Well, we’ve crossed the 300,000 hit threshold, folks.
Give yourselves a hearty round of applause; you made it all possible. Seriously, a blog without readers is a diary. And that’s all I have to say about that…
Now, a few words about another milestone.
Jessica Stilwell and I have forged an unlikely friendship from a few well-meaning but negative nonetheless, comments on my part.
I will be guest-posting on Jessica’s blog on Tuesday, but you can check out her introduction to my piece on her blog today. I urge you to do so. Strongly.
Her piece contains everything that makes blogging so intriguing – and fun, such as:
- Honesty.
- Raw emotion.
- A behind-the-scenes look at the road to fame.
- The origins of an unlikely blogging duo.
Here is a snippet:
Jazz Hands
Life sometimes presents unexpected situations we can use to teach our kids hands-on lessons. There are also lessons in these situations for us as adults. Sometimes I wonder whom the lesson sticks more for, or if those situations are put in our lives to make us practice what we preach.
I like being right…so lets go with that.
For those of you that have followed this blog throughout the media shit storm created by ‘The Strike’, you will know there were some less than pleasant responses. I offered one personal response to it and have since then kept my promise and kept my mouth and fingers shut.
Most of the negativity was on the multitude of articles available on line, not here on my blog. With the exception of one person who just seemed to always be here to make an adverse comment. This one person tested everything in me to keep quiet, to keep my resolve and to rise above. Many bottles of wine were required.
No matter what I posted, this person was there with his relentless opinions of my parenting, even after I had publicly declared my zero tolerance for negativity on this blog.
But yet, he still came.
Every. Single. Post.
Appears I had myself a stalker.
I actually began waiting for him. He intrigued me; yet to be honest, he pissed me off beyond belief. I cannot tell you how many times I sat down and crafted a venomous email to tell him exactly where to go and how to get there.
Only to delete it and keep my promise to remain quiet.
You all may be applauding me for taking the high road. Don’t. The truth is, I wanted to find him and punch him in the throat.
Jessica knows how to pack quite a blogging punch, right? You owe it to yourself to continue reading and see for yourself how a great relationship was forged.
That’s all for now, folks. Be well.
And from the bottom of my heart, thanks.
Interested in your words, not so much hers. And congrats on the 300,000
Thanks for the congratulations, Jennifer.
I think you’ll actually like Jessica if you give her a fair shake. I did.
I’ve read a few posts and I’m still out on my decision. but then I’m not going to abuse her either..
so how hard should i shake her, and what will come out if I do?
Congrats on the 300k hits! Since you will be guesting on JS blog and I’m fond of your work, I thought I’d check it out. It was a decent read and interesting from her POV. It was also interesting to see the dynamics between you two evolve. leah.
Yeah, it’s been an interesting ride so far….
Thanks for the continued support, Leah.
>Well, we’ve crossed the 300,000 hit threshold, folks.
- That’s a lotta zeroes, Hook!
>Give yourselves a hearty round of applause; you made it all possible.
- *taking a bow*
>Jessica Stilwell and I have forged an unlikely friendship from a few well-meaning but negative nonetheless, comments on my part.
- She sounds like you! I read her piece and drew that conclusion.
>but you can check out her introduction to my piece on her blog today. I urge you to do so. Strongly.
- I did, Hook. I don’t mean I only checked her out. I left a classic, rambling comment there, too.
Think Jessica will still wanna be friends with you when she finds out you’ve got rubber gobs like me as commenters?
Kate
I sure hope so! But I’m not worried, Kate; you’re a great friend and any blogger would be lucky to have you around…
It’s crazy to me that there is someone out there that doesn’t love the HOOK as much as me… but then again, she did come around
Looking forward to reading your guest post !!
I hope it meets with your approval.