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TheMotherlodeBlogroll:FreshlyLinkedbutNeverFinalNYTimes.com
Weeksago,IsetouttoupdatetheMotherlodeblogroll.Iwanttoread
blogs,IsaidthekindofblogsIusedtoread,funnyandhonestand
compelling.
Andoh,blogsappeared.Lestanyonethinkbloggingisonthewane,Ican
assureyouthatitsnot.Especiallyifyoureoneofasubsetofparentswhoare
rareinindividualcommunitiesbutmorenumerousonline,thereisablogging
networkoutthereforyou,andfantasticbloggerscreatingcommunityaround
everythingfromsinglemomsandmoneytoparentingchildrenwith
disabilitiestopostpartumdepression.
Theblogs,Iadmit,appearedinsuchnumbersthatIwasoverwhelmed.I
hadgrandiosevisionsofchoosingmy15favoritepersonalblogsandanother
10orsoproblogsfrompeopleornewsroomsthatIcheckdaily,butthatwas
impossible.Afew,likeLisaB.Adamssblogaboutlivingwith(and,bluntly,
comingtotermswithdyingfrom)metastaticcancer,weresubmittedby
readersagainandagain.NickBhasinsDaddysLittleMiracleisfunny,honest
andmuchlovedbyreadershere.ManyreaderspointedmetotheNational
DiaperBanksJoanneGoldblumsHuffingtonPostblogforitsnoholdsbarred
perspectiveonparentingandpoverty.
Ididfindfavoritessomenew,andsomeIhadalreadyknown.Jane
Ropersblog,JanesCalamity,beganwhenshewaspregnantwithhertwin
daughters.Forfiveyears,shebloggedforBabbleaboutlifewithtwins,butshe
returnedtowhatshecallsnoncommercialturfin2012,whenherdaughter
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Cliowasfoundtohaveleukemia.Iaskedherifshehadconsideredendingher
blogafterthediagnosis,andherresponsecapturedperfectlywhatkeepsso
manyofusbothwritingandreading:
Ididhesitate,briefly.ButIdsharedsomuch,soopenlyoverthe
previousfiveyearsincludingmystruggleswithclinicaldepression
thatIcouldntimaginenotsharingthenewsofCliosdiagnosis.It
wouldhavefeltlikeaviolationofthetrustIdbuiltwithreaders.I
knewthatourlivesweregoingtobecompletelychangedbycancer.So
itwaseithersharethenews,orstopblogging.AndIwasntreadytodo
that.
IwrotethepostaboutCliosdiagnosisoursecondnightinthe
hospital,aftertalkingitoverwithmyhusband.Ididitsittingonthe
parentbedinherroom,whileshesleptafewfeetaway,hookedupto
tubesandmonitors,feverish,andswollenwithfluids.Iwasintearsas
Ityped.Butitfeltgoodtohitpublish.
IalreadyknewthatMotherlodecontributorandmiddleschoolteacher
JessicaLaheysblog,ComingofAgeintheMiddle,wouldbelonghere.Kristen
HowertonsRageAgainsttheMinivanacombinationofherpersonalblog
andcollectedstoriesfromotherparents,WhatIWantYoutoKnow
shouldntbemissed.Mom101andMotherhoodUncensoredwereobvious
calls,aswereBetaDadandBlackGirlinMaine.
Thentherearemustreadsthataremoredestinationthanblog:Slates
XXFactor(myformerbloghome)TheAtlanticsTheSexes,DeneneMillners
MyBrownBaby,Babble,ParentHacks.ThesubjectmatteronWorldMoms
BlograngesfromWesternersthoughtsonglobalissuestopostsfromwriters
worldwide.InCultureParentisforparentsraisinglittleglobalcitizens
worldwide.
Thentherewerethesmallblogs,newblogs,thingsthatcaughtmyeye
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likeThisIsEli,areportersblogaboutherbabysonscysticfibrosis,andThree
UnderOne,aboutthreegenerationsofaChineseAmericanfamilylivingunder
oneroof.ThereisGoMighty,whichisnotsmallbuthardtodefinenot
preciselyablog,butastoponmyreadingrolljustthesame.
Finally,thereisBrenBrown,whosewritingonshame,courageand
wholeheartedlivingspeakstome(andtoawholelotofotherpeople).
Butheresthethingthatsnotall.Whataboutallthecookingand
kitchenblogs?TheblogsfromthepeopleIcantlivewithoutonTwitter?The
blogsfromMotherlodecontributors,fromfriendsandformercolleagues?
WhataboutalltheblogsIhaventread?
Thatswhattheholduphasbeen.Thereissomuchmoreoutthere.There
aresomanyblogsIveomittedorforgottenorjusthaventseenyet.ButIve
decidednottolettheperfectbetheenemyofthegood.This,fornow,isthe
Motherlodeblogroll,subjecttochangeoradditionorsubtractionwithout
noticeorapology.Addyourfavoritesinthecomments,andmaythecoming
weekendbringusallplentyoftimetoread.
FollowKJDellAntoniaonTwitterat@KJDellAntoniaorfindher
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