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It’s about time we become famous.

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So Jenny and I have been spouting nonsense on the interwebs for more than six years now (you have our apologies), but – needless to say – we haven’t really hit the big time. Sure, we’ve found our place as solid C-list bloggers, but let’s just say we haven’t quit our day jobs.

We haven’t gone viral.

Jenny got me thinking about this the other night with one of her “it’s late and I’m grumpy and losing my filter” facebook status updates:

For my birthday I would like for one of my blog posts to go viral so that everyone can write me indignant responses and try to skewer me for making a strong statement from my own point of view. From which, I see life, and which, may not be the same as yours. Somebody get me some candles to blow out. Or maybe I’ll just wish we were all robots of one mind. Wouldn’t that be fun? I have to go write a letter to Miley now. Bye.

I love it when Jenny gets snarky. (Which, seriously, if we want to get famous? We should totally publish our text messages to each other. Because snarky + hilarious = INTERNET FAME. However, we have tried really hard to seem like relatively nice people and it would be a shame to blow that cover at this point.)

So what I’m wondering is, why haven’t we gone viral yet? I mean, we’ve put some funny crap out there. Jenny even tries to tell people how to live their lives! But still, nothing.

Not one person has ever written an indignant response to one of our blog posts.

This must change.

So… what do you think we should do? How can we rile people up? We’re not smart enough to write anything complicated like Syria or the importance of teenage girls wearing bras. But we are the only first-and-fifth-cousin-mom-bloggers in the world, does that count for nothing?

OMG I just googled “viral blog post” and there are like 392 “how to make your blog post go viral” tutorials out there. I clicked on one and fell asleep at my keyboard. I am pretty sure you can’t FORCE something to go viral. That is the opposite of viral. It’s bacterial. (I AM HILARIOUS, HOW ARE WE NOT FAMOUS YET??)

This post is going from bad to worse so I am going to stop it right here, but tell me – how do you think Jenny and I should make ourselves famous? Start hating each other? Become swingers? Join a cult? I am at a loss. Help us out!

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24 Replies to “It’s about time we become famous.”

  2. Maybe you should embrace your c-list status and write about that–like Kathy Griffin. “Life on the Blogger C-List”

    On second thought… I like this idea for my own blog, although mine would have to be “Life on the Blogger G-List” (Maybe N-List to go further down the alphabet)

  5. There have been a couple of my posts that have been shared a bit. I doubt it would count as “viral”…but I guess since there’s no official number that defines “viral”, there’s no real way to know. Anyway, my point is that even those posts that are CLEARLY viral…it’s a one night stand. Very, very, VERY few of the people who read stick around. So it’s almost not worth it. Unless you somehow had really expensive ads running that paid out royally on those few days you got the clicks.

    So, it won’t really make you famous after all.

    An idea: make up a story about your kid being called gay or fat or stupid at a store. I hear that one works.

  7. You guys are great, I’ve been reading mommin’ it up win my 6 year old was a baby! I even got a shout out once when Jenny announced she was pregnent with her 3rd, lol. I rarely comment I’m more of a lurker. But I like you guys just the way you are! I only read 3 mommy blogs and yours is the one I’ve been reading the longest! 🙂

  9. This is one of the many reasons I don’t start a blog. 4 people would read it and they’d be relatives or people asking me to refill their pain medicines. The overachiever in me just couldn’t handle it.

  11. Hahaha! You guys sound like every PR client I have ever had. Ever thought of having our friend Holly help you out? She might have a few ideas.

  13. I *wish* I was C list. Typically you have to have something condemning to say about everyone else. Or either write in the form of a letter. Dear iPhone Mom, Dear Teenage Girls, Dear Mrs. Hall, Dear My Son or Daughter, Dear Robin Thicke, Dear Miley . . .

    For the record, I’ve been reading since MYSPACE. Yep, that’s right, I read Jenny’s blog posts on Myspace. Old skool, here’s a shovel can you dig it fool?

  14. Your famous to us! We love this blog! And we don’t even have
    Kids! Lol. Your posts are always very detailed and charming. And
    We love Jenny’s Instagram and are constantly liking
    Her photos! Just keep doing what ur doing. If its meant to be,
    Then it will be! Good luck and we wish nothing but the best for u!!!!

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