MckMama, the MLM shilling phoenix of debt, has come back to blogging. I’m back! Though I never truly went anywhere. I’m still right here. And so are they. Kieran is now 9, Cullen is 8, Maisie is 6, Stellan is 5 and baby Lachlan is 4. Time flies when you’re not blogging. And I’m sure it will still fly now that I am again! It looks like her new blog will focus on Africa and Xyngular, with a bunch of kidsploitation thrown in as heartstring tugging filler. Maybe this is a good thing. Maybe she'll put up some ads, make...

Day 20 of Curtaingate, the blog walk out that has silenced Young House Love, looms as the Petersiks remain unresponsive to almost all attempts at contact. Nearly 5,000 fawning comments now cover their adios post; there have been no replies to the pleas of "please come back". The only replies they seem to be bothering with are in response to Legitimate Media Outlets begging them for comment - and the answer is always Sherry declining to discuss the situation. Both the Washington Post and the New York Times got a big ole "I don't feel the need to explain my...

Gina, of healthy living blogger fame, is off at some (probably sponsored) reboot spa in Canada. While there, she is indulging herself by omgporkingout on "man portions" of food. And by "man portions" she means a piece of toast, three cherry tomatoes, a pinch of sprouts, two slices of avocado, a blob of nut butter, and four pieces of feta. Seems legit.

Karl Heitman, father of a princess, is tired of getting the "stink eye" when he tells people his daughter will not be going to college. Asking whether it is "wise to expect young women to go to a university and pursue a career", Karl tries to explain why his girl child will not be needing higher education. Let’s face it; feminism has so influenced American culture that it has infiltrated the Christian culture just as much in more subtle ways. The average Christian woman is not trained from the home, nor encouraged, to find a husband as an alternative to...

Gala Darling, purveyor of pink tulle enemas and other fine goods, wants to clear up a few details about her "book". I had a meeting with the biggest publishing house on the planet who said, “We don’t get it.” I worked with an agent who eventually said, “It’s not a good time to sell this.” I kicked my own ass about it for years before realising that everything else in life I did on my own. This would simply be another one of those things. Saying "I simply decided to self-publish" and claiming to have already "sold over 100,000 copies...

Stephanie Nielson, energy shot rehab promoter, informed the internet yesterday of an impending sixth Nielson. When the girls found out, they both cried the sweetest, happiest tears. My boys kept thanking me, and I knew this baby was coming to a wonderful family where his/her siblings will adore him/her. She went on to say something about prayers because pregnancy is hard, but she knows she can do it, presumably because #soblessed.

The Feminist Breeder, super successful paywall blogger, would like your feedback on her latest moneymaking idea. Evidently the impetus behind this amazing plan is Gina's inability to find a job worthy of her six figure education. Complaining she can't find even a minimum wage part-time job willing to work around her schedule, she reminds the world what she has sacrificed to do...whatever it is she's doing. I left a $50,000 a year job to get my BA then MPH. Since then I've lost $250,000 in income plus the $120,000 in debt. I was miserable in that job, but I don't...

MckMama, sells pills for autistic kids, wants to re-launch her blog. But she's not going to do it unless you help her look like the White Savior of Kenya. Yep, in order to raise her profile as a poverty tourist, Jennifer has refused to launch her new blog until 40 people agree to sponsor her pet village. She even claims she "won't even post anything else to my Facebook wall except for updates on how the sponsorship is going until we get there". She's also holding her Instagram hostage. Do you like my Instagram photos? Well I'm not going to...

The sixth annual Type-A con is underway, and mommy and daddy bloggers are busy blowing up the hashtag. The sessions so far seem to be about "thriving in a home office", "finding your voice", and some guy in a foil tiara telling mommy bloggers they should "act like a CEO". Sessions are also teaching bloggers to "embrace" feedback but don't let it change your "voice". Not-even-a-mommy-blogger-anymore Cecily Kellogg is there, evidently adjusting her bra; other bloggers are astroturfing the event with their business cards. Of course there's the usual dress up idiocy, and the requisite food and coffee pics which...

Mama Laughlin, blogger, "model", bikini contest participant, filed for divorce divorce yesterday. Rumors have been swirling for days as ham detectives noticed the couple had stopped wearing their rings and appeared (via selfies) to be living in separate homes. Updates will happen as available.

