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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.
About Paula SpencerI'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you can't even buy Oreos at the two wholesome groceries nearest to my home). 
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My Rush Limbaugh MomentMarch 28, 2007
Rush Limbaugh apparently read most of my Newsweek "My Turn" column on hyper-protecting kids on his show this afternoon!
My big brother--for whom this is about the coolest Brush With Fame (make that Rush With Fame?) imaginable--heard it and alerted me, but I was at a doctor's appointment and got the message too late to catch it. Anyway as you can imagine, lots of people were tuned in to hear Rush call it a "fascinating, fascinating piece... right up my alley" and muse about how long I would last in Chapel Hill after having written this. (Funny--because I often mention that myself when I give talks! But so far I'm still here and even finding kindred spirits.) Even though the column and radio mention haven't made any link to my Momfidence book, website, blog or Woman's Day column, a bunch of great people have nevertheless tracked me down through the grace of Google and took time to write: "It was refreshing to know there is at least one other mom out there with some degree of common sense." "I need your article!" "Thanks for putting it into words and putting it out there." "Thank you for being a voice of common sense. They are rare today." "I've since read many of your articles and enjoyed every single word--I've passed them to several of my "young mom" friends--so they might quit worrying and start parenting." I know it sounds immodest to share those quotes but I was just so touched that people bothered to track me down when there wasn't a quick handy link to find me. (Ditto the comments at "Newsweek My Turn, Who Is Paula Spencer?" below.) PS: To read the transcript or hear the segment you have to become a Rush 24/7 member for $6 for the month...but if you do you can also get to the page that says "A fabulous Paula Spencer column..." , which is way cool! |
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