Lonesome No More - Stroller Mafia

I find myself spending a significant portion of my very limited free time on the website for Lindy’s new mommy group, StrollerMafia.com. I think I like the distraction, but more then that, I want the site to be a success (meaning that lots of people visit it). Recently, the Stroller Mafia has involved to include two new goals; one tangible, one philosophical. The first is to have a Stroller Mafia member is each state. I have added a map of the US to the home page and will color in each state in which we have a member. So far we are up to one state, only 49 to go (then we will conquer the world).

The second change to the Stroller Mafia is a clarification of the Stroller Mafia’s purpose. The following is my draft outline for the organization’s new motto and mission (I am currently in the process of asking Kurt Vonnegut for use of the motto, so if anyone knows him, tell him to give me a call)…

“Lonesome No More”
The Stroller Mafia is a national community of new parents who have come together to share their experiences of parenthood, support one another, and organize local events and activities. The Stroller Mafia is also a dedicated family, where everyone is available to help any other member in times of needs. If your baby won’t take a bottle, call on the Stroller Mafia. If your car breaks down on a cross country family vacation, call on the Stroller Mafia. If they want to repatriate Enzo back to Italy, but you want him to marry your daughter, the Stroller Mafia will be there.

Responsibilities
Whenever you go you can always depend on the help of your fellow Stroller Mafia family and in return you have to be willing to help. The Stroller Mafia is not a spectator sport; everyone in the family has to be ready and willing to help. We all need each other in order to get through this little thing called parenthood.

And you must be loyal: “Never take sides against the family, ever”.

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Note: “Lonesome No More” is taken from the presidential slogan of a Kurt Vonnegut character. His plan was to create 30 family names, in which every American would be a member of one of them, thus giving every person millions of new relatives and friends.

Visit, join, or view the Stroller Mafia at www.strollermafia.com.

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