Top 50 “Mommy Blogs”
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Adam in Blogging
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We’d like to honor some of the best of the best here with our list of the Top 50 Mommy Blogs. These are blog that are written by women who have no real business agenda, except to write entertaining, informative and often humorous accounts of their adventures in motherhood. Enjoy!
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1. The Mommy Blog (http://themommyblog.net/)
Don’t be fooled by the pastel color scheme. Melinda Roberts is a mom to be reckoned with. She recently published her book Mommy Confidential: Adventures from the Wonderbelly of Motherhood (available at Amazon.com).
From the site: Witty, sarcastic, and always engaging, Mindy chronicles her life, and that of her children. She tackles the good and the bad with a broad stroke and a sense of humor that give her writing depth and an emotional pull.
2. MommyBlog (http://www.mommyblog.com/)
Her husband set up a blog for her as a gift for her 32nd birthday and she’s taken the cyber ball and run with it!
3. Just Another Mommy Blog (http://tracey-justanothermommyblog.blogspot.com/)
A mommy blog about her daily flashes of brilliance (or, at least, highly glossed) regarding parenting.
4. Blonde Mom Blog (http://blondemomblog.com/)
A 39-year-old working mom to two girls trying to stay sane and away from the Barbie PopTarts. BlondeMomBlog is the No. 1 Google search result for “mom blog.”
5. Modern Mommy Blog (http://www.modernmommyblog.com/)
A 29-year-old mother to a lively 18 month old girl with a B.A. degree in Sociology. She works with at-risk families to teach them about child development and how to deal with the challenges of parenthood.
6. So Close (http://www.tertia.org/so_close/)
Forty-year-old South African mother to twins began blogging as a way to cope with infertility. Now that she’s been blessed with a set of boy/girl twins, she chronicles her daily adventures with them.
7. Kim Chi Mamas (http://kimchimamas.typepad.com/)
What better name for a blog written by a group of women mothering Korean American kids than Kimchi Mamas? They’re a little spicy, plenty fiery, and sometimes? They like to get pickled.
8. News From Hawkhill Acres (http://lillhawkins.com/)
Unschooling, Writing and Living in Maine – Mostly Humorously9. Hormone Colored Days (http://hormonecoloreddays.blogspot.com/)
Kim Moldofsky is a former dolphin trainer, corporate creativity trainer, and a potty trainer. Now she writes, blogs, consults on blog outreach, and does all matter of mom-things.
10. Writing Mamas Salon (http://writingmamassalon.blogspot.com/)
Each day on the Writing Mamas Daily Blog, a different member writes about mothering.
11. Joy Unexpected (http://www.joyunexpected.com/)
Written by a woman called “Y” who is addicted to Starbucks, reality TV and to getting really good deals through coupons and “club member” savings.
12. Soapbox Mom (http://soapboxmom.com/)
Soapbox Mom is filled with stories, cool tools, helpful articles, homework helpers, fun gadgets, home-keeping tips, party ideas, and whatever might help people enjoy parenting.
13. Sarcastic Mom (http://sarcasticmom.com/)
Anything’s game. Getting offended is a possibility. Laughing is required.
14. Mom101 (http://mom-101.blogspot.com/)
Liz is a writer and former ad-woman who is completely honest about her lack of experience in motherhood.
15. June Cleaver Nirvana (http://www.junecleavernirvana.com/)
Lives in Texas. Answers to Holly.. 3 lively off-spring of the male variety. One dog. One cat. Likes to write. Lives to play poker. Glamorous? Not often. More nirvana than June Cleaver. Perky. Suburban. Angst.
16. Absolutely Bananas (http://www.absolutelybananas.com/)
Mother. Coffee drinker. Information seeker. Skeptic. Creative. Dreamer. Schemer. Absolutely Bananas.
17. Crunchy Domestic Goddess (http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/)
Amy Gates is a mama of two living in Colorado. She’s passionate about home birth, natural family living, urban homesteading and other “crunchy” things.
