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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Media posts related to her death are referencing her as the Queen of the Mommy Bloggers.

She did indeed blaze a trail and make a mark.

Having said that, I’ve always felt like mommy bloggers seemed unusually needy and perhaps unequipped to provide guidance given their lack of filter/boundaries and what they espouse.

Hindsight being 20/20: seeking guidance/wisdom from strangers on the internet who seem like they have issues probably isn’t wise.[/quote]

There were a lot of different types of "mommy bloggers." And pretty much all of them started like Dooce. Only a few got so popular that they became widely known.

Did people go to them for guidance or more for validation/commiseration? Heather was trailblazing because she talked very frankly about things that are hard to talk about and things that were kind of taboo - like the suckier physical and mental side of motherhood.

She will always have the label mommy blogger, but her story is also the story of the internet's second wave - Web 2.0 I guess - where identifying yourself publicly was a new thing. And she dealt with that as an issue for her entire career.

I am truly sad for her family and friends. And for her. Her addiction and mental health issues were obviously severe. I am sorry they took her life.[/quote]

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