Do You Have The Post-Conference Blues?

There's a very interesting discussion going on at Amy's blog. You should go visit and chime in. It seems this affects alot of bloggers in one way or another.

Here are my comments on the post titled: 'The Post-Conference Blues"

I would love to go to a mom conference, but I think it would be hard with my husband’s work schedule and my young kids at home right now, and also I’m not in a certain league of bloggers where I’d get sponsorship as easily just yet. It is just a reality.

This is a very good post highlighting some of the various experiences and also giving your personal experience and what you did to change the outcome.

As conferences for moms, I’d think they’d work out ways to ensure everyone felt involved, if even by doing some sort of buddy system that gets widened and interlinked as the conference goes on.

Mommy cliques do exist and while not all of these groups are negative, there are some who definitely will look down the nose at others and fight to get the favor of one they deem successful. It is the way life seem to flow. So we should not gloss over the experience of one who says they felt snubbed.

We have seen that even in the blog community online, many will viciously attack each other and also get others involved to do this dirty work too.

People are easily influenced when it suits their palate.

I have heard both negative and positive about these conferences, but it would not deter me from attending and having my own experiences.

It is true that in all areas of life there will be positives and negatives.
I would suggest that moms/dads try to attend the conference with someone they know so that they can have some sort of support system as they navigate all the different events and various groups and individuals they will likely meet.

It is good for us to share our experiences so that we can learn better ways to deal with a situation or get the support we need to bolster ourselves in a tough world.

How did you feel after leaving a conference (i.e. Blogher) or a visit with other mommies in a group setting? 




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