tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post114989830450607360..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Mrs. McFeely's Weekly SqueezeHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150153224496012882006-06-12T19:00:00.000-04:002006-06-12T19:00:00.000-04:00I haven't been reading you for that long, but I ha...I haven't been reading you for that long, but I have to say that I love what you are doing. You have fresh ideas and it seems like you really care about this community of mommy bloggers. So I salute you and all the other moms out there who are writing just to write, trying to figure it all out. You go girl!!!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753648076473629206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150135737470896522006-06-12T14:08:00.000-04:002006-06-12T14:08:00.000-04:00that was a great post, BdMthr. This whole blog po...that was a great post, BdMthr. This whole blog politics thing has got me very fascinated too--and so much of what people say echoes for me too. I feel the pressure and the ambivalence at times too, and I know if I were home more without this job to pull me from the blog, I would be very much sucked into the vortex--because sometimes it does feel like a vortex. I've backed off a bit, but then, so have my stats. But now I am OK with that--I am getting what I need out of the blog (for now) and have tried to ween myself from the self-validation drug that is the comments section. I LOVE comments, but it DOES take work to keep that ticker going--and sometimes I have to think about whether that kind of anxiety is worth it for me (I am big attention whore who desperately wants to be liked too). I don't use the blog as a journal (something I might bitch about in the basement sometime) and so my posts tend to be less frequent. But I enjoy writing them!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and lady--I like you shitloads. Out of everyone on bloggysphere, I feel I have most in common with you. The love of carrot-willies, the academic angst, the wanting to be liked, and good humor. Yeah (hear squeaking kissing sounds as I plant one on your arse, lady).gingajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356643079413822527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150131569205722702006-06-12T12:59:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:59:00.000-04:00I wonder if that carrot lives up to its expectatio...I wonder if that carrot lives up to its expectations. It may not be as sweet as its smaller counterparts, too bitter perhaps.<BR/>Thanks for the link!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674183841047522995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150128116073609782006-06-12T12:01:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:01:00.000-04:00I totally understand what you are saying. On the o...I totally understand what you are saying. On the other side, I have been blogging for over a year now and it seems like no one reads my posts. It's hard to break into the "blogging world". Sometimes it feels like I am the overweight nerdy kid trying to become frinds with the popular people in high school.<BR/><BR/>About the carrot......is it getting hot in here or is it just me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150115194164062252006-06-12T08:26:00.000-04:002006-06-12T08:26:00.000-04:00I'm so slow to respond. Always running after the ...I'm so slow to respond. Always running after the crowd and going "what did she say?" but here I am none the less. Okay first off: Bump Daddy said "what does her husband look like?" because that is SOME carrot. Second: I like people to like me but I've had some trouble navigating this sea of blogstuff. I dont' just comment for the sake of commenting BUT I do comment when someone makes me think, laugh, feel better or in the rare event, feel bad. I don't usually have a lot of time to comment because Bumper does not afford me that time, but Bump Daddy did me a favour and moved a computer into the living room that I can reach (kinda) while breastfeeding. So I leave lame typed-with-one-hand comments around the world and dream of my lame posts during some of the marathon feeds that Bumper enjoys. OK I'm getting lost in my point now and Bumper is trying to stand up against the laundry basket which has so many potential dangers I can't even begin to imagine the worst one. So I leave you with this: you are not Tracey Flick and I'd weep if you weren't there. So screw the rules and regulations. If you are on my blogroll, I love you, if you aren't then I just haven't had time to update my template. Seriously. I love making and meeting new friends and you've made my life richer. And it's all about me. Isn't it? Oh wait. I wasn't supposed to type that last part...motherbumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053978199395919666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150096492601844292006-06-12T03:14:00.000-04:002006-06-12T03:14:00.000-04:00I never write about blogging or blog politics, bec...I never write about blogging or blog politics, because I'm just not interested in the drama. I like lots of people who blog (a lot more of them than I could ever have time to read regularly, in fact), and of course I like it when people like me. But over all, I just don't think about it too much. <BR/><BR/>I do LOVE to read posts like this and others like it, so that I can learn how to not inadvertenly behave like a blog bitch. Because seriously, there are kind of a lot of blog rules and regulations that I've only recently learned about!the mystichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536278508991059301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150091172574243032006-06-12T01:46:00.000-04:002006-06-12T01:46:00.000-04:00So very late last night I whizzed through this and...So very late last night I whizzed through this and thought... oh sure, you are so Tracy Flick! But that was only because I really wanted some cupcakes right then.