Hiding in the Bathroom by morra aarons-mele

Author:morra aarons-mele
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

Dadvertising and Public Parenting

At a low point in our marriage, I accused my husband of being a dad “only for Facebook” because he frequently posted only the cutest images and stories. His social feed portrayed a superdad, and only I knew the truth: at the time, Nicco was actually spending very little time with our kids. But his social media narrative made it seem otherwise. He knew that men who are cute daddies are rewarded by society, and he knew how to play the game. In his own way, he created a narrative of achievement porn that was irresistible: a successful man with a big book coming out, with adorable children he doted on. If I was his publicist, I’d give him an A-plus.

That’s right: on social media, people are often faking it. And, when you fake it, suddenly you’re all about reaching someone else’s goals instead of working toward achieving your own.

Parenting on the Internet didn’t start with performing. In 2005, at the first BlogHer conference, blogger Alice Bradley stood up and declared, “Mommy blogging is a radical act.” At the time she was

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