Comments on: Cat fights aren’t always a good thing

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:52 +0000

heck I am just happy to have 7 followers.. if anyone comments I REALLY get excited!

The most comments I have EVER gotten is 2… so you are a rock star to me!!!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:03 +0000

Finally stopping by for a VERY belated VGNO!

By: Complicated Mama

Complicated Mama — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:39:58 +0000

first of all girl– I am comment number 21… I dont get 21 comments ever. (did i just cheapen myself?… eh– thats ok lol)

Seriously though, I love your site, even though i dont get read my fav blogs every day- i do try to do a weekly catch up. I actually came cause i glanced over at “the people id give a kidney to” list and thought- Where the hell has Tena been???

As for the mudslinging? …im still a little surprised it exists…but it does unfortunately :/

O and PS- I am totally the same way with not being able to tell white lies.. I totally SUCK.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:55:42 +0000

I am pretty sure that my mom, my husband and my sister are the only people who read my blog. Which is kind of depressing sometimes, but I started for the same reasons as you did and try to always remember that so I don’t get depressed over my 3 comments per post.

By: kootnygirl

kootnygirl — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:42:03 +0000

I really enjoy your blog. I have it bookmarked and I read it as I make my rounds of favourite reads.

I didn’t realize that other people felt like I did. You nailed it here:

“I used to truly not care. I started this journey as a journaling of my life. A creative outlet that NO ONE would read- who the hell cares about me and my silly shit?

Then it happened. People started reading. Then they start commenting. Then the bug bites you. It’s like a drug- once you get a taste, it feels good, you want more. ”

When I see a comment on my blog I’m terrified and invigorated at the same time.

By: Em

Em — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:03:19 +0000

It is a funny world, this blogging thingy. I look at it as highschool “classes.” A bunch of us seemed to have started at the same time, and we’ve all evolved into different things, good things, but the incoming Freshman have to discover everything on their own, and eventually that new group will dwindle and they will begin to question and delve deeper and maybe enjoy the “older but less popular kids who speak their minds.” Does that make sense?

I’ve stopped writing for whomever stumbles upon my blog and have started writing for me and the people who have stayed. Some people have left, and I’m cool with that. But yes, the catty crap gets quite old quite fast. I’ve pretty much dropped Twitter because of it – with all the new programs that allow you to “see” only certain Tweets, even though you’re following 1,000 accounts, has really killed it for me.

You’ve always been true to yourself Tena, stay there. The other roads are just exhausting and get you nowhere.

By: Lucy Cooper

Lucy Cooper — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:06:43 +0000

Oh, boy.

GREAT post. And boy, is it hard not to get hung up on feedback. Or get caught up in the politics and sniping. I’m a nobody in the blogging world, so that helps )

Glad I found your blog- looking forward to seeing more good stuff in my reader….

By: Carolee

Carolee — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:47:56 +0000

Missed the Twitter drama myself.

Missed VGNO, too! Hope you had a good one!

By: Catherine @ Evolving Mommy

Catherine @ Evolving Mommy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:39:54 +0000

I have thought a lot about the way that some bloggers treat each other and I always worry how that will affect the way the whole group is viewed by outsiders. If we can’t respect ourselves and those around us in the blogging world then no one will.

By: Julie@JulieChats

Julie@JulieChats — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:16:26 +0000

I enjoyed this post, I think I’m addicted too! And hopefully we can leave high school where it belongs, in the past!

Happy VGNO!