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Mothers have consistently relied upon one another for guidance and support as they navigate the difficult world of parenting. For many women, the increasingly established online community of "mommyblogs" now provides a source of camaraderie and support that acknowledges both the work of mothering and the implications of its undertaking. Beyond their capacity to entertain, how have mommyblogs shifted our understanding of twenty-first-century motherhood? In examining the content of hundreds of mommyblogs, May Friedman considers the ways that online maternal life writing provides a front row seat to some of the most raw, offbeat, and engaging portraits of motherhood imaginable. Focusing on the composition of the "mamasphere" and on mommyblogs' emphasis on connection, Friedman reveals the changing face of contemporary motherhood - one less concerned with the proscriptions of what good mothers should do, and more invested in what diverse mothers have to say.

Mothers --- Motherhood --- Parenting --- Blogs --- Moms --- Parents --- Women --- Housewives --- Pregnant women --- Blogging --- Web logs --- Weblogs --- Diaries --- Social media --- Web sites --- Citizen journalism --- Maternity --- Parenthood --- Parent behavior --- Parental behavior in humans --- Child rearing --- Parent and child --- Social aspects.

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"In our global era, conceptions and experiences of identity, nationality, personhood, and family are in flux, yet many of the ways that lives are lived, and the stereotypes and cultural imperialism that provide a framework for postmodern life, presume fixed characteristics that allow for an easy response to difficult questions. Growing Up Transnational challenges the assumptions behind this fixed framework while looking at the interconnectivity, conflict, and contradictions within current discussions of identity and kinship. This collection offers a fresh, feminist perspective on family relations, identity politics, and cultural locations in a global era. Using an interdisciplinary approach from fields such as gender studies, queer studies, postcolonial theory, and literary theory, the volume addresses the concept of hybridity and the tangible implications of assumed identities. The rich personal narratives of the authors examine hyphenated identities, hybridized families, and the challenges and rewards of lives on and beyond borders. The result is a new transnational sensibility that explores the redefinition of the self, the family, and the nation."--

Transborder ethnic groups --- Transnationalism --- Kinship --- Social media. --- Families. --- Identity politics. --- Feminist theory. --- Feminism --- Feminist philosophy --- Feminist sociology --- Theory of feminism --- Identity (Psychology) --- Politics of identity --- Political participation --- Family --- Families --- Family life --- Family relationships --- Family structure --- Relationships, Family --- Structure, Family --- Social institutions --- Birth order --- Domestic relations --- Home --- Households --- Marriage --- Matriarchy --- Parenthood --- Patriarchy --- User-generated media --- Communication --- User-generated content --- Ethnology --- Clans --- Consanguinity --- Kin recognition --- Trans-nationalism --- Transnational migration --- International relations --- Transborder nationalities --- Transborder peoples --- Transborder societies (Ethnic groups) --- Transnational ethnic groups --- Ethnic groups --- Social conditions. --- Social aspects. --- Philosophy --- Political aspects --- Social aspects --- Social conditions