One of the big complaints of moms is “I don’t have enough
time for ME!”
But if this is true, why are there so many Mommy Bloggers?
Why would they waste their precious spare moments on the computer?
I think I can answer this one.
Because we’re allowed to think that someone’s actually
listening to us.
We know at home that no one is listening.
Here are a few sample “conversations” that I’ve had
recently:
Conversation #1:
Me: “MeToo, please come here.”
MeToo: (sits
down where she is)
Me: “Come
here.”
MeToo: (stares at me blankly, smiles a little)
Me: “Come here!
1! 2!”
MeToo: (starts
screaming, reluctantly starts coming over before I get to 3)
Me: “If you’d
listened to me earlier, I wouldn’t have to use the Mean Mommy voice!”
Conversation #2:
Me: “HeyMama,
please wait until we all sit down before you start eating.”
HeyMama: (puts
down food, 5 seconds later starts eating again)
Me: “Put the
food down! I asked you to wait!”
Conversation #3:
Me: “So I was
thinking of having the new couple from church over for dinner. What do you
think?”
BestestHusband: (snores softly)
On a blog, we have evidence that someone is listening to
what we say. Blogger logs pageviews. People leave nice messages and stop me at the gym to tell me they've been reading my blog (thanks Lovey!). Friends “like”
posts on Facebook. Some people actually leave comments in the comments section!
Halleluia! SOMEONE is actually listening and responding in
an encouraging and meaningful way!
So even if I never become a Blogging Bazillionaire, I will
continue to be a Mommy Blogger. Thank you thank you thank you for listening to
me. And not interrupting me every 90 seconds.
Why do you like blogs? If you have a blog, why do you do it?
I'm listening... :-)
ReplyDelete-Shannon
Thanks Shannon!!!
DeleteI'm listenin' too...keep the blog-post-crack coming! While I don't know exactly where the time comes from, your explanation makes good sense. I find the mommy blogs educational and yours is very well-written!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brandi! Feel free to get other friends hooked!
DeleteI'm still very familiar with conversation #3; a corollary response would be "huh?" or "I didn't hear you" (that one much more frequent recently). Dear Daughter disappears so she can pretend she's still in her own apartment where she can pretend I don't exist unless there is an emergency (i.e. money needed).
ReplyDeleteI don't blog now because 1) my life seems pretty boring when you see it in print and 2) my derriere needs less sitting time & more moving around time. I do enjoy reading others like yours; I also read my yoga teacher's blog and one by Dominique Browning about being mindful of daily sense experiences.....beauty in art, textures, aromas, etc. I enjoyed her essays when she was editor of House & Garden and as she is of a similar age I enjoy the viewpoint of a postmenopausal woman. It's a whole different place from early motherhood!
My favorite response to #3 is "Huh? Were you saying something?"
DeleteThanks for your continued readership!