tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post115938256308121458..comments2024-03-23T03:00:25.870-07:00Comments on Mother May I: The Big Questiontracey clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137351051366653697noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1160146971541541112006-10-06T08:02:00.000-07:002006-10-06T08:02:00.000-07:00I wrestle with these same issues [and have, pre-bl...I wrestle with these same issues [and have, pre-blogging, in my painting life]. <BR/><BR/>I just wrote a paragraph here and deleted it. Maybe I'm not coherent enough this morning to express myself. <BR/><BR/>I'll ponder and daydream and - I know! I'll blog about it! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159984778478382712006-10-04T10:59:00.000-07:002006-10-04T10:59:00.000-07:00Hey Trace, I finally responded http://claddyjack.b...Hey Trace, I finally responded http://claddyjack.blogspot.comnancy@lightonance.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173832330329185927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159804796384286412006-10-02T08:59:00.000-07:002006-10-02T08:59:00.000-07:00If you can make money at doing something you love,...If you can make money at doing something you love, than go for it! The same with the photography. You love it, you can make money at it, then do it. Being a SAHM, (& homeschooler) I think it is great for your girls to see you making a living doing something you enjoy. I've done the cubicle job (for too many years) and I don't want my girls to have to do that. I want them happy. You're gonna write what you wanna write and its not going to be slanted by advertisers (hopefully). As long as you stay true to who you are, that is all that matters. I enjoy blogs, all different kinds of blogs, so the more the merrier, mainstream is fine with me, we'll still weed out what we want to read. Okay, I wrote too much....sorry. Thanks for writing about this.mandaroo63https://www.blogger.com/profile/01341486177836403726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159755887369661412006-10-01T19:24:00.000-07:002006-10-01T19:24:00.000-07:00Tracey-You have raised interesting questions that ...Tracey-<BR/>You have raised interesting questions that I am struggling with --- I don't even think I "get it" yet. I started my blog when we moved to a third world country, as a way to keep people updated on our lives without emailing them ---liking the idea that they could check in only if they wanted and we were not pushing stuff on them ---I just recently learned that there is money to be made and of course I now know I LOVE writing/blogging and like to have my thoughts be read by others. I don't think it is selling out but I don't understand it either. Basically if you agree to have some advertisements along the side of your blog you then can make money? Fill me in. I am too new to this and only know how to spill my guts ... I need a blogucation. -TaraT and T Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612227041383997608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159673887571453412006-09-30T20:38:00.000-07:002006-09-30T20:38:00.000-07:00hey tracey--i posted a reply on this topic, since ...hey tracey--i posted a reply on this topic, since my comment was getting excessively long.<BR/>http://www.jenlemen.com/blog/?p=18Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159585684987096342006-09-29T20:08:00.000-07:002006-09-29T20:08:00.000-07:00WHoops, sorry, I called you elph...eee gads...that...WHoops, sorry, I called you elph...eee gads...that's one way to lose a new friend. Hope you don't hold a grudge.Sorry.tracey clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137351051366653697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159585594974257552006-09-29T20:06:00.000-07:002006-09-29T20:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for the feedback. It's wonderful to hear fr...Thanks for the feedback. It's wonderful to hear from you all. Elphelba, where did you come from?? I simply love what you said and how you said it!!<BR/>Thanks everyone for talkin'.tracey clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137351051366653697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159584275812490262006-09-29T19:44:00.000-07:002006-09-29T19:44:00.000-07:00I imagine blogging serves different purposes for d...I imagine blogging serves different purposes for different people, yes? I read blogs to connect with other people. To be reassured that I'm not "The only one", no matter what the issue is. I post for the same reason. To validate humanity. <BR/>I also read, and post, to bump against new ideas, to see things another way. I am currently stuck in the house without adult company Every Day. If I didn't read blogs I'd go nuts.<BR/>I wouldn't call it selling out to put up ads. To me, selling out means to say things you don't mean for money. If you write whatever you think and happen to have ads up, well whoop-de-doo. Why begrudge you the money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159486247016896862006-09-28T16:30:00.000-07:002006-09-28T16:30:00.000-07:00I'm amazed regarding how few people really know wh...I'm amazed regarding how few people really know what blogging is all about. There are blogging references EVERYWHERE in the media--TV, newspaper, etc. Even more shocking is my computer illiterate mother has figured out how to logon daily to read mine. Even though she still doesn't know what it is... :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135190793124857820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159413005276811412006-09-27T20:10:00.000-07:002006-09-27T20:10:00.000-07:00I feel mixed about blogging being "mainstream". I...I feel mixed about blogging being "mainstream". I mean, I like my little corner of the world being small enough that it is friendly, yet big enough to be diverse and interesting. But then there are moments like one the other day at a birthday party - two other parents (including a journalist friend) and I start talking about what this journalist should do during his parental leave. Blog! He responds as if it is a crazy idea. Why would anyone do that? How self indulgent. How boring. (guess I won't be outing myself as a blogger any time soon) So maybe a little mainstreamyness wouldn't suck either. <BR/><BR/>As for ads (or writing on a paid site), I figure if you can get someone to give you money for something you enjoy doing, go for it.nonlineargirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159401422278404952006-09-27T16:57:00.000-07:002006-09-27T16:57:00.000-07:00Gah, that was semi-incoherent. Sorry. On Nyquil ri...Gah, that was semi-incoherent. Sorry. On Nyquil right now.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21614600.post-1159401352304476512006-09-27T16:55:00.000-07:002006-09-27T16:55:00.000-07:00I'm totally planning on addressing this - I wrote ...I'm totally planning on addressing this - I wrote about the posts that Mir addressed at *my* paid blog (http://urbanmoms.typepad.com/the_mother_hood/) and got roundly smacked by a few people who view me as "careerist" for "selling out." I'm still struggling to figure out why, exactly, women would come down on other women for earning or reputation for doing something that they love, and need to come to terms with that whole mess before I tackle the anti-commerce arguments that I got caught up in last week. But you're right, they are so important to discuss, and I'll link back here when I take them on.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.com