18. Committed Parent (http://committedparent.wordpress.com/)
A Mommy Blog written by a Daddy! Mark Brady, PhD is a father and social neuroscience educator. He’s also an award-winning author and the co-founder of the Children’s Grief Program in Palo Alto, California.
19. Play Groups Are No Place For Children (http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/)
Jennifer is a thiry-ish mom, wife, former Speech-Pathologist, worry wart, bossaholic, control freak. Her claim to fame is that she’s the #1 search result on Google for “kids pooping in pools!!”
20. Mom To The Screaming Masses (http://momtothescreamingmasses.typepad.com/)
WANTED, Carmen, mom to the Masses, for dangerous undertakings inside and outside the home. Last seen with her partner The Hubster, and six accomplices. This fugitive is considered armed (with epi pens and inhalers) and dangerous, especially when she hasn’t had her morning coffee.
21. Mother Goose Mouse (http://mothergoosemouse.com/)
Julie Hudson is smart, funny, and has a first grader who’s destined for a career as a lawyer, a preschooler who can scream loud enough to shatter glass, a baby who’s already eating her out of house and home, and a husband who can drink his weight in Natty Light. She’s also inordinately concerned about the cleanliness of her kitchen floor.
22. Undomestic Diva (http://undomesticdiva.typepad.com/)
She does the best she can. When she feels like it.
23. Motherhood Uncensored (http://www.motherhooduncensored.net/)
She blogs to keep her head above water and her a$$ out of a psychiatric hospital! And because if she don’t tell her story, no one else will.
24. The Dalaimama (http://thedalaimama.net/)
The 14th Reincarnation of the Imperfect Woman. Dawn is a graduate student and adopted mommy to an Ethiopian born baby boy.
25. Crazy Bloggin Canuk (http://crazybloggincanuck.blogspot.com/)
Originally from Canada, relocated to Colorado via Salt Lake City where she gave up her wanderlust, travel-writin’ life to marry the love of her life. Shameless Mommy, Blogger, Devoted Wife, Frazzled Mother, Former Crazy Canuck Radio Personality, Prolific Publicist, Defender of Truth
26. Maniac Mommies (http://www.manicmommies.com/)
Working moms everywhere will hear themselves in the voices of Erin and Kristin, creators and hosts of Manic Mommies, the weekly podcast for moms trying to do it all!
27. Mother Bumper (http://www.motherbumper.com/)
Katie is a blogger who likes new things, loves old things, and admits to being slightly unstable.
28. Three Boys Under My Roof (http://3boysundermyroof.blogspot.com/)
Heather is a wife and mother of two boys. She has a second job as an engineer that isn’t as fun as the wife/mother gig, but it brings home the bacon.
29. Imaginary Binky (http://www.imaginarybinky.com/)
Sarah Porter writes a blog that she describes as an “imaginary binky.” That is, it soothes her as she furiously types out some diatribe about her life and family.
30. Girls Gone Child (http://www.girlsgonechild.net/)
Written by freelance writer and author Rebecca Woolf, she blogs about motherhood from Los Angeles, California.
31. Notes From the Trenches (http://www.notesfromthetrenches.com/)
Chris Jodran began blogging at Notes From the Trenches in 2004, never expecting more than a handful of people to ever read it. And half expecting that she would have to bribe even those few souls. Slowly her blog developed a following and has been nominated for several blog awards over the years.
32. This Full House (http://www.thisfullhouse.com/)
This Full House is a full-frontal encounter into Liz’s life as a SAHM, lover of multi-functional gadgets, slayer of ALL appliances proved slow and/or inefficient, with 4 children, 2 cats, 1 super hyper sock-eating chocolate lab and 2 damned much laundry.
33. And Baby Makes 6 (http://andbabymakes6.com/)
In August of 2007 Jody and her husband uprooted their family from the little town they loved and moved to the beach. They bought a 31 foot sailboat and now spend most of their free time torturing the kids by forcing them to cruise in what basically amounts to paradise.
