A Magazine for the Working Mother
A few days ago I saw a copy of "Working Mother" magazine. The cover photo was of a woman wearing a snappy business suit with perfect make up and a cute hair style. She was smiling demurely and had her arm around a cherubic toddler in a J. Crew outfit. The room they were in was straight out of Pottery Barn.
Some of the teasers on the cover were:
Playground Chic: A sneak peek at play spaces of the future
Show Some Skin: Fast fixes for a smoother, sexier you
How one mom dared to find her inner Patsy Cline, and
Find Your Power: How to own it, use it, share it
As an apartment manager, I consider myself a "working mom." However, I found nothing about this magazine that I could relate to. Who reads this nonsense? I can only hope that the editors and writers of this magazine are all men and there isn't really a coalition of women out there who just sit around daydreaming about playgrounds of the future.
I should really start my own magazine for the real "working" mother (my diatribe about how every mom is a working mom will wait for another post). I'd have to name it something pertinent like, "Stinky Nag" or "The Unappreciated" to make sure it even makes it off the shelves.
My cover would sport the following teasers:
10 dinner recipes containing your unused cosmetics
Earplugs Revealed: Which are right for you?
Five overpowering air fresheners to disguise diaper stench
Black is Back: Accentuate your under eye circles
Answering machine messages to reduce callers 95% in a month.
How to make an outfit last an entire week
Take Our Quiz: Are you a martyr or a victim?
Great hiding spots in your very own home
Breast is Best, Bottle is Best-ist-er.
Pretty Pretty Prozac: When the fetal position just doesn't work
Do I have any subscribers?
Some of the teasers on the cover were:
Playground Chic: A sneak peek at play spaces of the future
Show Some Skin: Fast fixes for a smoother, sexier you
How one mom dared to find her inner Patsy Cline, and
Find Your Power: How to own it, use it, share it
As an apartment manager, I consider myself a "working mom." However, I found nothing about this magazine that I could relate to. Who reads this nonsense? I can only hope that the editors and writers of this magazine are all men and there isn't really a coalition of women out there who just sit around daydreaming about playgrounds of the future.
I should really start my own magazine for the real "working" mother (my diatribe about how every mom is a working mom will wait for another post). I'd have to name it something pertinent like, "Stinky Nag" or "The Unappreciated" to make sure it even makes it off the shelves.
My cover would sport the following teasers:
10 dinner recipes containing your unused cosmetics
Earplugs Revealed: Which are right for you?
Five overpowering air fresheners to disguise diaper stench
Black is Back: Accentuate your under eye circles
Answering machine messages to reduce callers 95% in a month.
How to make an outfit last an entire week
Take Our Quiz: Are you a martyr or a victim?
Great hiding spots in your very own home
Breast is Best, Bottle is Best-ist-er.
Pretty Pretty Prozac: When the fetal position just doesn't work
Do I have any subscribers?
Comments
And I concur that bottle is indeed best-ist-er!
By the way, if you need a model with truly breath-taking under eye circles...
10 ways to disguise the baby spit up on a shirt you didn't realize was there until after you started the meeting.
How not to kill people who ask if your baby is 'sleeping through the night yet?'
GPS chips inserted into your toddler: ethical or super-ethical?
*Loose the baby weight: Tips on how to get at least two warm bites of your dinner before feeding the rest to a hovering hungry toddler.
*Permanent and sexy LACEY looking lingerie: A new outlook on stretch marks
*10 new ways to pull your hair back and keep it out of your face and out of reach of sticky pudgey fingers.
*The newest Summer scent: Puke de Bebe
Looking forward to the first edition!
Good point though, Susan, we won't have time to read it. All this genius gone to waste...
I want to know who invented summer vacation!!!!
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Grocery Shopping: How to make it your ultimate ME time.
Widescreen or Fullscreen?:Choosing the right babysitter for you.
On the Menu: Leave no trace snacks for toddlers.
Manipulation: How to encourage Grandparents to babysit.
I think someone should make a cover for the premier issue so we can all get a taste.
Widescreen or fullscreen - pure genius!
You could print it on recycled diapers!
alienating your husband within 4.3 minutes after he gets home from work.
just kidding babe, you know i love you
You're right, we wouldn't have time to read it. You might as well just skip actually writing the articles and go for just a front and back cover.