This is a very random (and not very substantial) post, but I am perplexed by something today.
Jenny and I love, love, love it when people comment on our posts. I have heard Jenny say more than once, “No one has commented on my post today and it makes me want to kill myself.”
Not to put pressure on you or anything!
But yeah, when you comment and give us advice or tell a story or just say “hellz yeah,” it makes our day. Really, it does.
And, a lot of times the comments you leave are way smarter and more insightful than whatever we’ve been able to unintelligibly barely articulate in the actual post.
A few months ago we installed a WordPress plug-in (are we techy or what?) that allows us (or you) to reply directly to a comment that has been made, and if someone comments on your comment, you get an email notification. Did you follow that?
But it occurred to me today that we don’t take advantage of that feature as often as we could or should, and it’s not because we don’t value your comments, it’s just because… well, I guess because we haven’t gotten in the habit of it.
OMG could I possibly belabor this point any more??
My question is this – when you leave a comment, do you hope someone will respond? To make this lame post more exciting (to me, anyway) let’s take a vote.
i love you, cousin. no need to respond. i already know what you’re going to say. 🙂
What are these tenterhooks and why am I waiting on them?
It is a figure of speech, Verticchio. And I actually don’t know what they are.
I don’t generally remember to check back and see if someone has responded and I usually try not to sign up to get follow up comments emailed to me, because I have enough emails to delete anyway. Unless I ask a question, then I sort of hope that someone will reply.
I’m the same as Jenny. Usually the things I spend hours on get little comment. The things I write on the fly, people love.
I wish more lurkers would comment, that lets me know who’s reading my blog!
Yes, I know, I’m deeply shallow!
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I lurk!
FYI I read and enjoy all your posts but have never commented. Be assured tho – I’m reading. No time to take to comment.
Thank you for being a loyal reader! 🙂
I’m DEEPLY shallow, just like Uncle Paul up there. I have people tell me all the time that they read my blog (even emailing me to tell me they love it), but rarely comment. Why? Waaaaaaah.
PS – Thanks for using one of my favorite words “tenterhooks”. I said it in a play years ago and have used it in my vocabulary almost daily since. 🙂
I love reading posts from both of you! I have only commented a couple times but what you said makes sense!! So I would love to comment more!!!
I love reading your blog, but…I feel like I’ve come full circle. After being on the internet for 15+ years, I’m delving deeper into real life relationships rather than commenting. When one is sick, the internet doesn’t deliver a home cooked meal, but my neighbor two doors down will.
Still, Jenny, I hope you feel better very soon. It sounds like you have a very supportive family that you’ve made along with your family of origin. You are indeed fortunate.
I would think that if someone took the time to comment or to reply to a comment, they would want to know that someone out there in the blogosphere felt those comments were important, important enough to acknowledge too. So, I think its nice you can get an email telling you what someone else thought about your comment. 🙂
I love your guys’ blog, posts, interaction, helpfullness, comments ect. I need to read that I am NOT the only mom going thru some of this stuff! You guys are awesome! Comments or not! Keep postin’!
I only want a response if I ask a question…then I usually come back to check if anyone has answered it.
I am always a couple of days behind on my email, so I sometimes comment a couple of days after the post is posted. I do wonder sometimes if the blogger actually comes back to read the comments we day late and a dollar short people add. lol
Emily e-mailed me a thank you note after a suggestion I made at Christmas time. I thought it was really nice and it makes the bloggers feel more real when you know they are reading your comments and you are maybe giving them good advice or encouragement.