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Top 100 Mom Blogs of 2012
The top mom bloggers — they make us laugh, they make us cry, and most importantly, they make us feel like we've got allies in this wonderfully weird world of parenting. Our Top 100 list is an annual salute to those who are brave enough to air their best and worst parenting moments, and includes blogosphere staples as well as newcomers. At Babble, we believe that all parents are in the business of raising the next generation together. We've brought people into the world who need us very deeply. And despite the "mommy wars" that hogged headlines this year, we need each other; we need to feel connected to those who are in the trenches with us. Here are the top 100 moms — narrowed down with the help of our esteemed panelists — who remind us that we're not alone. We realize this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the talent, humor, and kindness displayed daily in the blogosphere, and the way things are going, the talent pool of moms is only going to get bigger from here. So if you feel we missed a mom blog you love, please nominate it for consideration on next year’s list. We want this list to reflect your opinions just as much as ours — Christina Couch
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Megan Jordan of Velveteen Mind
When Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf coast, Megan Jordan lost 50 of her journals. If she hadn’t, Velveteen Mind may not have began. While this blog does have a significant number of posts on the Gulf coast catastrophe and recovery, Jordan is just as likely to write about the business of blogging or her three kids. Her YouTube series, Ghost Hunting Moms, is a favorite of Anderson Cooper’s after she made an appearance on his daytime show this fall. On top of writing Velveteen Mind and her Babble blog, Jordan also runs the literary journal Story Bleed, so prepare to have your vocabulary expanded a bit.
Her three favorite posts:
I Heard God Laugh and It Sounded Like Screaming
Navigating By a Night Sky
Ghost Hunting Moms: Haunted Law Firm
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Furiously blushing.
Oh, and to add to my previous comment… if you DO try to click through the slideshow, at slide 46 or so it inexplicably jumps to the Top 50 Dad blogs and won’t even let you see the rest of the Mom’s list…
…the heck is going on?