The Playpen

Do you know about Dicovering Dad? It’s a website dedicated to what it means to be a good dad, and the site’s editor and founder, Jeremy, has put in a ton of hard work to build it into a terrific resource, filled with valuable insights for dads, by dads. I’m a contributing writer over there, and even though I post so infrequently that I think Jer may want to give me the boot, I did manage to get this one to him. Check it out, Discovering Dad is just cool.

As I was browsing through his site for a while, checking out all the comments and all the posts, I was once again reminded of how lowly and small a blogger I am. An old art teacher once told me that “the very worst response once can receive to one’s work is indifference,” and I sometimes feel that may in fact be the case with The Playpen. Until now. All of my blog heroes get completely trashed in their comments on a regular basis. I mean, people just rip them up one side and down the other all day long. Its awesome. The few readers I am fortunate enough to have around here, by contrast, are all so nice. I have been secretly longing for the day when someone, anyone, will take offense with something I have written and flame me, thus signaling that I have, indeed, truly arrived. Yesterday, Danielle (scroll down to the fourth comment) made my dreams come true, and I love her for that. I’d like to personally thank her for taking the time to get to know us before commenting, and also for blasting our business, RedSparks, that we have worked so hard on in order for us to be able to realize our dream of kicking some of our profits back to neonatal care research and charities that benefit pre-term infants with special needs. Today, my friends, Matt has become a man. He has become….a Blogger.

And since she took offense at my plug and the prices of some of our items, I thought I’d throw her a bone. Check out some of our marked down merchandise at RedSparks. We have a huge sale going on and, regardless of what Danielle might think, we still consider most of what we carry to be pretty adorable.

-Matt

1. Kori Says:
   June 29th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

   Welcome to blogland; it took you long enough, my friend. Crud; if I had known all it would take to make you feel like part of the club, I would have been mean to you a long time ago!
   Kori´s last blog ..Weekend Recap

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2. Danielle Says:
   June 29th, 2009 at 6:13 pm

   Matt (and Frankie and Aline),

   Concerning my (hasty and rude) previous comment…
   I stand humbled.

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3. Mr Lady Says:
   June 29th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

   I don’t get blasted. God, I love being no one. Also, I am riding your coattails from here on out.
   Mr Lady´s last blog ..They’re Getting To Big To Cuddle, Or Jamie Foxx Can Kiss My Grits

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4. Matt Says:
   June 29th, 2009 at 8:25 pm

   @Danielle – Apology accepted. And the fact that you had the courage to come forward and say that publicly says a lot about your character. I hope we can be friends going forward. I’m not bad ALL the time .
   Matt´s last blog ..Redirects And Flames And Plugs, Oh My!

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5. Danielle Says:
   June 29th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

   Definitely. And thank you.

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6. BusyDad Says:
   June 30th, 2009 at 6:23 am

   Oh man, I came to see a fight. I say this was a premature stoppage. (Thanks for the Father’s Day shout out by the way). And I’m sorry I haven’t had a chance to throw your button on my site. Maybe if I did, I’d have people picking fights with me?
   BusyDad´s last blog ..How to Completely Remodel Your Home in 30 days and 12 Easy Steps

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