34. Antique Mommy (http://antiquemommy.com/)
Sometimes Sweet. Sometimes Tart. But Always Real.
35. Gwendomama (http://gwendomama.blogspot.com/)
Failing at keeping expletives to a minimum while raising two live children, and trying to come to terms with the death of The Other One. She has an itty bitty obsession with food. In a good way.
36. Secret Agent Mama (http://secretagentmama.com/blog/)
Mother and extraordinarily talented photographer Mishelle Lane.
37. Whiskey In My Sippy Cup (http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com/)
She writes about how her momma didn’t love her, plays Food Network, and hilariously recounts her daily adventures as a mom in Colorado.
38. Temporarily Me (http://www.temporarilyme.com/)
A sister, a daughter, a wife, a mother, an employee, a computer addict, a freelance designer, a nag, a bitch, and yet oh! so! humorous.
39. Single SuperMama (http://www.flinger.us/supermama/)
She doesn’t really have a passion for writing, in and of itself. But she does have a passion for people. And for community, for families, for relationships, for all of us supporting each other.
40. Crunchy Carpets (http://crunchycarpets.com/)
Who is Crunchy Carpets is a Vancouver, B.C. mom with two insane children, and a Crunchy Husband she’s been married to for nine years.
41. Who’s the Boss Blog (http://www.whosthebossblog.com/my_weblog/)
During the day she bosses around men that are old enough to be her father. At home, she gets bossed around by a four year old boy who refuses to wear pants. It’s all in a day’s work. Who’s the Boss? Momma is, that’s who.
42. Beyond Mom (http://beyondmom.com/)
Jen is a mom and a freelance corporate writer who talks about everything a work-at-home-mom can relate to.
43. Mommy Cracked (http://www.mommycracked.net/)
Mandy started writing Mommy Cracked in October 2007 as a creative outlet while being a stay at home mom. She quickly learned that blogging is a great way to connect with like-minded others, offered heran opportunity to write and served as an online diary of sorts about her ife, memories, and experiences.
44. Walking With Scissors (http://www.walkingwithscissorsblog.com/)
Lynn is a thirtysomething, overprotective stay-at-home mom with a burning desire for attention. She loves her camera, summer, Butter Chicken, Cabbage Patch Kids, reading, throwing passive-aggressive tantrums when she’s upset, hanging out with my girlfriends, ice cream, thunder storms and sunglasses.
45. Melia Lore (http://melialore.com/)
Student, feminist, mother to four, and founder of Hippymom.com; Melia Lore chronicles her adventures as she attempts to juggle her family and several online businesses.
46. Six Browns (http://www.6browns.com/)
Despite her struggles with infertility, Sandi and her husband have grown their family through both medical treatments and adoption. They have three princesses and a new little boy recently adopted from Ethiopia. The action never ends at the Brown House.
47. Blog That Mommy! (http://www.blogthatmommy.blogspot.com/)
Neila left Corporate America four years ago to be a stay-at-home mom. It is the most rewarding, fulfilling, and frustrating job she’s ever had. She started a blog because she has a serious lack of adult interaction.
48. Pundit Mom (http://punditmom1.blogspot.com/)
Joanne Bamberger is also known as PunditMom, a politically progressive mom AND political analyst living in the shadow of the nation’s capital. PunditMom blog is a mother’s guide to politics and a place for women to get their political fix and discuss their political ideas.
49. The Redneck Mommy (http://theredneckmommy.com/)
“Where Dirt Meets the Skirt.” Tanis Miller dreams of world domination while blogging in Canada. She and her family are also supporters of several charities.
50. CityMama (http://citymama.typepad.com/citymama/)
Stefania Pomponi Butler, founder and owner of the CityMama™ blog, is proud mother; and a professional writer and blog editor/producer who covers style, food, pop culture, and (of course) parenting with a cheeky twist. She often speaks on blog-related topics.
Do you have a favorite “mommy blog” that wasn’t mentioned on our list? Leave us a comment and let us know who we’re missing out on reading!
