Monday, July 26, 2010

Some Words

breasts
turned on
penis
bowel movement
underwear
sexy
pelvic
breast
intimate

In other words, MckMama has a new post up on her mommy blog.

Also, I would like to throw out there that considering MckMama wrote mere days ago about tolerance and understanding (of a hostile racist, neither of which are medical conditions beyond his control), the below quote must be a joke:
(you might be the mother of MSC if)…you sound like you have Tourette’s when you talk on the phone. “So, Sarah, do you and the kids want to meet up for–GET DOWN FROM THE FENCE RIGHT NOW–do you guys want to meet us at McDonald’s for–NO, YOU CAN’T!–for lunch at 11:30 as soon as we–DO NOT PUSH YOUR BROTHER DOWN ON THE TILE, OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER-get finished up here?” (by Rachel E.)

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Talking to Strangers

There's a new post up, "talking with strangers". MckMama says she stopped on the way home from "a road trip, motivated by wanting to help after the devastating floods in our state", one where she had her 4 1/2 children with her.

After seeing some of the messages on the sides of the buildings, did anyone else feel it was unreasonably dangerous or irresponsible to stop and talk with the person writing these messages with their children in tow?

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Guesstimate

Once again, we need a new post. There have been a few requests for a timeline. I'll see if I can get that put together over the weekend. In the meantime, let's take a break and do something completely mindless.

Let's guess the newest MckMama baby's birth day and size. Time is not really applicable since she's having a c-section.

Not really in line with what the site is set up to be, but since she won't tell anyone when she's actually due, this will probably range by a lot.

Winner gets Internet-generated cannolis and wine. And should probably buy a lottery ticket soon after.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Focus on the Family

I didn't post this immediately, but I have recently had a lot of requests to post the letter readers received from FOF in a post. There have also been several comments and questions recently about FOF and their relationship with MckMama.

My reason for waiting was pretty simple. MckMama said she had a project coming up with FOF and I wanted to see what she interpreted a "project" with FOF to be when their take was so different from what she was saying.

The reality is FOF severed ties with MckMama. I received several emails and comments from readers who contacted FOF and they were all very similar. Here's one from April 28:
Thank you for contacting Focus on the Family. We value the time you’ve taken to let us know of your reservations about the blogger known as “MckMama” (Jennifer McKinney). We realize that your comments are born of your loving concern for our ministry, and you can be sure that we accept your feedback in the spirit in which it was offered.

In response to your remarks, we’d like to let you know that the information we’ve received from you and others has led us to reconsider future involvement with Mrs. McKinney. We should also clarify that her participation on our recent webcasts took place before we became aware of issues and statements inconsistent with Focus on the Family’s values. Now that we have been alerted to this information, however, we can assure you that we have no plans to feature Mrs. McKinney moving forward. At the same time, as a ministry dedicated to promoting thriving families, we will continue to come alongside the McKinneys to offer our encouragement and help.

Thank you again for writing. We hope this response has set your mind at ease, and we invite you to get in touch again if there’s some other way our staff can serve you and your loved ones. Meanwhile, may the Lord’s joy and peace be yours in abundance!

Kathryn (removed last name)
Focus on the Family

According to MckMama, however, there were still plans to work together:
Marie says:
May 12, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Are you going to be doing another “Focus on the Family” podcast any time soon? Loved the last one!

Reply
mckmama77 says:
May 12, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Yep! I was just talking with them the other day. Am actually involved in another project of theirs, too, that I’ll be sharing about on my blog soon! So thankful for Focus on the Family.

Unless I missed it, she has not mentioned FOF since May 12. Likewise, they haven't mentioned her since April.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Friday Night Post

You guys....you're killing me here. I don't have anything new to post, but we need a new post for comments.

Hello to all our new followers. We have picked up 33 new followers and SO many new commenters this week.

*Edited to add*
Here's a few stats for you this Friday night:

TOTAL VISITS: 760,744
TOTAL PAGE VIEWS: 1,769,839
Google Readers: 542
Followers: 233 234

Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Poll

MckMama's surgery/procedure/intervention went well, according to her Twitter. They "had to intubate" her but she didn't aspirate. Whew there.

I put up a poll this morning, based on a request from EmAnon; should MWOP take a break when the baby is born? There have been some yeses and some no's. Good thoughts on both side of the coin. Since we have no idea how much time we really have until the baby gets here, let's see what the majority thinks now. If things change and the drama is overwhelming, we can always reassess.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Another hospital day

MckMama did not have her procedure/surgery/intervention done today, on her birthday, but is set to have it done tomorrow.

May her doctor's hands be swift, knowledgeable and drama-free.

Please continue with your stories on when you realized MckMama wasn't all she claimed she was. It's been nice meeting all our new commenters!