Comments on: The Effort We Are Engaged In

By: amanda

amanda — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:31:33 +0000

my boyfriend doesn’t get the blogging. he doesn’t outright make fun or mock me, but i know he doesn’t get it and we’ve talked about it but it always ends like this; with me saying, “you know, if you don’t get it, you don’t have to.” i mean really, if he doesn’t understand, he’s just not going to, and that’s okay with me. i understand and let him giggle at the ridiculousness of twitter (which i love anyhow!), he sees the usefulness of flickr, but my blog isn’t something he sees a need for. of course, this is also the man who hunted it down; i didn’t tell him about it and had no plans to. in some ways, it’s annoying that he can read it, because then when i want to talk about him it makes me shy or reserved. no talking about fights on it, then he gets fussy that i didn’t talk to him (even though i do! just sometimes i want to talk to someone else about it!), if i have some funny story i want to share i have to make sure i don’t share too much, you know the drill. it’s not awful and it’s not going to stop me, but it does bring up all sorts of interesting conversations.

so i guess the point of my mini-novel is to say that hey! i get where you are coming from. and i think blogging is awesome and i’m glad you do it and i’m glad i do too. :-)

By: Sonya

Sonya — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:12:55 +0000

I have been reading your blog for years and years. I found it oddly enough looking for an image to quilt. I enjoy your writing and links. You’re always sending me off to interesting sites and your outlook on the world cheers me up. So pffft! to that guy.

I’m also so very sorry for your pregnancy losses. I’ve had my own but they were all much earlier and I think probably easier in a way. I’m still livid about Kansas.

By: Sharyn

Sharyn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:56:34 +0000

Hey, thanks Tabitha and DW! Sometimes it’s nice to know I’m not living my life in a vacuum.

By: DW

DW — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:27:28 +0000

I think I started reading your blog because you live in MN and I did too. Now I read your blog because I can live vicariously through you since I chose a different path for my life (country life vs. city living).
Plus your so interesting!

And who doesnt want to read a blog with such a cute kid in it!

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:21:08 +0000

I regularly check in to read your blog and love hearing what you and your son are up to. I rarely comment, but I’m often here nodding my head and agreeing with things you’ve written. Cheers, Tabitha (Sydney, Australia).

By: Sharyn

Sharyn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:21:04 +0000

A certain someone who doesn’t get social networking or blogging, in general.

By: e.

e. — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:14:28 +0000

Who the eff said that? That’s just plain rude.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:42:45 +0000

I don’t think most people write blogs with the intention of be prolific, and I don’t think most readers expect that. I think your blog is interesting, heartfelt, and honest, and that’s why I keep reading it.

Re: TMNT: It could be worse. At our house we’re full-on into Elmo love. And the number of Sesame Street episodes he has seen is a whopping two.