I'm so glad I participated in this! What a great start to re-entering the blog world. I just love all of you mommy bloggers and the support that everyone gives one another. Thank you all for coming here.

I want to thank all of you from UBP who have come to leave me comments.

Dreaming with Midnite
Tales of an Unlikely Mother
Our Butterfly Haus

You guys are awesome, and I know there are a lot of you who have come by that aren't from UBP! You guys are equally as awesome and I think you deserve recognition as well. ;)

Second Chances Girl from Bloggy Moms
Not Your Ordinary Psychic Mom from Bloggy Moms
Kid Crossing Barefoot from Tuesday link-up

I've followed everyone in return and look forward to reading more.

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If I forgot anyone, your link might not have worked for me, and if I made any errors, then I'm probably just a terrible person. Just let me know in the comments or in my contact form!

Oh, I'm going insane. I have a sort of friend (more an acquaintance) who insists on making shitty remarks constantly. About whatever she can think of, really. They're always involving things that she just doesn't need to bring up, especially considering these things shouldn't even be on her mind if she's really living life the way she pretends to be. Does that make sense?

And guess what the most popular topic is as of late? Pregnancy. Yup. It drives me fucking crazy.

The worst part is, when I told her I was seven weeks pregnant (or rather discussed it with her - I don't remember where she had heard it exactly), she was suddenly eight weeks, but insisted that she wasn't ready to tell anyone yet. She also boasted that, oh my god, she had actually planned her pregnancy, unlike all the other girls our age (she's actually a few years younger than me...sigh).

Now, though, she constantly posts about how she's so happy to be taking care of a boyfriend rather than a child, or about how great her life is because she's waiting - mystery baby unmentioned and comments always completely unprompted.

I want to give her the benefit of the doubt and say that maybe she actually was pregnant and something went badly, but I just can't. And I'm really sorry if I'm wrong about that. But she's the type who has had multiple pregnancies (supposedly), though only when she's trying to save a relationship or something of the sort. She hasn't a single baby, and after being mentioned exactly once or twice, the news of said pregnancies is always aloud to fade out until it's forgotten. And then it's never spoken of again.

She's also the type who has always jumped on things and made them her obsession for like two months, but then she gets bored and moves on. And I can't help but think that having a baby is the same thing for her. And that maybe her boyfriend doesn't want a kid or something, and that just drives her crazy. You know?

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Maybe I'm being an ass even saying any of this, but seriously? Even if it is some sort of situation where her pregnancies aren't working out and she's bitter about it, she doesn't need to make those of us who are having babies feel shitty, does she? She doesn't have to constantly be throwing in our faces how "miserable" our lives are going to be now that we have to change dirty diapers and clothes, wipe away slobber, chase after children. It's just not necessary. If she really is so happy without a baby in her life, she should move on from it. She should not keep bringing it up.

Also, at least acknowledge the good points. Our babies are going to bring us cuddles, laughter, that wonderful baby smell. Incredible love greater than anything we've ever experienced before. Overwhelming joy.

I'm glad that she's having fun partying and moving into her new apartment and spending uninterrupted-by-crying time with her boyfriend. I'm glad to hear that she has time to intern on top of her two jobs and that she's finding purpose in a profession. I'm happy for her, really. But my baby boy is going to give me purpose, and while he wasn't planned and I did have to give up late nights and numerous friendships and probably the expectation of having a moment alone from now until he starts kindergarten, I just can't regret him.

And really, there's nothing wrong with that. We all have our lives and we're not all going to live them the same. Can't we just respect each others'?


PS: Please forgive me if this sounds completely insensitive. I'm just so damn bothered by her constant need to make my life seem meaningless just because she's living hers differently.

A goal I had when starting this blog was to reach 100 followers. Because I have been blogging for a few years with no more than maybe 5-10 (though I was very off-and-on about it), I felt that this was going to be a difficult feat.

However, there are now 92 of you on GFC, and I can't believe I've gotten so close so quickly. You guys are awesome! I hope to eventually make it much further than I ever anticipated, and to meet more of you awesome bloggers in the process.

As far as comments go, everything’s been pretty fair, though I haven't had a ton of return visitors. Unless most of you are lurkers; it’s okay, I’m pretty bad about that myself sometimes. But since I have seen a few of your names more than once, I’d like to point out that it hasn’t gone unnoticed.

So here’s a huge thank you to:
Kathy at My dishwasher's possessed!
Steph from Our Journey
And Jen, who writes A book, a girl, a journey!

I'm also going to mention Terri, Tracy, and MelissaAggie98 for actually commenting more than once, and saying something other than what's sort of come to be an obligation when you first follow a blog. You know what I’m talking about - "I found you [here]...following! Visit me back." But most of them never return and then that's all I have of them. So you guys rock for doing more than that!

This isn't to say that I don't appreciate the rest of you; I just wanted to let these bloggers know that they really stood out to me. To everyone else, I'm loving your blogs...and I'm sorry if I'm a lurker.

Just keep being awesome, all of you.

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PS: Sorry I've been changing my blog so much. I have a lot of time on my hands right now, nothing to do, and a perfectionist personality...and I just can't decide I like anything. I'm not going to say it won't happen again any time soon, because I'd probably be a liar. Also, this blog is still new - that's a good excuse right? Bear with me!