Top 50 Mom Blogs, 2010
Babble's inaugural Top 50 Mom Blogger list began by saying that "mom bloggers make a difference." Well, it's 2010 now, and you'd have to be under a parenting stone not to know that already. Not only do they make "a" difference, but for many moms in cities and towns and burbs nationwide they make the difference, providing information, LOLs, "I've-been-there-sister" reassurance, and perhaps more than anything, the camaraderie that helps get you through the long, breakfast-till-you-put-them-down day.
As a collective, mom bloggers have given the previously too closed, too private, too go-through-it-alone experience of motherhood a voice. And does that voice travel! From major media figures including Lisa Belkin of the New York Times blog Motherlode to ma-without-pop operations such as Bacon Is My Enemy, these virtual sisters are broadcasting their real-mom experiences loud and clear.
And we couldn't be more happy to help them be heard. So for this year's Top 50, we had a group of mom blogger/parenting experts make their choices, then we dug over the data and compiled the 50 mom bloggers you should be following for 2010.
It was tough to trim it to 50, but that's where you come in. Please, please, nominate your favorites, too! Let the world know just how many and how great the mom bloggers out there are. We're all one big community, and the better we know each other, the more we all benefit. Look for your nominations on our 2011 list next year and, in the meantime, read, write, and link up. We're all in it together!
- The Babble Editors
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Katie Allison Granju | MamaPundit
Katie Allison Granju has always been outspoken and confessional on her blog, MamaPundit, and the Babble blog Home/Work. But nothing prepared us for this past spring, when Granju shocked the blogging world with the announcement that her oldest child, Henry, was a drug addict and hospitalized in intensive care following a severe beating. Days later, she reported the heartbreaking news of Henry’s passing, and a wave of support, love, and unanswered questions followed. Words can’t capture the emotion that week, as readers and fellow bloggers alike struggled with seeing one of their peers go through so much pain.
In what should have been a joyous year complete with the birth of her fifth child (Baby G, whose first year Granju chronicles on the Babble blog Baby’s First Year), readers from around the world watched as Granju buried one child while preparing for the birth of another. She handled the situation with grace and dignity, choosing to celebrate her son and the legacy he left behind by starting a scholarship fund in his name. It’s a bittersweet reminder of how short life can be – and an important story for moms everywhere to read.
Thanks y’all. That’s very flattering
– Katie
For KIDS & MOMS: upbeat, tuneful & some funny songs, & kids’ audio book by award-winning songwriters (one a teacher 20 years)
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Gennaro
itune links:
FOR KIDS- reviewed by SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL:
1.BUBBLEBEE: SONGS FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bubblebee-songs-for-young/id134740209
2.BE A BUDDY, NOT A BULLY- Be a Buddy, Not a Bully; Positivity and favorites from other CDs
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/be-a-buddy-not-a-bully/id291765635
3.THE TALE OF ALADDIN AND BUBBLEBEE…Audio book in rhyme-update of Aladdin legend
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-tale-aladdin-bubblebee/id259945498
FOR MOMS- Songs with popular names–great for parties:
4.NEW ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS for JESSICA, ASHLEY, EMILY, etc.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-romantic-love-songs-for/id338387293
5.MORE NEW ROMANTIC SONGS for ANNA, AMBER, SHELBY, etc.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/more-new-romantic-songs-for/id338387816
6.GENNARO…FROM COOL TO HOT-Funny songs & love songs
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gennaro-from-cool-to-hot/id5999824
or Google “Rymar Publishing”
Wow. I send my deepest prayers to you. I am a recovering alcoholic, & I can’t imagine what I put my mother through during the time I was abusing alcohol. I am working full time for a Substance Abuse facility in Baltimore that I actually graduated from. I am new to this site, but your blog was the first I stopped and commented on.
Entertain and engage your kids in fun and funny word play. http://www.shortythedreamer.com
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