a weekly emailed newsletter containing “forwarded mom content”

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You know what I’m talking about. All those “animals being friends”, “Look at these crazy animals!“, “WOW! Nature Photos!!” and “CRAZY 3D SIDEWALK CHALK ART!!!” emails that your Mom or crazy Aunt or internet savvy Grandma sends you. I personally have the fortune of receiving the “creative” emails—you know, because I’m an Artist—and they never cease to elicit a smile and an “oh, mom” eye-roll. I think those without the fortune of a google-happy parent should have access to these internet gems in the way that it is most natural: In emails disguised as forwards from Mom (rather than as a blog, which just wouldn’t feel as natural). Actual mom-content emails can be submitted by subscribers for inclusion in the newsletter. The site Postcards from Yo Momma is a great read for personalized letters and instant messages from people’s moms, but this would be strictly for the for the relatively generic (and oftentimes kind of gross) forwarded emails from the ones you love.

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1. The email subject should always be prefaced with “Fwd:” even though it will be original content
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2. LOL’s and emoticons should be sprinkled throughout when appropriate
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3. Exclamation points should be used liberally
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4. Clip-art and comic sans encouraged
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5. All emails should end with some sort of inspirational quote even if it has nothing to do with the content of the email (e.g. “Life is like a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.”)) Here is a source for inspirational quotes.
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6. The email should be sent from an AOL account
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7. And on a serious note: no hyper-patriotic / borderline racist content (though I feel like these are usually sent by Dads and Uncles anyway)
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Pictured above: Hand Paintings by Guido Daniel. See other glorious examples here.
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Steal My Idea is a new addition to my blog in which I share ideas I have that I am unable to bring to life on my own. Some will be silly, some will be for the greater good, all are free for the taking if you have the desire and means to execute them.
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