Top 25 Funny Moms: 8 of 9

What inspired you to start blogging?

We just can't seem to stop moving around the country. That makes it hard to keep far-flung family and friends up-to-date on our happenings. So, about 5 years ago, I started blogging for personal reasons: share pictures, relate anecdotes, beg for babysitters to fly out to save us. From the start I enjoyed the writing more than the picture posting. It was a gateway drug to Ninja Mom.

What are three distinctive features of your blog?

1. Ninja Mom sometimes features song parodies. But mostly it doesn't.
2. Ninja Mom sometimes has typo-free posts. Where "sometimes" equals "almost never."
3. Ninja Mom hosts the Character Assassination Carousel meme. I and my fearless blogger fellows take turns poking eviscerating fun at classic, beloved children's literature, all for your amusement.

What inspired you to start blogging?

As a coping mechanism, really.

What are three distinctive features of your blog?

1. I named my blog Rage Against the Minivan and I caved and bought one.
2. I tell a lot of stories about the dropping or breaking of my laptop
3. I do a "what I want you to know" series every Saturday that is reader-submitted stories about their unique life circumstances.

What inspired you to start blogging?

I started Flourish in Progress because I turned 30 in September 2010 and wanted to do something big to celebrate such a milestone birthday. I decided that my biggest distraction was the enormous amount of time I spent shopping. So, I gave up shopping for a year. I spent 7 years as a single mom before marrying my husband (we got married after dating for only 18 days). After I married Harv, I started shopping because I thought it would drastically increase my happiness. I realized my happiness came from my family and other aspects of my life, not the material gain, so I gave it up for a year to see what could happen to my life.

Flourish in Progress chronicles my year outside the mall. I'm seven months in.

What are three adjectives that describe your blog?

1. Rated R (for language and some adult situations)
2. Relatable
3. Ridiculous

What inspired you to start blogging?

I have always had stories, characters in my mind and a constant narrative streaming as I navigated my crazy life. In July 2008, with a 1-year-old daughter, 3-year old son, and a new life in the 'burbs, I briefly tried my hand at blogging. Time laughed in my face, and I forgot to log back in for 2 years.

In March 2009 I had a dream that brought into motion the person I am supposed to be. It was a simple, short dream, and when I awoke I knew everything about the two girls who starred in it. I knew their names, their stories, where they were and where they were going. So I started writing My Book in secret. This was huge for me. Writing this made me feel more like Kim than anything else ever had. Then in a span from November 2009-March 2010 my life took some big twists and turns, including the death of my father, who had been on life support, and the shocking diagnosis of cancer for my mom.

In May 2010, over a glass of wine while our kids played in the other room, a good friend insisted I start blogging about what I'm going through. Share my stories, work through the rough, scary bits and laugh about the crazy exploits of my insane offspring. She believed I had a voice people would want to hear, and figured it wouldn't hurt to get all this crap off my chest so when I sat down to work on my book, I had a clear head. She was so right. I feel that blogging helps me process the hard times, connect when I'm feeling afloat, and get cyber pats on the back when other people actually find me as funny as my friend does. So I keep going.

What are your three favorite posts?

1. Why Parenting is Like Clubbing in NYC
   
2. How to Pick Berries With a 3-Year-Old
3. Unqualified