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I have been around the web world for about 4 years now. I have seen my fair share of moms competing with each other on many different levels. Working vs staying at home “mommy wars“, mom bloggers feeling their way around the “getting paid for reviews or not” conversation, which blog themes to use, or not, who has more traffic and why — and on, and on it goes.
So when I see this, is does not surprise me.
Trisha, from the fantastic site MomDot, wrote a post about how frustrated she has become. And I hear her. Gals like her and I work our tails off. The amount of work it takes to pull of sites like ours is pretty crazy. But we do it, for very little financial reward. And although, I cannot speak for Trisha, I love it. Trisha says,
The biggest impact I am making is constantly being judged by statistics, numbers, other women, which contests I am running, and how many people commented on something I had to say for the day.
I reply back to her with:
There is always going to be someone judging you, copying you, threatening you — in life, in relationships and in business. Just keep on keeping on. Everything is always never the same. You are you — doing what you do — how you do it best. I like to focus on those who want to enjoy that journey with me — joyfully.
Thanks everyone, for being my everything.
Wow! So true!
Michelle I read her post as well and saw your comment and tweet soon after you posted them. I don’t know how you do it but you always have such gracious, professional and genuine things to add. Thank you for everything !
Thanks, Allie. Sure sometimes, the waters are a bit hard to navigate, but I LOVE what I do. And I will cheer on everyone who wants to support moms. In my world, there is no such thing as separate. We are all in this together.
Thanks for your kind comments - it really does wonders for a gal!