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Sometimes I feel like I am battling a one-woman war against the over-acronymification of women's communities. This is something I've dealt with on the Offbeat Bride Tribe for years, but I think the acronyms in online parenting communities is even more intense.

First, let me say this: I don't have a problem with acronyms in general. I use WTF and OMG and a million others. And of course it makes sense to use shortcuts when you can -- it's not like I'm some sort of grammar obsessive who insists that everyone type out Laughing Out Loud instead of LOL. I'm all for language evolving as usage dictates. But there's a line between using an acronym here and there and the elaborate acronym dictionaries needed to understand most parenting forums.

An Offbeat Mama reader sent me this quote from STFU Parents, a website based on a different acronym:

Ariel discovered Adele's website Mila's Daydreams last week, and immediately knew that we had to have an interview with Adele!

I've made the decision to take the Offbeat Mama Planet offline. Offbeat Mama's main blog will continue on same as ever — it's just the "Planet" tab that's going away.

We'll be taking Monday as a holiday, ostensibly in observation of Independence Day, but realistically just because even bloggers need a holiday every now and then too.

When I first started thinking about Offbeat Mama last fall, the biggest issue for me was wanting to make sure that the site wasn't dogmatic and was welcoming to folks from all sorts of backgrounds. Maybe it's working?

Offbeat Mama has a new look, as well as a new NEW managing editor. Get the skinny on the change!

Siouxzi and her daughter Lorelei rocking the publc transit in ChicagoA couple weeks ago I put up the white flag and admitted I needed help with Offbeat Mama. I was completely...

Arens, Rita (ed.) Sleep is for the Weak: The Best of Mommy Bloggers including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Would Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and more. Chicago: Chicago Review Press,...