Okay so.
I have many Mommy Blogger friends & do enjoy reading their blogs & about their children. They have to have a certain “style” to keep my attention (a sense of humor, something controversial/unique about their parenting, etc.) otherwise I read, “Today my 5 year old screamed ‘Dinosaur fartttts,’ while I did laundry,” and I kind of sit there waiting for the meat of the post only to be left with a shallow, uninteresting recap about normal childhood behavior.
My “problem” with Mommy Blogging is that it’s such a large community online full of opportunity - businesses, forums, contests, and attention from advertising agencies. Yet I feel slighted because “Hello! Over here! I’m a blogger, too! And I’ve been doing it for longer! And just because I can’t tell a funny story about my child eating their own boogers or how cute they looked at their first day of preschool doesn’t mean I don’t have stuff to say!!!” *waves*
I know one day I will (most likely) join the world of Mommy Blogging, but I’m actually scared of my blog being labeled like that & getting sucked in, so to speak.
I’m almost as scared of that as I am of Mary Kay recruiting me to sell their products.
I must say, however, I am a fan of a few Mom Blogs (see right sidebar) that do a great job balancing the parenting posts with other life stories, for us non-mamas out there to read & enjoy.
I just sometimes feel so alone because I don’t belong to a specific group of bloggers (Mommy Bloggers, Video Bloggers, Photo Bloggers, Techie Bloggers, Strictly Paid Bloggers, etc). I’ma create me a little community called:
Mentally Ill & Ridiculous Pajama Pant Wearin Chocolate Eatin Not Married Yet But Will Be One Day Nap Takers Slash Politically Moderate Bloggers.
Anyone else fit that description
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