Have you checked out the new blog from Ladies' Home Journal, Ladies' Lounge? Good stuff here. And if today's post, by Louise Sloan, is any indication, these bloggers don't mind bucking a trend.

"Here’s what I want to know," says Sloan, LHJ's senior articles editor and the author of Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom. "Are happy new moms just lucky, or are we also a wee bit simpleminded?"

"These days, it seems like all the cool new parents complain — bitterly
and hilariously — about having an infant. In memoirs, essays and blogs,
they debunk the cruel myth of that blissful first few months with a
cooing, snuggly bundle of joy. That’s Hallmark-card hogwash, they say
to their relieved readers, who find their honesty refreshing. These
writers adore their kids, but let’s get real, they write: A newborn
means being in a 24/7 state of extreme worry and panic, plus crushing
boredom, plus guaranteed post-partum depression and the most searing
pain you can imagine when you attempt to breastfeed. Miracle, yes, but
also… nightmare!"

Read on for Sloan's confession about her own new-motherhood experience. I'm adding this blog to my Google reader. Don't want to miss a thing from Sloan and the rest of this group of talented bloggers.

After today's post on Our World, Your Kids and family game night, Louise Sloan, an editor at Ladies' Home Journal, posted this comment. I wanted to turn it into a blog post so more readers would see it. If you'd like to be included in this article, read on:

Hey, timely post for me, Kathy, since I'm working on a Family Game Night piece for Ladies' Home Journal. Great stats. If any Parent Talk Today readers see this Wed 11/12 or Thurs 11/13 and want to share (for publication in LHJ) their favorite Family Game Night game that ISN'T a board game (like charades or anything that's low-cost or free to do), please email my assistant emily.chau(at)meredith.com and say what your family loves, why it's so fun, and any other details you'd like to share. Include your name and hometown. Thanks again, Kathy, for alerting me to National Game Week!