I missed this, congrats, eileen! That is very cool.

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this whole press attention is CRAZY-making, because we want to keep our message on point even if middle america might freak out on it. the USA Today article was the first one to really 'get it' for us, as much as a mainstream publication might, i think. so it's amazing to think you might hit a nerve with some mama in idaho who's not in the mainstream and she's feeling all isolated, and you never would have reached her otherwise.

on the other hand, it's somewhat annoying to think there was no USA Today link to our website, for obvious reasons, because they can only go *so far*. but in all fairness, it's not like we're out to offend people with our content - if they are going to be offended then it's definitely not for them, so it's probably just as well USA Today didn't link us if they thought we would offend their readers. all we really just want is to connect with the more alternative mamas who will hear our stuff and it will actually mean something to them and make them feel powerful and happy. we're not trying to push all the mainstream mamas in a corner with their hands over their ears because they don't 'get it' and we're scaring them*.

we just want alternative mamas to feel powerful and happy, and then we will use all the positive energy and take over the world, mwa ha ha!!! just kidding. sort of.

*it's true. people are still afraid of the word pussy. who knew? we live in oaktopia, and apparently inga muscio just has not reached everyone in this country yet...

fortunately, anyone who really wants to know more about y'all can easily google you!

i posted the text of the article on an alterna-mama board i belong to and there was a great response. like that dumb shampoo commercial of the past, hopefully they will tell a friend...and then *they* tell a friend...and then *they* tell a friend...ad infinitum. :)

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