Monday Scribblings: Write On, Ms. Rebecca!
Congrats to writing pal and fellow blogger Rebecca J. Lacko, author of the weblog Motherhood, Marriage and Other Wild Rides.
Loathe as most bloggers may be to admit it, blogging is a passion, not a profession. The vast majority of us pound our prose out in relative obscurity. If we’re lucky, we’ll manage to attract a small but loyal following of readers who enjoy our wordsmithing. If we’re really lucky, someone in the traditional media will stumble across us, like what they see, and hand us that elusive Big Break: Exposure to a mass audience.
Well, Rebecca has indeed landed such a golden opportunity in the form of a guest spot on a new CBS TV daytime talk show, The Doctors, to premiere September 2008. According to network officials, the show aims to present viewers “reliable and fascinating medical and health advice, dispensed daily by a distinguished panel of five professionals. Rebecca will appear in a segment focusing on the pros and cons of early potty training.
My single male readers are likely smirking right now. Young mothers, on the other hand, are probably nodding to themselves with knowing approval. Weening a kid off diapers is no easy task — and no small achievement for either a kid or a parent. Not only is successful potty training an important developmental milestone, it’s the cornerstone of polite society. Without it, civilization would come to a screeching halt, and it wouldn’t be pretty.
OK, I exaggerate, but you get the idea. Parenting is important stuff, and if anyone can speak to the joy and fulfillment that comes from doing the “world’s toughest job,” it’s Ms. Lacko.
Rebecca has been a trusted friend and colleague ever since we first worked together in the trenches of Advanstar Communications. I’ve always been impressed with the quality of her parenting essays. She manages to personalize what she writes, balancing research, conviction and humor without appearing dull, preachy or contrived.
So much of what you read in parenting magazines nowadays seems fired by the narcissistic drive to prove oneself a good mommy or daddy. By contrast, Rebecca’s family-oriented pieces celebrate the child and the “little things in life” that make their world truly wonderful, happy and empowering. It was only a matter of time before the media discovered her.
Hopefully, this Big Break will lead many more to discover and enjoy her work as well.
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