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More of the Same or Something Actually New?
So the New York Times ran a piece about the impending launch of Babble, the kid companion site to Nerve. I don't necessarily think this is a bad idea but I also don't know what to say about it.
So so SO many parent publications say they are different and nonjudgmental and capable of inspiring people to be as clever and hip as they were before they had kids. This is a reasonably reasonable endeavor, but I keep thinking (even as I clearly contribute to the heap on these pages) that the best, most direct way to explore the person one was before one had children is to maintain the interests, fancies and follies one had before the tots began hanging around.
I'm not saying in the least that this is a snap, but I think it's a thought worth entertaining.
We'll see what Babble does, but as an example of their mission, they say they're going to publish a neutral, helpful, non-shrill, truly enlightening, non-judgmental spread about whether or not to circumcise, and I wonder if the tiny universe of incredibly annoying people with strong opinions on this will overwhelm Babble's combined desires to be edgy and well-adjusted.
For my part, I'm going to make an effort to be a little less domestic (although those who know me might wonder if that is even possible) and more adventurous in my thinking. This may be a bit tricky with a child who had his first real, true, genuine, heart-pounding, hands-shaking nightmare last night... but it is worth a shot if it clearstheclouds.
More work, more movies (at home, probably), more books (with few pictures). That's the agenda.
posted by Elise at 6:15 AM
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12/11/2006 5:49 PM
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