No, I’m not running for office, although I often think I couldn’t do any worse than a lot of the current bunch. Instead, I’m looking for your votes in a different sort of popularity contest, the 2013 Mum and Dad blog awards, also known as the MADs.
Not that I expect to win anything you understand. I’m a very small fish in a very big pond (Tots 100 have well over 4,000 UK based parent bloggers registered) and there are plenty others far more deserving than me; folks who I know put a lot more time and effort into their blogs than I do.
So why bother posting about it?
Well, I set up this here blog largely as a result of last year’s MADs, where us dads were massively under-represented in the nominations. At the time I had another blog that I very rarely posted in, but after the lovely Susan Mann directed me to Tom Briggs’s rant on the matter, I decided to join in, and swell the ranks. And here I am. (You can read the longer version of that story here).
So… while I might not feel deserving of any of a MAD award, in the last 8 months or so I’ve got to know a fair few others who are, who I’ve listed here for your convenience:
- Diary of the Dad
- Mutterings of a Fool
- First Time Daddy
- It’s a Dad’s Life
- Daddacool
- Babberblog
- Whiskey for Aftershave
- Reluctant Housedad (although he’s a MADs judge, and not eligible for any awards)
- That Spencer Bloke…
- bringing up charlie
- OneDad3Girls
- Read it Daddy!
Why not check them out? If you like what you see (which I’m sure you will) why not give them your support with a MAD nomination? Go on, nominate a dad! The link is right here, you can’t miss it.
Oh, and as far as I’m aware, none of those I’ve listed qualify for the “Best New Blog” category. I do, though, so if you can’t think of anyone else to nominate… 
You can even donate by texting RBMS99 and the amount you'd like to donate (in pounds) to 70070. So, for example, to donate £2, text RBMS99 £2 to 70070.
Thanks very much (in advance) for your support!
Thanks for the mention and good luck x
Good luck to you too. Think you’ve got a better chance of getting a nomination than me
Likewise: thanks for the mention, & good luck. “Nominate a Dad!”
And good luck to you. Hmmm… #NominateADad?
The thought had crossed my mind!
I’m intrigued to see if our campaign works, at the very least lets hope it gives us a bit more visibility in the cut throat world of parent blogging
I’ve got another dad blog for you to take a look at, http://readitdaddy.blogspot.co.uk/ , agree dad blogs need bigging up a bit more
I’ll add him to the list, posthaste!
Many thanks for the mention. Much appreciated.
The very least I can do!