Hmmm. I just read rumor that today is National Blog De- Lurking Day. I would have thought something with such an astounding level of cultural significance would have been documented on my calendar, however, 'tis not. 'Twas documented at Rage Against the Minivan instead.
Here's the thing. I really don't lurk anywhere. Truly, if I am reading I am commenting. It's just in my nature to communicate with folks through the artificial means of typing on a keypad into the air. The fact is, I usually have something to say. My brain churns out responses or questions to everything I read. I can't make it sit still.
My point is...... this deeply meaningful holiday honoring United Blog Lurkers of the World is not meant for me. This may surprise you, because it certainly surprised me, but there are about 500 people who come here and read a new post. No seriously, it's true! There might even be more! Soooooooooo................. whatcha' doin?
Whatcha' doin' right now?
If you are a lurker, I would like to formally invite you to briefly de-lurk. After all, it IS your holiday. A quickie comment to the effect of HI I am __________ and I read here would be just lovely. If you wanted to say something about why you read here, that would be even more lovely (anyone who is obligated to read because they know me IRL and I will quiz them when I see them, go ahead and refrain from that part). If you like, you may even comment as to the things you don't like about reading here, that's how serious I am about honoring National De- Lurker Day. Provided you keep in mind that I am extremely sensitive and it will crush my soul if there is a lot of bad stuff.
Bring it on!
Man, I wish I could borrow just a few of your lurkers. LOL! I got 3 readers. ROFL!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm ania and I read here. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I've ever commented here or not, but here I am today!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Erin and you crack me up, so I read. I have no recollection, however, of how I got here. A happy accident to find the Accidental Mommy.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new reader and happy to see you have read my blog a few times too and thanks for your comments. I enjoy reading your blog. :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend.
Molly
Hi, I'm Johanna and I'm a lurker - I read you because I'm the mom of adopted kids too and your blog reminds me that other moms are dealing with crazy stuff too - plus you are funny. I have a hard time finding the funny in life so I'm always looking for help!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Cynthia and I tend to lurk because I don't want to freak total strangers out by commenting out of thin air. :D I came here via Corey or Diana or maybe Christine....I've been lurking so long that I don't remember anymore.
ReplyDeleteMy life has been impacted by a RAD and I parent the children who were traumatized by said RAD. I try to educate myself so that I can keep my children safe and support the RAD and their caregivers. Plus I've met some AMAZING women through the process who have helped to educate me and lift me up.
TMI? Yeah, I tend to do that.
Leigh here and I read alot of blogs w/out commenting but I read yours because you make me laugh. I love your sense of humor. :-)
ReplyDeleteWell, you know me - never lurked in my life. But that explains why heretofore unknown people commented on my blog today. And to think, I was already planning more and better comments on CURRENT EVENTS! (thinking, wrongly apparently, that it was the force of my prose that brought all these comments!)
ReplyDeleteI lurk, too! I just never have anything pertinent to say. I read because, well, my hubby and I are looking to adopt and I like to see reality. :) I'm not identified on my blog, but my name is Paula.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've commented but you are in my reader so I read every entry.
ReplyDeleteMegan here,
ReplyDeleteI'm a social work student/respite provider in Ontario working with kids with mental health issues. I started reading your blog because I was looking for blogs with a parent's perspective (you know the people who actually know their kids in a non-textbook way).
Don't remember if I've commented before or whose blog sent me here...same peeps as Cynthia mentioned or maybe Lisa (tell her love from Maine for me). I have a 7 y/o daughter born in Russia who runs the gamut between pleasant to disrespectful to spitting a mouthful of flouride rinse on me. And she wondered why when we talked about what her Native American name would be, I suggested Spits A Lot. Anyway, I'm here a lot.
ReplyDeleteHi I'm Kerry and sometimes I comment here, so I don't know if that classifies as lurking...
ReplyDeleteBut I'm here now. I like your blog LOTS 'cause I can identify with it.
Hi, I'm Tina and I lurk here. I found you through a click on blogher and enjoyed your post so much I kept reading.
ReplyDeleteI don't really consider myself a lurker. I enjoy reading your blog--I feel like we have a lot in common, but I don't usually have anything to say in response that's at all unique, profound or interesting!
ReplyDeleteHi i'm kelly. I read here. i didn't know you read kristen's blog at Rage also :) her family adopted from teh same orphanage my family did in haiti :)
ReplyDeletebut i found you by clicking "next blog" up at the top...i do that when i'm bored...and then i read all the way BACK to the beginning of your blog (i was bored, and you're interesting!).
but also, i did an report on RAD back in middle school (i'm only 23) so RAD has been on my mind since then. PLUS my boyfriend has an attachment disorder (thankfully, its not severe), so reading about them interests me. :)
o, and i like to "talk"
Hi, I'm Michelle and I read here because you make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteHi! I am fairly new to the whole blog world... I am a single mom, my son is now 12 years old, I adopted him 2 years ago. It has been a long, exhausting, heartbreaking, isolating and occasionally wonderful journey. I do not know anyone else in real life who has adopted... and somewhere along the way I discovered blogs, and other moms, and it makes me feel less alone. So I follow as many as I can, and I started my own which you can find if you follow my profile. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I've posted before, but I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm QueenB and I lurk here because I enjoy reading other's perspectives on their adoptive journey. And your wit makes it real.
