The Writer Mama Riffs

Okay, I was just saying earlier today in this blog that I am not comfortable with a lot of labels (generally those fashioned by others—I like the ones I come up with!). But here’s one that was a total fit. In fact, just last week, I was reflecting on my experience as a mother compared to what I could recall about my mother and the word “hybrid” actually sprung to mind to describe modern moms. I think because we are so diverse! Not easy to pigeon-hole at all, which is a good thing!

So I’m thinking this new publication, Hybrid Mom, is onto something. We all keep what we want for our identity and leave the rest. The result is a hybrid mom. Not your mama’s mama. Not your mama. But multi-faceted, diverse us.

I first discovered the magazine in Meg Weaver’s Wooden Horse Database e-newsletter. Here’s what she said:

HYBRID MOM is all about connecting at an interpersonal level with “real deal” articles on the “fusion of roles represented in motherhood today.”  That includes the balance of work, family, home, and life.  Stacey Smith and Linda Shapiro are the co-founders who oversee this quarterly title, which is set to debut with the Spring issue in April.  Published by Moms-for-Profit, the magazine will be distributed to 300 nationwide Gymboree Play and Music locations.  The initial circulation is 100,000, with 50,000 increments planned for each subsequent issue in 2007…