are so many differences you can't even begin to list them! Also my niece has been through some life-threatening health problems which are common with DS children. I admire my SIL and her husband because I know they are constantly confronted with their baby's differences and they deal with them and talk about them but they are still 100% proud of their daughter and her many accomplishments. It sounds like Kelle and her husband are going to face some difficult realities at some point because babies with DS are cute and charming and you can easily lie to yourself about the future. Kelle seems so very proud of herself for loving her baby "anyway" but I think she has yet to accept the whole DS package.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing about her husband selling software is old info. He quit sometime in the spring last year, don't know when. He's doing side jobs and she's making money from the blog and writing gigs. I heard that from a friend who used to teach with her years ago that they've had to dip into savings and went down to one car. You can kinda tell that their lifestyle isn't what it used to be. Lots of Target shopping, consignment stores, homemade Halloween costumes.

I have a blog that about 8 people visit, mostly family members, and I feel no need to do a full disclosure of everything bad thing that happens, just to "keep it real." My husband's parents don't need or want to read or see that. I only post good pictures, not ones where my kid's eyes are closed or where she's screaming or where I'm looking like an old bag. It's her blog, she can do with it what she wants. You don't have to read it, you don't have to like it, no gun to your head.

When I'm in one mood, I read her blog. When I feel like reading a snarky blog, I read a snarky mom blog or &*$mykidruined. Sometimes I'm in the mood to read Vogue and the Wall Street Journal, and sometimes I read People and awfulplasticsurgery.com. I hate crafts but there are other things I'm really great at. So, no, I don't feel like a $hitastic mom after reading her blog.

I couldn't agree more (and am also a fellow "small time blogger"). Thank you for posting this.

[Anonymous]

And now, DCUM starts to stalk Kelle Hampton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And now, DCUM starts to stalk Kelle Hampton.

No, actually we had forgotten all about her until you bumped this up again.

[Anonymous]

I have read her blog and think she is a wonderful mom