Comments on: How are Mommy Bloggers like a Gang of Crack Cocaine Dealers?

By: Coach Jenn

Coach Jenn — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:42:28 +0000

Fame and fortune for me. LOL! Very good post. Gotta get my mommy bloggin fix everyday.

By: Sharla

Sharla — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:58:11 +0000

I’ll have to check out that book. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not blogging for fame and fortune. Although I think if I had zero readers I’d be tempted to quit. What does that say about me?

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By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:20:19 +0000

What a great post! But personally, I must disagree as I am in it entirely for the fame and fortune.

Kates last blog post..Some Days I Am My Own Worst Enemy

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:49:02 +0000

Jane, there’s a similarly themed book out (haven’t read it) here in Aus, called Parentonomics. It looks like it’ll be out in the US next year. An economist and father wrote it. Your post about Freakonomics and your Mummy blogging made me think of it.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:04:25 +0000

Memarie Lane — Well, duh. Naturally I agree. But there again it’s similar to crack dealing — because how much variation can there be in how you deal crack? It’s all about timing and marketing, and luck. And how good you are at bribing the po-lice.

Shea — You kill me. Really. LOVE it. “then judge the kids based on them. Just kidding again, but not really.”

By: Shea

Shea — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:43:35 +0000

I read Freakanomics last year and found it quite interesting. A good excuse to never take my kids to a museum. Just kidding. Whenever I'm subbing in a classroom I take a mental note of all the names and then judge the kids based on them. Just kidding again, but not really. Sheas last blog post..Can you relate?

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:58:47 +0000

I’ve been thinking of this book recently — that it was time to jump on the bandwagon. This review definitely makes me think about it again.

By: Lindsey@A Kindred Spirits Thoughts

Lindsey@A Kindred Spirits Thoughts — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:02:04 +0000

In reply to your comment – this is my second time reading Jane Eyre and I don’t feel that way! I was afraid of that, too. I am, however, trying to figure out as I read just what it was that made Jane love Mr. Rochester. I’ve been keeping notes so I can write about it. It’s kind of interesting getting into their characters – something you can’t always do with some of the modern fiction because sometimes the characters are too shallow.

Lindsey@A Kindred Spirits Thoughtss last blog post..Currently Reading Jane Eyre (Chapters 10-14)

By: Memarie Lane

Memarie Lane — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:50:39 +0000

What bothers me is that the ones at the top aren't spectacular in my opinion. I don't see where Dooce is better than you, or where Pioneer Woman is better than... okay so Pioneer Woman is pretty spectacular about 50% of the time. I don't think it's always about being truly spectacular, rather luck and smart marketing. Memarie Lanes last blog post..In Only 8 More Days…

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:30:37 +0000

Oh, and my two favorite parts of the book were the legalized abortion-crime drop connection and the obsessive parenting (it’s who you ARE, not what you DO that matters) part. I plan to do posts on those in the near future, but if not, you should definitely read it yourself!

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:24:48 +0000

Natasha & Carolina — the whole time I was reading the baby names part, I kept thinking of weird made-up Mormon names, and wishing that they’d analyzed those.

Stacey — If you can come up with anything poetical about sleep deprivation, more power to you!

Marianne — I don’t know why it has to be an ego-fit to wish that one could make, say, 5? bucks an hour doing blogging work. I mean, is that so much to ask?

MereCat — Why not?

I have to say that I honestly think if it were not for blogging, I would have gone quietly (or not so quietly) completely FREAKIN INSANE the past couple years. I know mothers who are always lamenting how guilty they feel about the time blogging takes away from their kids/house/canning. But honestly? Blogging is what separates me from Andrea Yates. That and (slightly) better hair.

Sue — You do get all this adoration, so sometimes I wonder if you’re exaggerating the insecurity? I mean HOW could you be so insecure when ~~millions~~ thousands love you? I do love how you’re so honest about WANTING it.

Lindsey — Thanks for bearing with me ’till I go to the book post.

By: Lindsey@A Kindred Spirits Thoughts

Lindsey@A Kindred Spirits Thoughts — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:27:47 +0000

Wow, it really took me a minute to figure out where this was going, LOL. I initially was scrolling down, thinking, “Where is the book post?” Great post!

By: Carolina

Carolina — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:21:38 +0000

Didn’t you love the chapter about baby names? I got such a kick out of that one. And then I got pregnant and found that chapter even more amusing.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:14:40 +0000

I SO WANT TO DEAL CRACK.

By which I mean, OF COURSE I want to be blog rich and famous. Will it happen? Probably not. But it’s a low cost dream to chase, and comes with a lot of great side benefits – the writing practice, the blog friends, the entertainment, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, all of the ADORATION. :>

Thanks muchly for the link, Jane.

Sues last blog post..Traitors

By: MereCat

MereCat — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:21:25 +0000

I never expect to make it big in blogging. Wouldn’t even try. But the value for me is of course the friendships and the entertainment, and I can do it on my own schedule. The best side effect is that it helps my literacy and thinking, both of which have been watered down considerably by toddler language. Writing is a skill that can be honed and used out in the world later on, and the only way to get better is practice.

I’d heard of Freakonomics, but now I’m even more curious. Must check in on this.

MereCats last blog post..Escape

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:00:47 +0000

Oh, I LOVED this book. Brought out the data-loving nerd in me.

I need to subscribe to the blog so I can keep up with what they’re thinking.

And I love the analogy: mommy bloggers & crack dealers (one of the most interesting chapters in the book). Yeah, I’m in for the writing and friendship, too, but I still suffer enough ego-fits to think one day my blog might just tip and BOOM! Mega-subscribers!

ROFL right now…

By: Stacey @ Happy Are We

Stacey @ Happy Are We — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:48:15 +0000

If the baby hadn’t kept me up most of the night, I might have the mental stamina to actually follow the logic of this post. As it is, I need to head on over to my own blog and wax poetic about the pitfalls of sleep deprivation.

Stacey @ Happy Are Wes last blog post..Give a Little Bit of Your Love to Me

By: Natasha @ Becoming Something

Natasha @ Becoming Something — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:27:29 +0000

I LOVE Freakonomics. One of my favourite books. It was so entertaining. My favourite chapter for laughs is on baby names.