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Help Name My Column

I need help. Mommy Blogs Toronto ( a kinda big deal in the Canadian Mommyblogosphere) asked me to do a column for them after BlogHer this year. I was thrilled and excited, but summer isn't the time to take on a new, intensive project for me, so I pitched a basic idea using "Parenting Without A License" as my title--they wanted a single mom voice and I'm happy to provide that because I hate, hate, hate that downtrodden, pathetic, undereducated stereotype that's out there.

The the iVillage thing happened, and I took Parenting Without A License as my personal blog name and url. And I'm really happy with it.

Only problem is, MBT still wants me (yay!) and I got nuthin. Concept remains the same: A normalized voice for single motherhood inside the mom community--but my title well is dry.

HELP!!!!!

Seriously, if we could all (and by that I mean YOU loverly brilliant women) brainstorm some possible titles, that'd be awesome and I'd appreciate it ever so much!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kimberly on 27th October 2007
Well, there's always the old Irina Dunn quote that you could play off of:

"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."

Hmm . . . other thoughts:

Independent Mom

Independent Mothering

The Kids and I (ooh, that's like The King and I)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Lorna Doone Brewer on 27th October 2007
ooh i like Lorna's: the Kids and I !!!

all i can come up with (not great but maybe will inspire something great!)

Everyday (Single) Mom

Only My Rules Count

I Make the Rules

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kate on 28th October 2007
I've been thinking about this since you posted it and I'm not doing so well. I'm hoping inspiration will hit and I'll be able to give you a brilliant name. Not happening yet but so you don't think you're being ignored here are some interim names to get the juices flowing:

On Kate, idea: Every (Single) Day

or

Mom Home Alone or Home Alone Mom

Mommy Says So

Mom's Team

Blogma's Dogma (hmm, I may want that one if I was a blogger but I'm not!)

Hopefully I'll be back with more. Good luck!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Mandy Nelson - Dandysound on 28th October 2007
Ok, I am still taking way too much cold medicine to really be creative, but how about something along the lines of:

Happy Single Mom

Parenting Without a Husband (kind of a play on your personal blog name)

Mom Can Do All, Really

Ok, those aren't great - but hopefully some ideas will spring up from reading them. One other idea to think about is having a short name and then adding a short tagline to explain what it is about.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 29th October 2007
ok, I've decided to run this as a contest. By all means, keep brainstorming over here, because there's some good stuff. But if you want to enter (I'm offering a super exclusive Photrade evite and a box of Girl Guide cookies (the mint ones) as prizes) go to either

http://thedailymom.ivillage.com/parenting/2007/10/ a_contest_name_my_new_baby.php#more That's the Daily Mom at iVillage. But mysteriously, a lot of comments on my posts don't seem to go through over there...hmmmmm.....

Or At Parenting Without A License:

http://parentingwithoutalicense.com/2007/10/28/con test-post/

Good luck, and thank you!

Lorna: The Fish riff is great. Unfortunately, because it's such a great idea, it's been done a lot. You'd be amazed how many "Fish" titled blogs by single women there are. The Kids and I is pretty cool though.

Nataly: I hope your cold gets better soon. Colds suck.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kimberly on 29th October 2007
Queen bees are single moms, so what about something like...

Buzz from the Queen Bee

Flag as inappropriate Posted by mamajama on 30th October 2007
Have you come up with anything?!!?

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Mandy Nelson - Dandysound on 8th November 2007