Question: Are Dads Allowed on TwitterMoms?

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Permalink Reply by Lynn C on November 5, 2008 at 9:08am

::shrugs:: it's the internet, where the boys pretend to be men, men pretend to be women, and the FBI pretends to be little girls.

All jokes aside, it doesn't bother me a bit. But then, as a SAHM, I'm often starved for any conversation that doesn't include the words "Mommy, look at ME!" or "Dora the Explorer".

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Permalink Reply by Wee Web on November 5, 2008 at 9:11am

There another site, inspired by TwitterMoms, called TwitterDads.

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Permalink Reply by Mary on November 5, 2008 at 9:56am

I don't accept invites from dads but I don't think they should be banned from this site or anything. In this times some men take the responsability of raising their children while their wives work.

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Permalink Reply by minnemom on November 5, 2008 at 11:42am

That may be one of the benefits of it being a bigger group--it's easier to avoid people with whom you don't want to connect.

Linda

Mel said:

I totally agree. But, I just try to avoid the people I don't care for like the men, non-moms, business pushers, etc. There are so many other great sites out there for those people I don't think they need to come here too. However I find them all easy to avoid so I don't worry about it totally. I have rethought making my profile more private though. The site has gotten so huge I do worry a little about posting pictures and things like that.

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Permalink Reply by Vics on November 5, 2008 at 1:52pm

@Christopher If it's any consolation I've checked out your profile and find nothing creepy in it ;0)

I have no problem with guys being on here at all, my 'bloke' was incredibly supportive throughout the ordeal of pregnancy and is a very hands on dad now (he's actually a lot better at the parenting than I am if i'm honest) I put a lot of that down to his perusal of forums and sites targeted at mums and mums to be.
I think there is always a place for dads on a site for mums, if nothing else they can offer a male perspective on things - since that perspective will undoubtedly differ greatly from the female one it can definitely add value to certain discussions.

..and if lasses who are not mums are allowed on a mums site then why not lads who are not dads?

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Permalink Reply by Sandi on November 5, 2008 at 1:54pm

I wondered too. Seems silly to call it Twitter Moms if that is obviously not the case. I can't say I am bothered by it.....but I have seen some pretty straaaaange men try and join women's groups that I am a part of online. Stalkerish guys but then again some women can be that way too. Still...why would I want to join a man's group? I wouldn't. So I really don't get why any man would want to join a mom's group.

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Permalink Reply by Danie Bell on November 5, 2008 at 2:30pm

Didn't think so. But you can't stop them? But it is twittermoms.com And by definition a mom is a woman. Don't get me wrong I know men act like moms, but moms are moms. I don't want to get bombarded by guys, but it is an open and free site. My husband loves that I have other women and moms to talk with.
And you have the choice to not reply.
So good luck with this question.
Danie

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Permalink Reply by Allison Clark on November 5, 2008 at 4:38pm

I think that any cool cat Dad that is interested in the topics should join in. Many dad's are with the kid's more than mom's. I think we should leave the name of the group because it is a good short message.

We need a new name for the males... twitterdad or tweetdaddy- something special.

That is my opinion.

go out and play,
allie

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Permalink Reply by Mamasaurus on November 5, 2008 at 9:31pm

I have no problem with men/dads joining at all. Hell, I even know a few dads who are only parents. Sometimes it's nice to get a womans point of view or another parents point of view.

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Permalink Reply by Christopher on November 6, 2008 at 5:20am

This is a brilliant dialogue.

As moderator, I taught members on my Ning Site that the communities built by people aren't really free-for-alls except where it is allowed. Some sites will be very stringent on who they want, some might want blacks only, some women only, some men, only, some dog-lovers only, and so on. There are pros and cons to closing the doors to some specific people ... but it all depends on the objectives of the creator.

Members should not be subject to interaction with every person they come across. Especially if it goes against their "reason why" for being here.

I'm glad that overall, people are very accepting and open minded about it. I also like that it's even inviting of other kinds of people concerned with motherhood and related things. I think there is too much fear.This is still a site for moms about moms, by one hell of a mom. Nothing has changed. Mums the word on this site, guys or no guys, moms or moms to be :)

Vics said

"@Christopher If it's any consolation I've checked out your profile and find nothing creepy in it ;0)"

LOL, Thank you, haha. Certainly wouldn't want to be flagged as one.

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Permalink Reply by Lois Linquist on November 6, 2008 at 9:57am

I'm a Mom and oh so ready to be a Grand Mom. Should I start a TwitterGrandmoms? Nope, not yet, but as an old Mom, perhaps I shouldn't have joined either since most of the Moms I've met are young with young children. Still, when I checked out Twitter Moms I thought perhaps I might have something to add at some time that might help a new Mom, pick up ideas about marketing, learn new skills, find new friends and maybe end up adopting a Grand or two (lol).

I'm old enough to remember women and girls forcing their way into mens groups, little league, football and other groups which all started after the bra burnings. It's actually hard for me to believe that women who fought so hard for inclusion in these groups and recognition of our perceived rights to be there would now question whether men shoud be allowed to join a group clearly designed for women. I'm no activist and abhored a lot of what I saw as the "revolution" but I am a big believer in "what's good for the goose". So, it is my belief that to exclude men, who just might have something to offer here, would be a mistake and in the end hypocritical if you truly believe in equal rights.

Lois

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Permalink Reply by Samantha on November 6, 2008 at 9:12pm

Well said!

Lois Linquist said:

I'm a Mom and oh so ready to be a Grand Mom. Should I start a TwitterGrandmoms? Nope, not yet, but as an old Mom, perhaps I shouldn't have joined either since most of the Moms I've met are young with young children. Still, when I checked out Twitter Moms I thought perhaps I might have something to add at some time that might help a new Mom, pick up ideas about marketing, learn new skills, find new friends and maybe end up adopting a Grand or two (lol).

I'm old enough to remember women and girls forcing their way into mens groups, little league, football and other groups which all started after the bra burnings. It's actually hard for me to believe that women who fought so hard for inclusion in these groups and recognition of our perceived rights to be there would now question whether men shoud be allowed to join a group clearly designed for women. I'm no activist and abhored a lot of what I saw as the "revolution" but I am a big believer in "what's good for the goose". So, it is my belief that to exclude men, who just might have something to offer here, would be a mistake and in the end hypocritical if you truly believe in equal rights.

Lois

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