Don’t tell me you have it harder. Or better. Or that you had no choice. Or that you sacrificed. Don’t tell me you’re a working mom or a stay at home one. Frankly, I just don’t care anymore. I’m over it. “It” being the debate in the Mommy Wars.

Opt-in to Motherhood. Opt-out of Work. Opt to whatever works for your family. On-ramp! Off-ramp! On-board! Oh my!

I don’t care. I won’t judge you. We can be friends no matter which side of the aisle you are on. It’s time for bi-partisan mommy peace talks.
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On Monday, The Today Show did a segment on “Digital Moms”.  They featured mommy blogger, Heather Armstrong and the founder of CafeMom.  While these two women did a great job handling the questions and representing their respective web sites, the segment itself didn’t do much to dispel old myths about women.

The impression for many women watching the segment (myself included) was that, once again, women were portrayed as mothers who sit around gossiping with one another about childbirth.  Full stop.

Of course now, and isn’t this cute, we’re doing it on the internet.

The frustrating part is that I see women every day taking advantage of the internet and new technology to do a lot more than chat about motherhood.  Sure, we tend to be social creatures by nature.  And yes, we use blogs and twitter and portal sites like Work It, Mom! to connect with other like minded women.

But we’re doing heck of a lot more than talking about what it’s like to be a mother.

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