Bridget Todd
Appearances
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
Friend of the pod, Bridget Todd of There Are No Girls on the Internet says, During uncertain times, people sell easy solutions because our brains in times of precarity crave simple solutions. But often those comforting, simple solutions are just placeholders for the reality, which is that the problem is actually systemic and institutional.
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
You're not going to dismantle it in your specific nuclear household and family. If you're only looking within your own family, you're not looking hard enough at the larger issues at play.
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
To overlook the influence of Mormon and other Christian mommy bloggers on this shift would be a huge oversight. Mormon mommy bloggers in particular were enormously influential in establishing the aesthetic and tone that came to characterize influencer era online motherhood.
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
Mormonism encourages the careful documentation of family life and Mormon mothers were among blogging's earliest and most enthusiastic adopters. Unlike the confessional early mommy blogs, Mormon mothers' blogs broadcast a clean and chipper vision of motherhood, replete with DIY crafting projects and coordinated family photo shoots.
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
Many of the most successful Mormon bloggers from the mid-aughts, like Amber Fillerup Clark and Naomi Davis, went on to become mainstream lifestyle bloggers and, although their Mormon faith is no secret, its prominence receded as the years passed.
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
I've been thinking a lot lately about my life and just how grateful I really am that I am right here, right now. Two people, one was a past pageant coach, the other a fellow dancer I once danced with, asked me if I was really happy to have given up those dreams for where I am today. Ha! I am so happy. I am so at peace. I have a husband who is mine forever.
Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards Presents: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)
Together, we have a beautiful baby boy who is full of purity and joy. I get to dance and teach as much as possible, and I love that, of course. But there is nothing more rewarding than seeing my family here. Right now, I really feel like the luckiest girl in the world. So, yep, I am happy. Goal for the week, only eat out once.