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Some of the Best Written Mom Blogs

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Sometimes I play hooky from writing my own blog by reading what other mom bloggers are putting out there. What makes me come back for more is great writing, and these three blogs have some of the best writing in the mom blogger community:

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Momversation: Punishing Your Children

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Spanking? Grounding? Bribes? It seems as if there are a tons of ways that parents can discipline their kids, but what's the best way? Alice Bradley from Finslippy asks the panelists, "How do you discipline your child?"

What's your discipline style? Do you believe that it's your way or the highway? Or do you prefer to give your child choices like Giyen does? Talk to us, and join the Momversation.

Mom or Wife: What's More Difficult?

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With marriage, there are compromises, disagreements and that dreaded D-word: divorce. With motherhood comes responsibilities from potty training to PTA meetings. Both roles are challenging, but Heather Armstrong from Dooce wants to know from the panelists, "Which do you find harder: being a wife or being a mother?"

Which role do you find the most difficult? Or can you even choose? Do you neglect your mate? Or is being married a cakewalk compared to being a parent? Join the Momversation.

Momversation: Are You Raising Religious Kids?

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It's Christmas Eve, and millions of U.S. Christians will be going off to church to celebrate the religious traditions of the holiday. With this in mind, Cool Mom's Daphne Brogdon wants to know from our panelists: Are you raising your kids with religion? Why or why not?

What's your take? Are you raising religious children? What's the most vital aspect of religion to your family? Or is religion not part of your everyday life? Join the Momversation by commenting below or in our related forums:

Momversation: Should I Have Another Kid?

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When is it time to add to the family? It's a question with no easy answer, and the topic of today's Momversation. Alice Bradley of Finslippy asks the panelists, "How will I know?"

What do you think? When can you tell if you're ready to have another child?

Momversation: Our Funniest Bits and Outtakes

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With so much interesting, funny, and insightful commentary from our moms, why leave anything on the cutting room floor? So, today on Momversation, we give you the best of the rest, the embarrassing, the insightful, and the laugh-out-loud hilarious. It's the Momversation outtakes special!

Momversation: Why Do You Care How I Parent My Kid?

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On today's Momversation, Rebecca Woolf from Girl's Gone Child wonders why so many people give her unwanted advice about raising her child. From "You should put a hat on her" to "He should be potty-trained already," why do so many people butt in when it comes to how you parent your kid?

What's your opinion? When should you comment on someone's parenting skills? Or should you ever stick your nose in? Join the Momversation by commenting below or talking back in one of our related forums:

Momversation: Where Do Babies Come From?

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It's the question that so many parents dread: where do babies come from? Today on Momversation, Heather Armstrong from Dooce asks the panelists how they handled the "sex talk."

What's your advice? At what age should you talk to your kids about the realities of conception? Talk back in our Momversation forums:

* What have you told your kids about sex?
* Caught in the Act!

Momversation: Why should we care about Suri Cruise?

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Suri Cruise. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. Sean Preston Federline. Daphne Brogdon from Cool Mom asks on Momversation, why are we obsessed with the kids of celebrities?

Why do you think people are curious about celebrity kids? Are you interested? Should the personal lives of the famous be fodder for gossip?

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below or participating in our related forums:

Momversation: Balancing Work and Motherhood

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How do you balance work and motherhood? Today, Heather Armstrong of dooce asks the women of Momversation.com how they deal with working while raising children.

What's your advice to Heather and other moms? Do you feel guilty about the time spent at work or away from your kids? Let us know what you think by commenting here, leaving a comment on Momversation, or sharing tips on our forums: