tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post6804322147851413363..comments2024-03-18T22:57:04.768-04:00Comments on HEY NATALIE JEAN: HENRY HOLBROOK AT THIS VERY MOMENTNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698804808966036834noreply@blogger.comBlogger352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-34961863761037920322013-10-17T10:37:38.445-04:002013-10-17T10:37:38.445-04:00I'm proud of you! Blessings on top blessings!!...I'm proud of you! Blessings on top blessings!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362093951304266883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-86750527725625745522013-10-05T03:21:38.850-04:002013-10-05T03:21:38.850-04:00Extremely silent reader, especially because I just...Extremely silent reader, especially because I just now realized I forgot to add the new URL to my bloglovin feed, but even though I missed you for a few weeks I am kind of grateful for that mistake because now I get to snuggle up on my couch on a Friday night and get a full dose of Natalie insights and Henry cuteness and all other sorts of awesome that comes out of you and this blog. Thank you for sharing and writing :) you are a brave, brave soul for doing it -- and so many people need to hear what you have to say! I just had a baby girl earlier this year, and can't bring myself to blog about her in public. I couldn't handle it if there were anything negative (or creepy. oh you creepsters. why do you have to exist?? I could live without THAT kind of opposition...) said about her, etc. So, I admire you for sharing as much as you do, and am so grateful that you do it! And now I am rambling. So I'll be done now. But thanks :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625035822302758505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-5234028704496942842013-09-25T03:35:24.531-04:002013-09-25T03:35:24.531-04:00Hi I have just recently started following your blo...Hi I have just recently started following your blog.I think its awesome&I cant wait to read a new post.I live all across the world in South Africa&its amazing how many similarities we have.Dont ever allow other peoples negativity stop you from doing what you love.I adore the posts about your sweet little Huck and I think it just reflects your love for him.Im interested to know how the transition from cot to bed went and how you manange a busy toddler in a small apartment.Thank you for this blog.It brightens my day Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270715167188910993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-33554817675734266442013-09-24T00:12:14.259-04:002013-09-24T00:12:14.259-04:00I'm a silent supporter, your blog is incredibl...I'm a silent supporter, your blog is incredibly interesting, your son is beautiful and the thoughts you share teach me things and make me think. I appreciate your open-ness and I'm jealous that you live in such a beautiful place and have such beautiful clothing and a lovely family. I know you ache and I'm so sorry for the haters out there, but I wanted to chime in and say that I'm a supporter and I'm grateful for an excellent read. Thank you!Tristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822773442879919471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-4904027680656097122013-09-21T00:47:07.254-04:002013-09-21T00:47:07.254-04:00Darling photos of Huck, and just keep doing what y...Darling photos of Huck, and just keep doing what you're doing. Try not to worry about what other people think. You're thoughts are your own, and everyone's writing is unique. You obviously have a great support system in the blogging community. Keep your focus on the positive side of life! Take care! <br /><br />xoRose Jorgensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168573660056645041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-76251145929674706182013-09-20T11:36:31.933-04:002013-09-20T11:36:31.933-04:00Natalie, I don't mind sponsored posts at all. ...Natalie, I don't mind sponsored posts at all. There are some bloggers who pretend that their blog is small when it has a huge following, and don't really address that they are compensated in one way or another to write posts about products or places. I really appreciated your sponsored post last week, and your honesty telling your readers that they are a sponsor and help pay for your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918070851461132930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-34755386593782830602013-09-19T19:24:03.893-04:002013-09-19T19:24:03.893-04:00you are the best! and who the hell cares about tho...you are the best! and who the hell cares about those stupid comments! keep doing what you love to do. because we love it too! if they dont like it, they can unfollow you, but obviously they are haters or loving you in secret lol.<br /><br />keep you blogs and cool pics coming! :)Judy Beltrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165801085184375760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-12916603809221534662013-09-18T20:52:28.963-04:002013-09-18T20:52:28.963-04:00I love your blog and have been reading since my li...I love your blog and have been reading since my littlest was born almost 2.5 years ago! Your posts make me laugh out loud and sometimes even cry. My friends and I text each other "did you read nat today?!" as we are all hooked on your posts. Over the past couple of years you've inspired me to be a cool mama, take care of myself as well as I take care of my babes, and always trust my mama gut. Thank you - so so much!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401548713124184624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-33893062779659513472013-09-18T00:46:04.255-04:002013-09-18T00:46:04.255-04:00i'll never understand how it's worth anyon...i'll never understand how it's worth anyone's time to take the effort to be negative, even on yelp. somehow they have more motivation than those of us that have happy, loving, positive thoughts. so just adding mine to the long list you have already acquired (and very much deserve). keep doing what you are doing, it's worth something, every bit of it. that sweet boy's face needs to be shared! jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071022674157068706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-31493190172221662872013-09-17T22:42:17.215-04:002013-09-17T22:42:17.215-04:00I felt compelled to comment after reading this. I&...I felt compelled to comment after reading this. I'm one of the silent readers, and I just thought I'd break that silence to thank you and let you know that your little blog makes me smile. I love reading about life in NYC and all that you and your little man get up to. I can count on you to cheer me up, tug at my heart strings, and make me laugh out loud. :) Mary Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983119180895850084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-84613203905369856772013-09-17T22:39:53.269-04:002013-09-17T22:39:53.269-04:00I felt compelled to comment after reading this. I&...I felt compelled to comment after reading this. I'm one of the silent readers, and I just thought I'd break that silence to thank you and let you know that your little blog makes me smile. I love reading about life in NYC and all that you and your little man get up to. I can count on you to cheer me up, tug at my heart strings, and make me laugh out loud. :) Mary Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983119180895850084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-24503073128334079332013-09-17T18:05:40.559-04:002013-09-17T18:05:40.559-04:00I love your blog! It really is my favorite! There ...I love your blog! It really is my favorite! There have been many times when I have laughed out loud at some of your posts. I think your blogs great and I love your openness! If only there was someway to figure out what those mean commenters did for a living and go to their place of work and criticize every little thing they do! although that would just be going down to their level....so...idk just screw em'!Lexi Wallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713901398641687098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-41923511053471188452013-09-17T16:32:24.735-04:002013-09-17T16:32:24.735-04:00Good for you to have sponsored posts! Isn't th...Good for you to have sponsored posts! Isn't that the american dream?! To get paid to do what you love? And yay for your essay posts and non-essay posts and thanks for sharing your family with us. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one with a child surviving on peanut butter and nutella sandwiches and screaming irreverent things during sacrament.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117236815221471608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-66222812420491196362013-09-17T16:19:25.966-04:002013-09-17T16:19:25.966-04:00This is totally not on subject but I stumbled upon...This is totally not on subject but I stumbled upon your old old vimeo video of cutting baby nails and I could not get over how incredibly ADORABLE huck is in that video. Had to share. with. everyone. Especially when you give his cheek a little squeeze... DIEDminmesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110211682224212634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-54962187895994956112013-09-17T15:16:34.087-04:002013-09-17T15:16:34.087-04:00I love reading your blog and oogling your amazing ...I love reading your blog and oogling your amazing photos and imagining that I lived in NYC too. Thanks for brightening my lunch hours. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979259475403144433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-12866554943806077762013-09-17T13:29:52.731-04:002013-09-17T13:29:52.731-04:00I've written only one comment, but much like m...I've written only one comment, but much like most of your readers, I am primarily a silent fan. I follow your blog because I appreciate your honesty and sincerity. Sharing posts like this - as well as the emotions and activities that go on behind the scenes - really reinforces what a safe space you have created here for everyone to learn and grow.<br /><br />Most of all, however, I know that Henry is a very lucky boy to have a mum like yourself. Someone who is so considerate and caring about their child deserves to be able to share that love. Posts like these aren't really for your readers. They are for Henry. When he gets older, he is going to have years and years and years of blog entries to reinforce how much of a great mum you were: he'll learn things about being a parent from your posts, he'll learn things about you and his father, and he'll really appreciate having this wealth of information about himself.<br /><br />Cheers to you - thank you for sharing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199718001223097243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-45854459332860201882013-09-17T13:03:09.694-04:002013-09-17T13:03:09.694-04:00I love that little face of your boy! He does seem...I love that little face of your boy! He does seem like a dreamboat. We should trade, I think. Also, I love your sponsored posts. I check for them every week to see what I should blow my paycheck on at Forever 21! Seriously. You are super talented and I enjoy every word that you clickety clack for us to read. I always log off the computer much happier than I was after reading your blog. Thank you for that!Brammer Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727921580604014206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-10919635215290172032013-09-17T10:42:19.666-04:002013-09-17T10:42:19.666-04:00you make me so thrilled to be a mom one day.you make me so thrilled to be a mom one day.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419503581084309957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-86076178941454579562013-09-17T09:59:23.500-04:002013-09-17T09:59:23.500-04:00I love your blog and how personal you make it
Its ...I love your blog and how personal you make it<br />Its a pleasure to read about your life and get to know you a bit better!<br />Please dont ever doubt that what youre doing makes sense<br />Hugs from europe<br />BasiaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343576992321052459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-58954893530897817562013-09-17T04:53:42.704-04:002013-09-17T04:53:42.704-04:00love this. huck is the cutest. makes my day. so do...love this. huck is the cutest. makes my day. so does your positivity.Koshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799573526555654800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-26207376953982730232013-09-17T00:03:19.631-04:002013-09-17T00:03:19.631-04:00So happy your are receiving so much love:) I LOVE ...So happy your are receiving so much love:) I LOVE reading your blog. Keep it up!!Cherisa Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466773541708683669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-84093684205153105392013-09-16T23:41:06.816-04:002013-09-16T23:41:06.816-04:00You poor thing, I always forget how many mean peop...You poor thing, I always forget how many mean people are out there, it must be so hard to just put yourself into the world and have them come down on you. I'm glad you know that so many more of us just adore you!! Love the positivity and love everything you do! <br />xo <br />SK Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113479985859406386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-36368999162151052702013-09-16T22:51:23.633-04:002013-09-16T22:51:23.633-04:00Hi Miss-B! i think you have a great point here. a ...Hi Miss-B! i think you have a great point here. a lot of readers worry that i'll stop writing essays or stop being "me" if i take sponsored opportunities, if that makes sense. and i think that's totally valid. ultimately though, it's an issue of timing, and there CAN be both, i promise! really, there's always been both, the sponsorships are just getting higher profile lately, is all, and we had a streak of bad timing that i couldn't control. but i will always strive for a balance, like i always have. sometimes there'll be more sponsored posts than other times (these things seem to come in seasons), and sometimes the things that i want to share are just too personal, or not mine to share, and sometimes there just isn't anything essay worthy to write about at all! so it's all fluff for a while. i don't intend to withdraw on purpose, which is what i was trying to convey in the disclaimer above. i'm going to keep on. business as usual. but you raise a good point. the fact is, i AM writing a book, so things might feel light in here until march when my manuscript is due. and also, my baby IS growing up, and already much of his story is no longer mine to tell. and how many posts on infertility does anybody REALLY want to read, after all? so, i guess i just hope that readers will have a bit of trust in what i'm doing, and not turn on me so quickly if they feel dissatisfied for a bit. also the name change was completely impulsive and not al all meant to signify any change in anything. that was all coincidence. i was just really sick of "nat the fat rat." i should probably have been more forthcoming about that stuff because i can see how some readers might have thought it was all some huge rebrand, when really, i only wanted to just change the name. hindsight, right? anyway, thanks for reading, and thank you for this comment. Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698804808966036834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-46066668341894079362013-09-16T21:59:48.469-04:002013-09-16T21:59:48.469-04:00I'm a mostly silent but very regular follower ...I'm a mostly silent but very regular follower of your blog. I've been quite fascinated by the 'blow up' that followed your change of name and sponsored posts, although not surprised. I think followers read a blog for certain reasons and if they feel that the blog changes, they feel upset. Not everyone responds to change well. I think the backlash that happens on other websites is unfortunate - mostly because I think (as you mentioned above) that it will mean you more carefully screen those posts you make and that ruins it for the rest of us. I hope that your book that you're writing goes back to the honesty of some of your pre-name change posts ... maybe even slightly before that, because it will make for wonderful reading, and perhaps the people who have to shell over hard earned $ to read it are the ones that are likely to be more accepting of whatever you have to say (one can only hope).<br /><br />Ultimately, though, as much as I will be sad to see some of the super honest posts (I mean, in real life people rarely open up about when they're trying for a baby or how they afford certain things), I can respect why that might be the route you choose to take. Also - hats off to you for finding a way to provide for your family - sponsorded posts and all. Miss-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879410396996244231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-88222350415986534752013-09-16T21:04:25.946-04:002013-09-16T21:04:25.946-04:00Who would write negative comments on your blog?! ...Who would write negative comments on your blog?! I LOVE your blog. You make me laugh and sometimes cry. I've never posted before, but I'm definitely a supporter! I have a six year old boy and an 8 month old boy. I look back at videos of my oldest when he was 2 and 3ish....It was a magical time! But, they just keep getting better too. I know you soak in every moment with Huck and keep it up. TIme seems to disappear more and more everyday! Don't let the negativity get you down. They are just jealous of your awesomeness!Betseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003868671761623412noreply@blogger.com