According to technorati, there are almost 7,000 "mommy blogs" on the internet right now. In reality, the numbers are probably actually much higher than that. It seems that everywhere you look these days, mothers are using blogs to not only document their journeys into parenthood but also to form a uniquely supportive community.
Personally, I love reading mommy blogs. I find many of them to be smart, funny, honest, and intelligent. Furthermore, I've found many of the women writing them to be great writers. The sheer diversity of them is also compelling. Look closely and you'll find that mommy blogs are covering a wide array of subjects related to mothering: sex, humor, single parenting, home schooling, GLBT parenting, food, fashion, and religion.
This week, Mother's Day Central* awarded the Top 100 Mom Blogs Awards*, honoring the best mommy blogs (based on excellence in areas including originality, passion, humor, personality, and creativity.) Congrats to all the award winners! After dealing with the trials and tribulations of modern-day parenting, it's nice to see these mommy bloggers get some much-deserved recongition.
Special congrats to Strollerderby's very own, Rachael Brownell, whose personal blog Crank Mama made the list. Rock on, Rachael!
*De-linked in light of comments below. Scammers suck.
