Exclusive: Mommy Blogger Utilizes Wonder of Modern Technology To Rail Against Kids Wearing Bike Helmets

”Hey ladies.  I know this is unpopular, but I think out kids are too protected.  When I was a kid, we never wore bike helmets, and everything ended fine for us, am I right?”  Thus began the weekly “Random Thoughts…” article from Mommy Blogger Janson’s Mommy Linda. 

We sat down Janson’s Mommy Linda to talk about her AMAZING blog, her philosophy for raising children the right way, and also just to see what makes this incredible woman tick!:

Mommies4Mommies:  First of all, I want to say thank you for agreeing to do this on such short notice…

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  No problem at all!  I am excited to be here.

Mommies4Mommies:  …we know you have a soccer practice to get to so we will try to keep this short.

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  He will be fine.  I am sure he will be fine if I am a few minutes late. He has his bike with him anyway. I mean realistically what is the worse that can happen, am I right?

Mommies4Mommies:  Ah, it is like you are reading my next questions.  You are known in the Mommy Blogging community as someone who thinks we need to make our Lil’ Ones tougher.  One of your stances is against giving kids bike helmets.  Where did that come from?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  Well I grew up in the 1970’s in the United States of America!  Do you know what that means?  It means we did not have video games and had to make our own fun!  We never wore bike helmets, and I figure if it made me great, then why not my Lil’ Ones too?

Mommies4Mommies:  Interesting point, but would it be fair to say that bike helmets, and knowledge about head injuries we not as widely availa….

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  That is nonsense!  Go on YouTube and look up “videos of people falling on bikes in the 1970’s”.  Hint.  You will find nothing!  Why?  It is because all of the major bike helmet makers don’t want you to know the truth!  They just want more of your money to line their greedy pockets!

Mommies4Mommies:  Well I seem to remember that there were not a ton of individual video recorders back then either, and there certainly was not a YouTube…

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  Figure it out!

Mommies4Mommies:  Figure what out?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  How to post videos!  But it is always the same sorry excuses.  They did not have camcorders back then…they did not have the internet…they did not have YouTube yet.  Cry me a freaking river.  If they thought it was such a big deal, then they would just figure it out!  They knew what they were doing back then!

Mommies4Mommies:  Well you do need a camcorder, internet, and YouTube to post videos.  You can’t just figure that out.  Maybe they just did not know what we know now?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  I guess we know who is sponsoring your content now, eh?  How does it feel to be a shill for Big Helmet?  I hope it pays well.

Mommies4Mommies:  You wait a doggone second!  Just to be clear, I have zero affiliation with any bike helmet producers.  They do not sponsor this blog in the least.  All I am trying to ask is, could it be that the reason kids wear helmets now, is because, maybe, we know more now?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  Okay, but where are you getting your information?  Let me guess…the internet!  You do know that you can find anything to support any view on there right, am I right?  If you are constantly being fed misinformation by the big helmet companies, then I don’t know what to say…

Mommies4Mommies:  I used Google, but neither here or there.  I see I pushed a button on this hot topic issue, so let’s move on.  What type of advice do you have for aspiring Mommy Bloggers just starting out?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  First thing first.  You need a good computer…

Mommies4Mommies:  I agree, though not everyone can afford a top of the line model.  What do you suggest?  And since you have been doing this for years, how has technology changed how Mommies blog?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:   Well I have a MacBook Pro.  It is top of the line.  When I started out, it was on what I told Janson’s Daddy and my Hubby Henry, and I quote, was a “Toshiba POS”. (Laughs)  But having the ability to download pictures faster, access the internet without something crashing for research, I can’t even imagine going back…

Mommies4Mommies:  So it seems that once you got more information, if you will, that you learned it was just smart to upgrade…

Janson’s Mommy Linda:   Absolutely! You know…I used to spend hours uploading 1 recipe.  My old computer would crash ALL THE TIME.  And every time it crashed, it seemed to get worse and worse.  Then one day it made this horrible sound and crashed HARD.  I tried everything to save it but it was lights out for good.  I took it to the computer store and they told me “there is no hope.  It may flicker on occasionally, but it will never be the same” so it was time to pull the plug on the ol’ Toshiba.  So yes, it is extremely important to use the latest available technology if possible.

Mommies4Mommies:  But would you say that using your “Toshiba POS” made you a stronger blogger?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  Maybe.  But at some point you have to ask yourself.  Is losing an article you worked on for hours worth it if there is something better out there that is proven?  I don’t think it is.  My MacBook crashes every once and a while, but then it is like it just gets up and dusts itself off.  It is not a big deal like it used to be…

Mommies4Mommies:  So using that logic, don’t bike helmets make some sense at least?

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  Listen here.  I don’t appreciate trick questions!

Mommies4Mommies:   It is not a trick question.  You said updated technology was good to use for blogging, but not for bike helmets.  I sincerely want to know the difference… 

Janson’s Mommy Linda:  (Stands Up)  If you want to misguide your readers into thinking that strong bike helmets make strong men, then that is your prerogative as a citizen of the United States of America!  But I don’t need to take part in it!  So this interview is over!

Mommies4Mommies:   Oh come on.  Don’t be like that, am I right?  Please have a seat…

Janson’s Mommy Linda:   How do I get this damn thing off? (Pulls at shirt)

Mommies4Mommies:   That is a button on your blouse.  We did not fit you with a microphone…

Janson’s Mommy Linda:   Fine!  Pull up your capri’s young lady and grow the hell up! I come on here and it is the same ol’ crap of ‘aren’t like bike helmets actually sort of smart?’ load of bull!  I cracked my skull many times as a kid and you don’t see me whining about it! 

Mommies4Mommies:   Have a good day!

Janson’s Mommy Linda:   Screw you! Where is the door? Carl, I can’t find the damn door! Where is the damn remote for this thing?

Mommies4Mommies:   I am sorry…who is Carl? It is just you and I. Are you okay? I can help you…

Janson’s Mommy Linda:   Carl!! I want Carl.

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