So, I realized the other day that I have been blogging since at least 2001 and that I am now a 30 something blogger so where are my peers on the internet? I see a plethora of 20 something bloggers and there is also a dedicated 20 something blogger group out there so what happened to all the 30 somethings?
When you google 30 something bloggers you come up with a closed group on Ning and a bunch of blogs where someone has just written 30 something blogger.When I do come across bloggers in my age range a majority of them have pre-school aged and under children and are stay at home moms. There is nothing wrong with that1 but, I am way past that stage with a 12 year old 7th grader2 and it feels as though I had those experiences in another life time.
Right now I’m dealing with pre-teen hormones & angst 24/7 so does that mean I have more to relate to with a 40 something? But I also love body mods, going out to clubs, getting drunk with my friends, dying my hair pink and spending hours shopping 3 so does that mean I can relate more to the 20 somethings?
This is part of the reason that I don’t have as much enthusiasim to blog as I used to … I want to know where I belong but, I feel like there isn’t anywhere for me. It’s almost like high school all over again4. It’s like nothing I say is relevant to my readers and who really wants to read the mundane stories from a Mom that sells smut anyway?
- because I did that for a year [↩]
- yup that totally makes me feel old [↩]
- The last few are when Kidlet is not at home obviously! [↩]
- which is totally depressing btw [↩]