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Blog Expert
25. Mar, 2009
Awesome! That is a lot of Mom blogs.
Mindy
25. Mar, 2009
Adam – thank you!! What an honor – and you know it’s awesome not to be listed alphabetically. : ) Linking back!
Jamie @ BlondeMomBlog
25. Mar, 2009
Thanks for the mention! Great company…I’m honored!
Liz@thisfullhouse
25. Mar, 2009
Seriously, what Mindy said, thank you!
Paul Morales
25. Mar, 2009
Wow, A great list. Thanks for this. I’ve been wondering how many women are working online, there should be more!
Momo Fali
25. Mar, 2009
Damn. I must be fifty-one!
Sarcastic Mom
25. Mar, 2009
Ah, this was what I was waiting for, thank you! Totally quitting my day job now.
Somebody tell my kid I won’t be available to wipe his ass anymore.
Mummy's Boy
25. Mar, 2009
That is an unbelieveable amount of sites from Mum’s!
When you think about it, it’s the logical thing for full time Mum’s to have a web/online site to generate money. After all, they lil one’s have got to have a break at some point!
Good Work Mum’s, Keep Up the hard work.
crunchy carpets
25. Mar, 2009
Thanks and what a great list….most of them way better than me and I love em all..my bookmarks and reader is overflowing as it is…
Web Design Beach
25. Mar, 2009
Great list. Thanks for sharing. It seems like a mommy topic is very popular among bloggers :)
Lynn
25. Mar, 2009
I’m honoured! Thanks for including me. I’ve linked back as well. :)
Jill@ModernMommyBlog
25. Mar, 2009
Wow, thank you! I already read many of these blogs and they are all great.
I subscribed to your feed. :-)
Mommy Cracked
25. Mar, 2009
Wow. I am so honored to be included on this list! Thank you so much….this is really something special!
Jill@ModernMommyBlog
25. Mar, 2009
Oh I forgot to add that if you can tell me how to make money from my blog that would be great thanks. I know I must be doing something wrong.
The Dalai Mama
25. Mar, 2009
Thanks for the honor…linking back to you.
Mom101
26. Mar, 2009
Thanks for including Mom101 here. There are so many others that I love that are wildly popular (or not) that aren’t represented here – I’m wondering what your criteria were for selecting the top blogs?
Also for what it’s worth, my boss would be shocked to hear I’m no longer working.
Amber
26. Mar, 2009
Wow, thanks for the kudos! Let me know if you do a button. I’d be glad to link back.
jody
26. Mar, 2009
Wow. Thank you for including me in such lovely company! I am honored.
Will be linking back to you tomorrow!
tracey
27. Mar, 2009
Whoa. Thanks for putting me on a list with such incredible bloggers. I am very honored!
Mothershaffer
28. Mar, 2009
Moms rock! Hope I make the list next time :)
syd
30. Mar, 2009
Honestly, it’s such an amazing honor to be listed here, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ve been blogging for so long as an outlet for what’s going on in my life – and it is always a shock and an honor when I realize that other people also enjoy reading along. Thank you again.
PunditMom
08. Apr, 2009
Thanks so much for the vote of confidence! :)
tara
08. Apr, 2009
as a mom-to-be blogger, i appreciated your list, as i’m trying to soak up as much maternal advice as possible in the weeks remaining before i graduate to mom (blogger).
Robyn - Who's the Boss?
09. Apr, 2009
Thanks for the ego boost. Seriously.
Nancy
09. Apr, 2009
Great list — lots of my favorites — but you’ve got a few typos and inaccuracies in the descriptions. You might want to check Julie of Mothergoosemouse’s last name, for one (and I know Liz of Mom-101 already mentioned that she does still work as an ad rep!)
Scary Mommy
09. Apr, 2009
Awesome list– congrats everyone!!
