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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Jennifer Doyle | PlayGroups Are No Place For Children
Playgroups Are No Place for Children reminds us that not all mom blogs have to cover sensitive subjects to catch our attention. 2009 Top Mom Blogger Jennifer Doyle is extremely likable in a way that makes us wish she was our best friend. She’s funny without being snarky, loving without being overly sentimental, and self-deprecating without being a downer.
Her kids are adorable, her recipes mouthwatering, and her writing sharp. Sure, she may complain sometimes, but what mom doesn’t? Doyle gives us good reason to keep coming back to her blog: We can’t get enough of this Tennessee mom and the Southern charm of her everyday life.
A new, original song called JENNIFER is on itunes
NEW ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS for JESSICA, ASHLEY, EMILY, etc…CD TRACK
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-romantic-love-songs-for/id338387293
or you can Google “Rymar Publishing” for all our CDs for kids and moms
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
Hi Jennifer,
I love your blog! Such a good writer. I’ll follow you on facebook.
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