I did stop by because Mr. Lady tweeted it, but I’ll be back to read some more of your stuff, too. It’s a winding road to finding new reads, that’s for sure.

Thanks for stopping by!

I have noticed that the more time I put into commenting on other’s blogs, the more I get back…that’s sort of common sense-but it’s definitely true!

I so appreciate when new people stop by my blog and comment, like you did, even if it was just because Mr Lady was there-and Mr Lady is freaking hilarious. Her writing style and her way of engaging with her readers is phenomenal. I wish I could be more like her! But I digress. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll definitely add you to my bog roll and be back!

Thanks!

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I guess I’m more of a reader, too. I lurk. So why am I surprised when others do the same? I’m not, in some ways. But I’m also a little frustrated because I’ve been doing this for 5 years. Others have been doing it for waaaaay less than that and they get a lot of interaction. So I’m wondering what the difference is. Is it writing style, subject matter? Or does that person go around to build their contacts? I don’t know why I’m agonizing over it so much.

I did have a much higher readership when I first started and was all dramatic and angsty about my ex-husband. But I took that down long ago because I decided I didn’t want that much personal stuff out there. And yeah, I WISH I could be ridiculously funny. I haven’t figured out how, though. I’ve told people this a thousand times. I have fun and can joke around in person. We laugh a lot. But I just haven’t broken the code to putting it on paper and it frustrates the hell out of me.

Thanks for your thoughtful comments tonight. It’s been fun to read them and think about things a bit. But now, back to work!

Maybe the blogosphere has gotten too big? I know for me, I’ll have moments like tonight where I’ll click around, catch up with people, comment, and then nothing again for weeks, or ever. I think visiting other blogs and commenting has A LOT to do with building that community. It takes more energy than I have though. I could blame the baby, but really, I’ve always been more of a writer than a reader. Even as a journalist. I hardly read the papers I wrote for. Except when I was also proofreading for one of those papers, and then, the parts I got assigned to, I read.

I do think that asking questions in your post can sometimes elicit more comments. Doubting myself also seems to bring out the typist in some people.

And frankly, I think that drama/angst is stickier than anything else for readers. Except I know one blogger who is ALWAYS positive and she has thousands and thousands of subscribers. The thing with her is that she is riotously funny. Or maybe it’s just that at one time she found herself in the middle of a major religion-based controversy, and she built up a readership at that point, who then stuck. Because many blogs are interesting, and even well-written, but few get the requisite attention.

Okay. That was a mouthful. Keyboardful.

Tra la la…

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It’s funny – I see a lot of moms connecting, and I’m getting there. But maybe there are just too many of us now, and it makes it harder to get around to everyone’s blog.

Did you forward your old domain to the new one? I would think people will find you eventually, especially if you leave comments letting them know.

Write a little about the difference between being a young-married-step-mom and being a fulll-time mom.

I would imagine that your life is very different now.

I think we’re all struggling to stay connected. I know I get frustrated because the social/communal payoff from blogging comes in ebs and flows, especially with the new domain name.

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