<BR/><BR/>Lots of love from me and the team.mo-wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934156423936866994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150045324478309332006-06-11T13:02:00.000-04:002006-06-11T13:02:00.000-04:00Loads of guilt, as I am still working on my post f...Loads of guilt, as I am still working on my post for the great mommy love in. It'll get done. I swear.<BR/><BR/>Like Mom-101, I am constantly surprised by the politics of blogging and commenting. Just know that I love you even if I can't constantly comment. (Sanity prevents me from sitting at my Mac all day long...)<BR/><BR/>And dearie, that carrot...<BR/><BR/>It's making me hungry and making me miss my husband all at the same time. Dear Lord, what is wrong with me?Redneck Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947243296264284961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150044699223955592006-06-11T12:51:00.000-04:002006-06-11T12:51:00.000-04:00This is wonderful. I responded to the same line as...This is wonderful. I responded to the same line as Izzy. I never expected there to be politics here (suprise!) when I started writing. <BR/><BR/>I have seen my name removed from blogrolls when I didn't reciprocate, I have seen bloggers stop commenting because I don't comment on their site all the time. I just shrug. I'm only one person and I've got a full-time job and a website to boot. It's hard to be a really empathetic person in the blog world because you want to make everyone happy. But you just can't. You can only do your best. <BR/><BR/>and you, m'dear, do it in spades.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1150002698356174302006-06-11T01:11:00.000-04:002006-06-11T01:11:00.000-04:00i can't get past the penis carrot. loli can't get past the penis carrot. lolj.sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704830625784773198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149994850264073302006-06-10T23:00:00.000-04:002006-06-10T23:00:00.000-04:00But I don't do stuff like this to be liked. Not en...<I>But I don't do stuff like this to be liked. Not entirely. I do it because I like you. </I><BR/><BR/>This was really sweet and touched my heart. It resonates and it's more or less how I feel about blogging, also.<BR/><BR/>Now I have to catch up on all these excellent links you've provided.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for another great thought-provoking post :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149992322184179582006-06-10T22:18:00.000-04:002006-06-10T22:18:00.000-04:00Wow, that's some carrot. And I agree with all you ...Wow, that's some carrot. <BR/><BR/>And I agree with all you said. When I think about it, I do want to be popular. I remember being in school as a teen and wishing more than anything to be popular. Every now and then I think I've finally outgrown my desire for popularity, and then something like a new circle of friends (or blogging) comes along and suddenly I feel all sweaty and want to throw myself out there for everyone. Like me, like me, like me!<BR/><BR/>Luckily, I try not to make too big a fool of myself, and reign in my crazy-girl tendancies before everyone rolls their eyes at me and walks away.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345875955750219033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149985410800923582006-06-10T20:23:00.000-04:002006-06-10T20:23:00.000-04:00How weird is it to end up apologizing for liking p...How weird is it to end up apologizing for liking people, and, worse, liking people who <I>like you back</I>!!! Um, is there something <I>wrong</I> with that? Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Your carrot porn reminds me of a time a few years back when I was single. My girlfriend, also single, and I were making dinner together one evening, and as she peeled the carrot - one just about that size, because I live in Ontario, too - she starts snickering.<BR/><BR/>I look at that thing in her hand, and she doesn't have to explain. I know.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure which of us said it: "You know you've been single too long when a carrot makes you horny..."<BR/><BR/>Snort. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149981670148746762006-06-10T19:21:00.000-04:002006-06-10T19:21:00.000-04:00{nodding in agreement with everything you said}Unf...<I>{nodding in agreement with everything you said}</I><BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I do a better job of keeping up with my blogging friends' lives than my real life friends. I need to do something about that... but giving up the blogs is not an option.<BR/><BR/>Oh, before I go two things:<BR/><BR/>One - Your sidebar looks fine in Mozilla Firefox<BR/><BR/>Two - Is that a carrot in your blog or are you just happy to see me?Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149978083325097462006-06-10T18:21:00.000-04:002006-06-10T18:21:00.000-04:00Great carrot!Don't worry, you're definitely no Tra...Great carrot!