tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post3090853697645309700..comments2024-03-05T05:39:54.907-05:00Comments on Good Girl Gone Redneck: That girl.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972798018825603047noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-12967506581060024632013-03-20T22:12:23.304-04:002013-03-20T22:12:23.304-04:00I so so get this. All of it. I've been feeling...I so so get this. All of it. I've been feeling a bit overlooked and left out lately as well. Like you said, genuinely happy for friends but also just wondering why not me? And I get it that it's not personal (on the brand side or whatever side) but it sure feels that way. For me, someone who is shy by nature, just getting out there and asking is such a big deal and such a huge step. I Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791338684143423577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-91884062866836093692013-03-19T00:03:12.637-04:002013-03-19T00:03:12.637-04:00I look at it this way: when we're too eager to...I look at it this way: when we're too eager to be chosen, we're usually not. When we stop waiting to be picked, that's when we are. You're feelings are valid and it's incredibly hard to see others around you selected by Disney or whoever does the picking, but you're more than that. Right? I wasn't picked either -- just in case you were wondering. <br /><br />I get it,Liz @ The Six Year Itchhttp://www.sixyearitch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-30066453111051431852013-03-11T21:36:22.039-04:002013-03-11T21:36:22.039-04:00A link from Moosh sent me here and I'm glad I ...A link from Moosh sent me here and I'm glad I clicked. <br /><br />A favorite friend of mine said this once and it's been on repeat for me ever since... "it's not that I'm saying 'why not me?' I'm really saying 'why not me too?'<br /><br />Thank you for putting your heart out there.Jamiehttp://www.chosenchaos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-3669360409818607992013-03-11T21:35:34.154-04:002013-03-11T21:35:34.154-04:00A link from Moosh sent me here and I'm glad I ...A link from Moosh sent me here and I'm glad I clicked. <br /><br />A favorite friend of mine said this once and it's been on repeat for me ever since... "it's not that I'm saying 'why not me?' I'm really saying 'why not me too?'<br /><br />Thank you for putting your heart out there.Jamiehttp://www.chosenchaos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-74582367552807961572013-03-11T08:51:45.882-04:002013-03-11T08:51:45.882-04:00As a professional who sits on both sides of the fe...As a professional who sits on both sides of the fence- a blogger and brand side- I felt really sad as I read this and many of the comments. It made me sad to think that so many moms take brand strategies personally. I am NOT talking about Disney here but brands in general. I've been in many meetings each month when brands sit and decide who gets invited to events or who gets paid for Maria Baileyhttp://www.momtv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-59019931524956991452013-03-09T22:44:15.888-05:002013-03-09T22:44:15.888-05:00I feel this a lot. It's hard seeing people get...I feel this a lot. It's hard seeing people get to experience things in life for no reason other than luck. It doesn't mean I am not happy for them, but I wonder what is keeping it from being me? We are all working so hard at our craft, at our jobs, at our life...it's hard to not look at the opportunities that we are getting passed up on and not feel like someone else is just luckier.Alenahttp://simplycomplicatedlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-45950858026544914012013-03-09T12:13:52.173-05:002013-03-09T12:13:52.173-05:00I just want to reach through and hug you. I get th...I just want to reach through and hug you. I get this. We relocated to a city I hate and don't know a soul. I get the feeling of being invisible. hang in there. MrsFunhttp://funfamily6.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-89832133531176501672013-03-09T10:23:01.539-05:002013-03-09T10:23:01.539-05:00Wow. This a tough one, sorry to hear.
However, ho...Wow. This a tough one, sorry to hear.<br /><br />However, hold you head up high as your time WILL come, it just was not meant to be "this time"<br /><br />I have been through in my life countless rejections in jobs I wanted in Bermuda and Jamaica, some were the ones I thought "this is it" - but then not a call - how rude. However, in retrospect I learnt to let it all "beAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323457509870105643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-50920566840324128822013-03-08T14:12:56.095-05:002013-03-08T14:12:56.095-05:00I've been thinking about your post all day and...I've been thinking about your post all day and wishing I had an answer for you.<br />I've been at this for seven years and I still wonder why and how some things happen.<br />That being said, my most favorite quote (and the one I have hanging on my wall in the most obvious spot in my home) is "If you work really hard and are kind, amazing things will happen." <br />They really moosh in indy.http://mooshinindy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-4937215005389548092013-03-07T11:49:51.425-05:002013-03-07T11:49:51.425-05:00Andrea, I get this. I do! I have had my hopes up f...Andrea, I get this. I do! I have had my hopes up for many opportunities, especially blog conferences and trips that just haven't found their way to me yet. It can be discouraging, but we have to keep trudging along. I just rest in knowing that God's timing on these things is not the same as mine. I want to get to a conference SO bad, but at this stage in life that ticket/trip must come inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-39643461595457084842013-03-07T11:30:47.145-05:002013-03-07T11:30:47.145-05:00Andrea, you are totally reaching out to many peopl...Andrea, you are totally reaching out to many people who feel the same way, including me. The same thing just happened to me with a friend who was chosen for an opportunity I really wanted. I know I could do as good a job, and I wish we were there together. It's so hard when we want our talents and abilities to be recognized, and we don't get that. But just so you know, your readers are Xiomara | Equis Placehttp://www.xiomaramaldonado.com/equis-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-69903072307653493582013-03-07T11:28:39.537-05:002013-03-07T11:28:39.537-05:00I SO hear you on the lack of response. Everything ...I SO hear you on the lack of response. Everything has become so spammy, mass-emailed...and cold. BRING BACK REAL COMMUNICATION.Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422072265757585243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-20458541620189886022013-03-07T10:24:36.648-05:002013-03-07T10:24:36.648-05:00I'm sorry you weren't chosen. I've bee...I'm sorry you weren't chosen. I've been "that girl" plenty of times in social situations. And i know it hurts. I wish they'd have sent you a letter as well. I know how hard it is to blog, put your heart and mind online, grow your readership and get chosen for these prime opportunities.<br /><br />Although I've been blogging for over a year, I still feel like a Tanya @ Moms Small Victorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520133909287154535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-27242633933282841382013-03-07T10:14:09.244-05:002013-03-07T10:14:09.244-05:00One campaign or conference does not define you as ...One campaign or conference does not define you as a blogger. I don't know much about this Disney thing but it's really hard to get into. It's disappointed a lot of my bloggers friends who didn't make the cut but maybe you will down the road. Remember how wonderful your blog is and what it truly stand for. It will pay off! Believe it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-36964033660621660722013-03-07T08:34:51.461-05:002013-03-07T08:34:51.461-05:00As a Canadian blogger, there was one specific oppo...As a Canadian blogger, there was one specific opportunity that I was left out of. Even though the opportunity might not have even been something I wanted, it was hard to see "We chose the 100 best Mom blogs in Canada" and know I wasn't contacted.<br /><br />These things sting. I think it stings extra hard because we pour our heart and soul into blogging. And it isn't actually Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390231394987275353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-53222600880658851702013-03-07T08:00:19.052-05:002013-03-07T08:00:19.052-05:00Wow! Great post. I'm right there with you. A s...Wow! Great post. I'm right there with you. A success here and there, and I wonder why everything doesn't go my way. Rejection by silence... OUCH! That hurts. You are not rejected today! :) Great post. Honest. And oh so true for all of us, even those who appear successful. They just might not admit it.Family Travels on a Budgetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-66882284456891107982013-03-07T07:52:36.823-05:002013-03-07T07:52:36.823-05:00Andrea, I get this. I really do. Some days, it'...Andrea, I get this. I really do. Some days, it's hard to swallow and move on, and it's totally okay to ask, Why not me? <br /><br />I'm sorry you feel this way. Just know you're not alone. Also? I am 100% with you on the "no thanks" note. It only takes a minute to do that, but it makes a huge difference. It irks me so much that people/ companies choose not to take that Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-12746880391044937352013-03-06T22:21:39.243-05:002013-03-06T22:21:39.243-05:00OH MY GOD. I totally feel this way, too. I read so...OH MY GOD. I totally feel this way, too. I read something similar this year from Jill Smokler at Scary Mommy. I was like "SAY WHAAAAT?" I mean from her? To me, she is MISS THING. And yet she feels it, too and is honest enough to write about it. God bless her and GOD BLESS YOU. Thank you for sharing what we all feel. I think someday it will be you. And I think we ALL have to brainstorm Lydia B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15769694459218666561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-55601500943940682932013-03-06T22:14:18.368-05:002013-03-06T22:14:18.368-05:00It's crazy the way people are chosen for oppor...It's crazy the way people are chosen for opportunities. Sometimes I truly feel like they are picking names out of a hat. Honestly I would feel better if I knew they were picking names out of a hat! ;)<br /><br />I get you. <br /><br />And yes when did not sending "no thank you" letters become the norm?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224711908880146896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-50010239166155363112013-03-06T21:26:19.522-05:002013-03-06T21:26:19.522-05:00I've been blogging for about two years and I t...I've been blogging for about two years and I totally get this and have felt it. I'm nowhere near ready for some of the opportunities that you are speaking of but I feel it with pageviews or comments. I'm sorry that you didn't get chosen and that they didn't have the courtesy to let you down in a more positive way. That does suck. Just wanted you to know that you can add me to AnnMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152506646344966212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-6558130987123900682013-03-06T21:06:05.035-05:002013-03-06T21:06:05.035-05:00I'm so sorry you are feeling left out.
I have...I'm so sorry you are feeling left out.<br /><br />I have to remind myself that for every opportunity, there are SO MANY people who want it. <br /><br />Like DisneySMMoms. I would pretty much do anything to get an invite. It's probably shameful the things I would do to get to go. But I didn't get an invite. <br /><br />And even though there really was no real reason for me to think I Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-32752151753915697362013-03-06T20:18:26.511-05:002013-03-06T20:18:26.511-05:00Ugh, I'm so sorry you are down and feeling lef...Ugh, I'm so sorry you are down and feeling left out. Like others who have commented, I understand that feeling so well, and it's just not nice to feel like an outsider. Chin up! Oh, and your post about polite replies have reminded me to reply to your fb message. Oops *blush* Sorry! I'm off to reply now! Amy @HoneyBadgerRunshttp://www.honeybadgerruns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-12339344856440009502013-03-06T20:07:29.900-05:002013-03-06T20:07:29.900-05:00I won't lie. I was jealous as shit when I saw ...I won't lie. I was jealous as shit when I saw other people get chosen. I also won't lie that I think my blog is better than some of theirs. <br /><br />I do wish I knew what the decision parameters were - it's hard to compete when you have no idea what they are looking for. <br /><br />Anyway, I agree. There are so, so many of us blogging, and we all bringing something different to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-83593551088774632302013-03-06T16:44:24.861-05:002013-03-06T16:44:24.861-05:00get it.
totally.
and i see you.
from the oth...get it. <br /><br />totally.<br /><br />and i see you. <br /><br />from the other corner.<br /><br />and with the rest of the commenters, we all become these girls. <br /><br />so we get together and suddenly we are an eclectic group of fabulous with a side of awesome sauce. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-24484772120446336312013-03-06T15:44:05.343-05:002013-03-06T15:44:05.343-05:00Oh, Andrea, I totally get this! I think so many of...Oh, Andrea, I totally get this! I think so many of us do! It's really easy to feel like you aren't good enough when you don't get something you had really hoped for. This happens to me more often that I'd like to admit. You know what though? When something else comes through, it always makes me so giddy and I feel so special because someone picked me! <br /><br />I'm sure it&#Lacey Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250271598245854413noreply@blogger.com