I thought today would be a good day to follow Morgen’s lead and write about my blogging friends. Especially after yesterday’s sadistic post. Sorry if any of you pissed your pants. Nothing like a little evil cheer to get you going in the morning.

I’ve only been blogging for three months and I’m amazed at how important it has become in my life. Honestly, I started my blog to help plug my sister’s new online boutique but it lead to what it is now because I found that I like to write and I love the comments even more. I can spend hours reading other blogs and in three months time I have made quite a few friends. This post is dedicated to those friends but I don’t want to leave out the friends without blogs that I know are lurking. I’m so blessed to have you in my life. I love you and appreciate you. Feel free to comment on my blog. You don’t need to have a blog to do so.

My first blogging friend was Tabba. She was my first commenter and she kept coming back. Obviously she liked what I wrote so I kept writing. She also “got” me. We are alike in many ways and I was happy to find someone with similar parenting issues. I was afraid I wasn’t going to find many like me because the first few “mommy blogs” I read were so Pollyanna. I can understand writing about how wonderful your children are for friends and family but it’s quite boring for those who don’t know you. I would click off with an eye roll and not go back. I wanted to be different. Actually I wanted to just be me; open, honest, tell-it-like-it-is Kristie. This is my life kind of blog where I write about my kid’s learning disabilities, their weird quirks, Madeline’s Tourette’s Syndrome, that I get depressed sometimes, that marriage is hard even though I love my hubby deeply, and about my estranged relationship with my parents. I also wanted to be silly and have fun. Tabba was the first blog that I read that also wrote about many of these things so we became friends quickly. She is a very kind and supportive friend although misunderstood at times. I “get” you Tabba and thank you for being my first blogging friend. I may not have continued blogging if it weren’t for you so I’m telling hubby it’s your fault when he gets aggravated with how much time I spend on the ‘puter.

Momish is another friend that keeps coming back for more of my crap. I really enjoy reading her because she can write very thought provoking posts but also be so damn funny. I don’t think she realizes it but she’s a fantastic writer. Often I click off thinking Damn, wish I could write like that.

I became friends with Oh, the joys over a big butt challenge. She’s another one who can really write well and I keep going back for more of this and this.

Brony is a very special blogging friend because of the mental illness connection. She has a Borderline Personality Disorder like my mom. Brony has given me a glimpse into what kinds of thoughts my mom must deal with. It’s too late for me and my mom but it helps me to understand the disorder better . I took so many things my mom did and said personally when it really wasn’t about me at all. I really admire Brony. She is so strong and her honest glimpse into the dark places of her mind is admirable. I’m one of those people who believes we are all given a path in life to follow. Some of us get bumpier paths with many turns and drop offs that can be a real challenge. My path had a very bumpy childhood but I refuse to be a victim because of it. I’m who I am because of it and do my best to help other’s on the same path. Brony is the same way. Her path is leading her to help others and open awareness about mental illness. She’s doing a marvelous job and I’m proud of her.

Looney Mom is my daily reminder to be thankful for all God’s gifts. I admire her strong faith in God and turn to her for inspiration with my struggles of faith. She manages the difficult times in her life beautifully because she strongly believes that God will guide and protect her. Not an easy thing to do for many of us. I also love how non-judgemental she is and very supportive of her friends. If you visit her watch her avatar as the page loads and you’ll get to see her sexy undergarments. cracks me up every time.

Crazymumma has been my words of wisdom. She has great motherly instincts and is a fabulous mom. I love her stories about her daughters and she’s another one who can be so damn funny.

I love domestic goddess’s informative posts and the fun photos she posts. I get the feeling from her posts that she is a warm and kind person. I don’t remember how we got connected but I’m glad that we did.

I became friends with Mrs. L due to similar life experiences. She has been such a source of comfort for me. If we ever got on the phone with each other we would probably talk for hours. I love reading her stories about the wild animals that stalk her home.

I met Pippajo through Tabba and I firmly believe that once word gets out she will be a very popular blog. I don’t think she realizes how well she can write and funny to boot. I just hope when she hits the big time that she won’t forget about me.

Tonya and I bonded over our heart shaped uterus’s and I keep going back for the stories about her kids. She’s warm, funny, and interesting. Definitely a mom I could hang out with.

Jenny and I swear we were separated at birth because we have so much in common such as we are both nurses, her hubby is a cop and so is my dad, and we both have four kids. She sucked me in with a hysterical post about spanking her ipod and I’ve been going back ever since.

Neila is a new blogging friend and if you haven’t been to her blog you must go now. I’ll wait… What took you so long? Oh I know, funny shit. Her stories about teething babies and toddler tantrums should be Saturday Night Live skits. She’s becoming a Passion Parties rep and I can’t wait to read her posts about it. It’ll be good!

I need to wrap this up because it has taken me hours to write this while taking care of kids. I’ll end this with a shout out to my newest friends and I hope I didn’t leave anyone out. If I did it’s because I’m scattered brain and not because I don’t consider you a friend.

Jen sucked me in with this post and I keep going back for more because she is just darling and so funny. I don’t think she realizes how funny she is.

I felt an instant connection with Janet a.k.a “wonder mom” when I read this post since I also struggle with these same thoughts.

I can always count on Maggie for informative posts and great quizzes.

I appreciate everyone of you and I thank you for being my blogging friends.

Editors note: I’ve noticed that there is a lot of spread the love posts going on which is too weird because I didn’t know this was going on before I wrote this post. I’ve been wanting to do this since I read Morgen’s post last week. Too weird. If it was Friday the 13th I would be freaked out.

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