Jessica - This Is Worthwhile
19. Apr, 2009
I love lists with descriptions. I read half of the blogs on here. Always happy to get more! Congrats to everyone on here!
kim/hormone-colored days
19. Apr, 2009
Thanks for including me in between numbers 8 and 10. Just my luck to appear in the same spot as the technical glitch. ;-)
janny226
20. Apr, 2009
No mention of Dooce? Heather’s kinda the gold standard for moms making a living off their blog, no? How about the awesome writing of the lovely Alice Bradley at finslippy? (Granted, she’s kinda migrated to Twitter at this point…)
Kelvin
04. May, 2009
This blog is pretty funny as well, written by a Singaporean mum.
http://www.binkiesnboogers.wordpress.com
The crazy suburban mom
07. May, 2009
http://crazysuburbanmom.blogspot.com/ suburbia, its so weird.
The Informal Matriarch
10. Jun, 2009
Great list!! I’ll have to check all of these out.
joy
21. Jul, 2009
If I do say so myself -
The Parenting Myth deserved a mention in say, spot #1.
Marile
23. Jul, 2009
One of my favorites is a newer one called “Momicillin” (www.momicillin.com). Five hilarious women who each write a weekly column about motherhood. I live for my daily dose!
The Crazy Suburban Mom
13. Aug, 2009
I dropped the blogspot… Now Im just crazysuburbanmom.com
:)
Tracy
Barbara Falconer Newhall
24. Aug, 2009
Wow. Lotsa blogs by mothers of small children. But where does my blog fit in? I’m mothering twenty-somethings and daugthering a nonagenarian. My Mommyness is still fully functioning.
Rebecca Gill
26. Aug, 2009
Great list. I am happy to see so many moms are embracing the world of blogging!
Tracy
26. Sep, 2009
Read about Women Inventors that have auditioned for Kelly Ripa’s reality show “Mom Inc” and “Pitchmen”!
Jenn
28. Sep, 2009
Here’s a “mommy blog” that is geared toward education. Please take a look and consider it for your next award!
Cheryl Pope
29. Sep, 2009
My daughter and I have recently started ‘The Real Princess Zaria and Mommy blog. It hasn’t jumped off like many of the others listed but just you wait. Besides, we have a niche. We are a mommy-daughter team that blogs. Great for marketing, huh?
QuatroMama
10. Oct, 2009
Readers welcome at http://www.4tuante.net Where I blog about our adventures in raising quadruplets. I tackle the adventures, bloopers, joys, and challenges of multiples through candid posts and photography.
Tamara
17. Oct, 2009
Check out http://theunexperiencedmom.blogspot.com/ ……..
“As a mom of 2, I’ve been a mom now for over 2 years. But that doesn’t mean I know what I am doing! This is a true look into motherhood…raw, real, and definitely not sugar-coated!”
Stories, polls, and other randomness guaranteed!
Share
26. Oct, 2009
Another site to check out for Moms? Mommie911. But this is really a great list you have put together.
http://www.Mommie911.com
Jane Hamilton
28. Oct, 2009
Hi, I really think you should add Michelle Mitchell from Scribbit.blogspot.com. Her blog is really cool… She should have been in this list…
Ann
16. Dec, 2009
I just started blogging this year although I’ve been a freelance writer for years. My blog offers tips and a humorous perspective at ways we can all find more joy in the journey of motherhood. I post 5 days a week. Check out my blog –3girlsandapug.com.
GinormousDuck
21. Dec, 2009
It’s great to see these all in one listing. I’m off to check them out right now!
Milton
05. Jan, 2010
Great news for Mommy everywhere.. I am too delighted to read this, and would like to share one more thing to mom the best everywhere.. Well Now magazine i found recently and love to share it with you all.
Lisa Berley
12. Jan, 2010
This is an interesting family lifestyle blog for families with ‘tweens and teens’ about culture, family fun, education, fashion, food, etc…
Mama Mags
19. Jan, 2010
What a great resource for all of us Mom Bloggers!
Jay M
22. Jan, 2010
I would highly recommend people reading Greta Koenigin’s blog Saving Private Mommy. She is a former teacher and mother of three and writes witty, clever posts. They’ll leave you laughing and thinking and wanting more!