{"id":12272,"date":"2013-09-10T12:27:41","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T19:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momservations.wordpress.com\/?p=12272"},"modified":"2013-09-10T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T19:27:41","slug":"who-wants-to-ride-shotgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2013\/09\/10\/who-wants-to-ride-shotgun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Wants to Ride Shotgun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Momservation: <\/b>If you aren\u2019t able to entertain yourself then maybe someone doesn\u2019t like their own company.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12277\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/198.23.108.118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12277\" alt=\"246\" src=\"http:\/\/198.23.108.118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/246.jpg?w=150\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">thanks for the vote Darby!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So I didn\u2019t make Forbes list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/meghancasserly\/2013\/08\/20\/the-100-best-websites-for-women-2013\/\">100 Best Websites for Women.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks a lot you guys for the votes. Meaning my dad (thanks Dad!), my longest friend (thanks Janine!), my biggest fans (thanks Leigh and Karen!), and my dog (I voted for her). Mom, you\u2019re off the hook because you were flying to Phoenix and didn\u2019t have access to a computer (let\u2019s just go with that). Everyone else, go ahead and go back to your busy lives of posting pictures of your food on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that was kind of mean. Sorry.<\/p>\n<p>I was just trying out being brutally honest\u2014apparently if you want to have a bazillion blog readers and get a book deal, this is how you have to set yourself apart in the crowded mom blogger world.<\/p>\n<p>Or fucking cuss a lot.<\/p>\n<p>See\u2014that doesn\u2019t work for me either.<\/p>\n<p>I considered selling out by accepting more product placement and offers of free stuff as an endorsement blogger.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m already being stalked by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nanny.com\">nanny.com <\/a>and I don\u2019t really want people to think that I actually like seaweed chips or need vaginal reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>I thought about being inflammatory and controversial\u2026or being a cute sneezing kitten\u2014that always seems to get people to forward your stuff on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\">But then I\u2019d be violating my Number 1 Rule: First, respect yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kitten sneeze scariest ever! ORIGINAL\" width=\"843\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aTlz6vDFELQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(Okay, that is pretty stinkin&#8217; cute. I get the 2 million views)<\/p>\n<p>So, I\u2019m just going to stick with what I know and hope people appreciate what I have to offer: a humorous (sometimes poignant) take on parenthood with a few survival tips thrown in and a reminder to enjoy the journey.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, at the very least, I\u2019m pretty happy entertaining myself (I\u2019ve always enjoyed my own company) and at the most\u2014maybe I\u2019ve inspired someone along the way to see the world like my kindred soul Hunter S. Thompson:<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cLife should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming &#8220;Wow! What a Ride!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I hope more of you will ride shotgun with me, because if I do say so myself, I\u2019m a pretty good time.<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019d hate to resort to endorsing vaginal reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you\u2019re in for riding shotgun, please use the social media links below to share Momservations\u00ae. 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