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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So on top of all the time spent here, you all really spend a lot of time reading poorly written half truths about women’s lives. I cannot believe how seriously people take bloggers like this. I can’t believe it is therapeutic or helpful in any way. [/quote]

It was honestly a "you had to be there moment".  The internet was SUCH a different place in 2009 than it is today.  There wasn't social media!  Blogs connected people.  You found one you liked, you read their recommended blogs, and their recommended blogs, and it felt like this home grown community.

Some of the women writing then were just journaling their lives.  Some were real writers who were empowered by the freedom to self publish their thoughts.  Some were a combination of all of it.

It changed the way women talk about motherhood and parenting, that much is for sure.  So while you can criticize and dismiss, the work of many of these women was really important in our cultural narrative.  And love her or hate her, Dooce played an absolutely huge role in that.[/quote]

I didn't frequent Dooce's blogs, but I loved the comment sections in a lot of blogs I followed back in the day. The number of people participating usually wasn't overwhelming and the flaming was usually minimal. There was a sense of community. [/quote]

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