Roxy, of Effortless Anthropologie, continues to plug away in the niche blogging market of Anthro addicts. She even has a Facebook group where Anthro fans can buy and sell to each other. But yesterday a few prospective members learned some weird news. Longtime members, on hearing this news, were shocked. Many wanted to know what this $20 fee to join the Facebook group was all about. Roxy replied that the fee was used to pay her other admins who "help me run the group and keep it organized" and pointed people to her guidelines page. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A...

Megan, someone in a wonderful life, has been contemplating homelessness - and her conclusions are amazing and inspiring. Oh wait, no they aren't. Homeless is hard. It's hard for those who are homeless, of course. It's hard for me, too. Asking the universe, "Are they homeless because they spend every dollar they get on drugs and alcohol? Are they dangerous?" and wondering if they will pull a knife on her if she asks them questions, Megan goes on to gloat that she, thankfully, will never end up in their shoes. We have family and we have friends. If something ever were...

Gala Darling, the glitter covered cockroach who will survive every nuclear winter the internet can devise, has announced her "first book". This week I submitted my manuscript for my first book! Yes, it’s really happening! Cue loud screaming! You may know Gala from her decade long attempts to shill self-esteem snake oil in various formats. Saying she has "been asked for a physical copy of Love & Sequins for years, but it never felt like the right time", Gala says after "whittling, refining, improving, and polishing for months" she was finally ready to send it off into the world. Again. Again?...

He's still around on twitter, being classy.

Bleubird, the single white femaler of blogland, seems to have found a new way to pimp out her kids. Much like Kelle Hampton did with "Land of Nod", she is letting a retail shop use her kids images to sell things. She has announced via instagram that her two youngest children are being used for Zara's "Brothers and Sisters" campaign. The online catalog feature shows her children in blurry photos modelling various offerings from Zara's kids selection. She does not mention whether she was compensated only in goods, or whether any money made from the feature is being set aside...

Cary Randolph, "founder", has apparently announced plans to leave New York City...again. Speculation about her job status began last week when Cary, who has been the "Senior Editor" at Ralph Lauren Magazine for over a year, posted snarky instagrams indicating she couldn't care less about fashion week. After a blog post around the same time stating she only worked 10-6 many wondered exactly how secure her job could be. However, at this time Cary has not said why she is leaving the city or whether she is still employed with Ralph Lauren. Cary has fled the big city before -...

Jenna Cole, solo parent, will no longer need all those single mom meetup groups. It seems That Husband has finally taken a position in the same city his family lives in. Seeing each other every night will take some adjustments on our part. I’ve gotten used to eating what I want, when I want, and putting together something simple and easy for the kids for dinner and I think developing a food routine that involves preparing something for him will be the hardest change for me. And it sounds like she's already dreading the bedtime routine - all that icky...

Emma Carmichael, the 25 year old brought on as Jezebel's new Editor-In-Chief, has barely been at the helm for two weeks and already staffers are leaving. Lindy West informed everyone via twitter that last Friday was her final day at the ladyblog. On Friday longtime Jezebel staffer Tracie Egan Morrissey announced she too would be leaving. I've learned in the past eight years is that I actually don't have to prove myself to anyone as my awesomeness has been so...blatantly obvious this entire time and my only regret is that I ever—even for one moment—gave a flying ---- about what...

After last week's Curtaingate, John and Sherry of Young House Love have decided to respond in perhaps the only way they really can at this point. We have been feeling off for a while – like we have lost our rhythm and we’re somehow missing the mark for ourselves and for you guys. We too miss the good old days when we did this for the love and were full of such obvious joy and spontaneity. This felt like a place we all hung out and it just doesn’t have that vibe anymore. Saying running their blog now makes them feel...

Stephanie Nielson, of the NieNie Dialogues, has apparently discovered an exciting new breakthrough in the world of drug addiction and detox. I couldn't decide if I really needed the pills to help me function, or if I was addicted.  I think I was both...My doctor introduced me to GungHo, which is an energy shot. I started using it immediately.  It gave me the energy to power through the day without my usual morphine and oxycontin. It was amazing how it suppressed my need for these pain medications. No longer did I need to take pills in the morning to get...