Left:
Allyson
7-year-old
this
Ochs Primack's
son,
publicity
Below, left: A
Aidan, snapped
shot of his
sample
mom.
page from
her blog, Momontour.com.
fmally feel like I'm doing
something that makes me feel
good inside:'
about you than I think 1 should:'
Despite the personal challeng
She also got dozens of emails
from parents seeking advice
also
for their child actors, which
prompted her to write and self
Last year, she learned
that the Arizona legislature
publish her first book, You'll be
Swell: What to Expect When You
Expect Your Child Will Be a Star,
businesses to discriminate based
in 2014.
the
Earlier this year Primack fic
tionalized much of what was on
ernor's office with almost
way. I
on
Pinterest. Their
eclectic range of
topics so far has
momontour
A fine WordPress.com site
best fall hats, kids'
shoes, college dorm
-
avocado
Once
Upon A Time
Once upon
a
'women were not
legal,
same-sex
people
allowed to vote, racial
couples
were
were
slaves,
prejudlce was
through advertising
on her blog
a
guns coold be put in the hands of anyone who Wl111ted
one
rarity among most
day, things started to change. Things got a little
bloggers.
beHer..
In 1865,
slavery
success
In 1920. women became aliowed to vote,
puts
In 2015
same-sex
cauptes
were
allowed to be
legally
are
stin
waiting for the rest of Ulls story
to be told.
I'm sony mat I can't finish it for you yet. One
day I wiU.
But jf I can't complete it for you, promise
that you will
never
stop trfing to write
a
Love, Momontour
as
Alaska
guests of Princess Cruises,
where she
blogged
about their
amazing;'
she
says. "We were blown away by
the things that we saw. We got
experience nature up close and
personal.
If it isn't
on
your bucket
on
the road with
Sam and the cast of the
son
Family
in
48 cities
performed
they
as
the country.
When the tour ended, readers
The
the
blogs
more
she feels connected
others, sharing
experiences
not
but also
only her
weaving
and observations
they have a blast doing? I
to
get window shop online, learn
and education to fashion and
recipes from my friends, do
and crafts and travel; it feels
like
summer
camp than
job:'
fellow mommy blogger
California started Thel1best.
com, a curated website that high
'80s, Allyson Ochs Primack
a
on
thoughts
in
topics ranging
from
politics
celebrities.
"People are looking for
mommy bloggers because I think
it makes them feel less
alone;'
she says. "I get emails all the
time from people who say they
read my blog and feel the same
way but are too scared to voice
their
opinion. Or, I get feedback
from those who tell
I said
me
that what
changed them in some
on
the
news.
public outcry,
I also don't know that I
But
didn't;'
Primack says. "If you have a plat
form and an audience, you can
do great things with if'
In addition to
writing,
Primack dedicates her time to
an
Arizona foundation she started
finish the book while she is in
memory of a theater friend who
died from cancer, was established
as
the
Michigan for part of the summer
daughter, Lauren, 12,
attended Camp Tamarack and
her son, Aidan, 7, went to day
"It's
kids
Primack writes,
more
blog about
viral and the
subject of her
writing. Not surprisingly, this is
the premise of her sequel to Mom
on the Road. Primack hopes to
comfortable
an
because
her
more
ended, blog
ging about daily life presents its
challenges for Primack, mainly
because her family is not always
parenting
experiences.
many people are lucky enough
to make a living at something
arts
Since the tour
14, is at
York.
to
and life
about
free copy last
a
March.
passionate about:'
now
no
anything thing to do with it.
interested readers
she
tour;'
blog
went
a
downloaded when she offered
lucky.
get spend
my days doing
something that 1
truly love and am
on
attention. She wrote
issue also ended up
where her
across
made it to the gov
measure
the governor didn't sign the bill.
"I don't know for sure if I had
to
OCHS PRIMACK
As a child who grew up in
Rolling Oaks in the 1970s and
things trending
experiences
her
as a
journal about her
sexual orientation. Somehow
on
many books have sold, more
than 10,000 digital copies were
ater camp in New
ALLYSON
the top 11
started in late 2012
com,
way for her to
approved a bill that would allow
After tremendous
camp. Sam,
list;
Just last month she and a
lights
blog, Momontour.
help implement
change.
Primack doesn't know how
urged her to continue writing.
it should be?'
in
Primack's
on
While she is still "mom
Fishkind says. "How
new
to
Craig,
musical The Addams
days
that
experiences.
"Alaska was
in full
lives in
blog
Mom
social media to
it. The
for her second book,
the Road. Although
am so
"I
happy ending to this story.
to
early
luck, she
content.
me
I
band, Adam, traveled
to
(and nights) both
promoting her site
and generating
married
We
While she
attributes her
was abolished.
now
munity experience except that
experience happens mainly
online, through mommy blogs.
-
one.
Then
Primack, who
and their three children, believes
todays moms get a similar com
recipes.
full-time income"
not allowed to marry. and
her
in
Farmington Hills subdivision
used to sit together and talk for
hours while the neighborhood
kids played.
Arizona with her husband,
and
Fishkind says
she generates "a
time in America, black
moms
her
included the 11
must haves
remembers how the
that sometimes arise, Primack
recognizes the power of
es
now
interesting
we are
talking
a
in
dealing with our
about themselves
on
she
cyberspace?"
trying to figure it
book, Motherblogger,
she talks about how parents can
share their stories without upset
ting family members,
as
make local theater
Primack
says she did a few times on her
own blog. Sam unfriended her
This book,
published in Mayas a guide for
Sam (and others starting high
school)
a
who
blog
patient told him, "I know
how to survive the
high-school years.
"I have figured out what my
niche is aside from making
people laugh:' Primack says.
"Through my writing, I am
able to make people, especially
women, know they are not
alone with the challenges that
the
when
on
can come
Facebook and husband, Craig,
physician, asked that she keep
with
struggles
are
turning 40 and
of raising kids
up with the
and social media
growing
a
technology
more
that
IN
Moving on From
the Middle, which actually has
nothing to do with blogging, was
on
him out of her
more acces
sible to young people regardless
of their financial situations. A
third and most recent book will
says. "I'm still
out"
In this
to
be donated to this foundation.
scenario
how we reach out to other par
ents, but how-do we coexist [with
kids]
Theatre Foundation, named in
portion of the proceeds of her
the
social media, and we're talking
about our kids there, too. This is
our
upon returning from her travels
with Sam. The Audrey Johnson
we never
had:' 0
July 30
•
2015
51