ReplyDeleteHi Essie. I found you through Corey, I think, or maybe Lisa when she was still blogging (@Life in the Grateful House). I think I just keep reading because you're funny and yet thoughtful at the same time. And you did comment once on my blog, so thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Kayla and I read here! Not sure how I found your blog either, but I do enjoy reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteHi, I am Canicas and I read here! I can't remember how I found you, but I love your writing and just enjoy reading your blog. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Lindy. I have no idea how I found your blog but I really like reading it. I am so impressed by how devoted you are to helping Genea find her way. Also, I am a fellow Wisconsinite, so... GO PACK!
ReplyDeleteI am Debbie - also a fellow Wisconsinite... found you thru Kate in Russia's blog... Go Packers!
ReplyDeleteHi Essie, I think I found you when blogger "recommended" other blogs similar to the ones I was already reading. Around that time I found Corey too and now I'm coming to the RAD Mom weekend in Orlando and I'm going to get to meet you IRL. Oh yeah, and my name is Kelley :)
ReplyDeleteI am a day late, but here I am! I'm a new lurker. Not sure how I found your blog. I do a lot of wandering in the blogosphere. My husband and I have recently begun paperwork for our second adoption, and we will be disrupting birth order. I think I found your blog when I was looking for other families who have done the same. I have continued reading because I think you're funny and your parenting reflects how we're trying to parent.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me de-lurk. I always feel a bit creepy lurking on people's blogs, but I never know how to introduce myself. So here I am. Thanks!
Lauren
Well I'm a day late, but that's appropriate because I'm a sporadic lurker. Also an A-Mom and I read blogs when I have the time because it really does provide me with great insights and a balance of opinions.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I don't comment very often on blogs that don't have a Name/URL option. So that's why you don't hear from me, but I do read!
Kim@ www.americanmamacita.com
Hi, I think I commented once, a long time ago. I love the way you write, that´s why I keep reading you. I have nothing in common with you, I´m an architect, have my own company, single, no kids, and english is not even my first language; but I do like the way you see and enjoy life. Congratulations! Lorena
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I've ever commented before or not but I love your blog. You always make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteHiya! I am de-lurking...again. I read here because you make me feel less insane. :) That's a good thing, right?
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Hannah
Hi I'm Natalie and I'm a lurker. I read here b/c I found you on hopeful parents. My daughter is also adopted and we have just begun the process to adopt again through the foster care system. I love reading your stories.
ReplyDeleteNatalie
Hi, my name is Marie and I guess I am a lurker. I am new to blogging as of today and I just keep pushing the "next blog" button at the top of the screen and read the posts at top if they seem appealing. Your title for today caught my eye so I read on... and now I will continue to lurk on others pages with the same button!
ReplyDeleteHi. My name is Erica and I'm a lurker. I read your blog because you make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteI can't say I know what it's like to have a child w/ RAD but I can relate to anyone who's had to struggle as a parent. My twin girls are 13 months old and everyday seems like a mountain climb.
And I love when you talk about cleaning. Sometimes I feel like the only mom who doesn't have a spotless home.
Please keep on blogging!
Hi I am Annie and I read here sometimes but not religiously :)
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in foster/adoption discussion and I don't remember how I found you. I never have anything to add to discussions. That's a large part of the reason of lurker status.
Shhh! I'm supposed to be on an "internet diet." I was supposed to prune my Reader and not spend all my time commenting, but you are one of the blogs I kept because you're funny and in a similar situation to mine. I don't comment very often because I don't want anyone to know I'm cheating.
ReplyDeleteMary
Mom to 2 adopted teens with special needs and RAD that we adopted out of birth order, and 2 biological children.
HI I am Tara (SanitySrchr) and I read here. I started reading here during "Too True Tues" (which I miss by the way). I don't comment on every post, just because I don't always have stuff to say, but I do comment some. :)
ReplyDeleteHi, I am Michelle and I read here. I also have a child with attachment issues and I find your blog extremely refreshing (as very few in our lives really "get" attachment disordered kids) and super helpful when you offer tips (such as your tips around managing the holidays). Thank you for blogging!!
ReplyDeleteI am a lurker, I love your spin on the whole parenting your radish experience. Not only can I relate to your stories but you have an awesome writing ability. I started when you wrote "Genea gets lost" and you had me hook, line & sinker with that one post. It was simply beautiful. thanx.
ReplyDeleteForever your lurker, Gina
PS I am also intrigued by your daughter's name Genea.
PPS Why Accidental Mommy?
PPPS You do give great advice and gentle reminders about parenting outside of the box.