<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, you're definitely no Tracy Flick.metro mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461160881873679783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149971260654415392006-06-10T16:27:00.000-04:002006-06-10T16:27:00.000-04:00Your sidebar looks great on an Apple using Firefox...Your sidebar looks great on an Apple using Firefox.<BR/><BR/>It never even crossed my mind that you did things to be popular (maybe you are just sly?) I just like you too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149968353918727502006-06-10T15:39:00.000-04:002006-06-10T15:39:00.000-04:00Looks like a dildo from "Organic Dildos Incorporat...Looks like a dildo from "Organic Dildos Incorporated" heh.<BR/><BR/>Okay. And seriously, I'm not sure why I find it so funny, but the sidebar at my bloggy ankles cracked me the f up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149962930236143552006-06-10T14:08:00.000-04:002006-06-10T14:08:00.000-04:00LOVE the newest entries. I have been out of the l...LOVE the newest entries. I have been out of the loop while adjusting to my new improved(?) schedule of wake up, eat cereal, feed baby, <I><B>go to gym</B></I> come home, be-too-tired-from-working-out-to-do-jack-crap, and go to sleep.<BR/><BR/>PS: I wrote an entry for the mommy blogger hug-in. Finally.Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959914034833564529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149961069463705722006-06-10T13:37:00.000-04:002006-06-10T13:37:00.000-04:00Great post! I can't wait to read the posts that yo...Great post! I can't wait to read the posts that you linked to.<BR/><BR/>For the record, I think you are a very nice blogger who seems quite genuine. I don't see you as a "shameless populatity whore" at all. And I did vote for you for CHBM MOTW last week. SO deal with it! :)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and that carrot pic....wow.<BR/><BR/>Oh and one more thing, regarding your template, it looks fine to me and I'm in IE. But if you're still having problems it may be that in one of your posts you had a line of text that was too long across the page and thus kicked the sidebar down to the bottom of the site. Go check previous posts to see if that could be the case. That happened to me a while back. Good luck!Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245436504933052526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149959675942640862006-06-10T13:14:00.000-04:002006-06-10T13:14:00.000-04:00Vegetable porn, dolphin porn - we rock it alternat...Vegetable porn, dolphin porn - we rock it alternative chez HBM.<BR/><BR/>Anyone needs use of that carrot, they're welcome to it. There're plenty at St. Lawrence Market - at the north-east veggie vendor, upper floor. Basket labelled 'Sweet Ontario Carrots.'<BR/><BR/>Sweet indeed. We do it up bigger in Canada.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149958418086408432006-06-10T12:53:00.000-04:002006-06-10T12:53:00.000-04:00Holy Christ, look at that carrot! I need to be alo...Holy Christ, look at that carrot! I need to be alone now...<BR/><BR/>(Your sidebar looks fine to me, darlin'...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149950154944966682006-06-10T10:35:00.000-04:002006-06-10T10:35:00.000-04:00The carrot. My god, HBM. You crack me up.And of ...The carrot. My god, HBM. You crack me up.<BR/><BR/>And of course we all dig good feedback: readership, comments, links - all that stuff. None of us are whores. If someone is even THINKING about flinging dirt at you for these good ideas you conceive, then they just don't get it. Too bad for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149944765226184042006-06-10T09:06:00.000-04:002006-06-10T09:06:00.000-04:00Hmm, when IS your column coming? I read Anrdea Gor...Hmm, when IS your column coming? I read Anrdea Gordon sometimes, but seriously HBM- YOU need to have a column too! <BR/><BR/>I wrote once about my struggle overthe line between private and public that all bloggers have to face. It's <A HREF="http://blog.thesilentk.com/?p=346" REL="nofollow">here</A> . I'd say that falls in the blog politics category. it certainly tempers the socializing. <BR/><BR/>And Tracy Flick- Ahhh, that was good for a belly laugh. <BR/><BR/>I was mommy of the week once. I was nominated a bazillion times first. <BR/><BR/>The carrot? I bet you'll be getting some KY Jelly sent your way NOW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149944559500380112006-06-10T09:02:00.000-04:002006-06-10T09:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kool-aid! ;)Seriously, it was fun t...Thanks for the kool-aid! ;)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it was fun to do, and I'm going to do it again soon, too. (Since there's no deadline and all.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1149943736195576272006-06-10T08:48:00.000-04:002006-06-10T08:48:00.000-04:00I love Mrs. McFeeley. She is like my own set of c...I love Mrs. McFeeley. She is like my own set of cliff notes for what has been going on. I've been enjoying the lovely weather, but today it is raining, so I'll try to be a better blogger :)<BR/><BR/>There are SO many quality blogs out there, but I just haven't got the time to visit them all. I certainly try to return comments. If I don't like what someone has written, I try to keep that to myself. I like the love and am so happy when people like Lucinda and Beast Mom get newspaper columns.<BR/><BR/>When is your column coming?Mega Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658605467396189558noreply@blogger.com