I feel like a $hitastic Mom after reading the Kelly Hampton blog. Am I the only one?

[Anonymous]

I've been sitting on the fence for quite somtime about Kelle Hamptons Blog...I read it regularly and look forward to seeing what photos and and thoughts and personal takes on life she has choosen to share with the world on her blog.

I enjoy her photos and her optimisum, and find her refreshing when I let the daily grind of life and its stresses get me down. However, my little green eyed monster does rear it's ugly head frm time to time (as my life situation is very diff from hers) and I find myself wishing I had what she has... and wonder if her blog actually makes me feel worse... subconciously compairing her house, her husband, her money, her career, her creativity with mine (or the lack of).

However I too have a beautiful wee person in my life...and I can't find the words to describe who much joy he brings (there are alot of hard times also, he doesn't like to sleep...or eat much which is a daily battle)...and what I find so special is that Kelle Hampton comes very close with her words and her photos in capturing and how I feel about my wee boy.

She has a gift for writting and taking beautiful photos, she can catch a wee exspression on her daughters face - that I can see in my own wee boy that i wish i could save, or she can take a photo of the amasing light that you find somtimes which just eluminates and makes even the dullest of spaces look magic and the back it up with words that could never find, but feel.

She chooses to these with the world, and I'm greatful for that; it's HER creative outlet (and i don't think it has any things to do with ego, sure she liketo take photos of herself, but so would I if I looked that good on camera!) and it helps me to remember to 'enjoying the little things'...if you have read her blog in depth, she does indeed declaire that she is aware she wears 'rose tinted glasses' - she assures the readers from time to time that not everthing in her life is perfect and somtimes writes about the not so good times, but she justifys why she does this well.

There are always people out there that are going the have more things, and less - and i think that her position in life is beside the point. Yes; life is harder if you have to stuggle every week to provide the basics in life, if you have have a shitty house, bad fashion sense or just a lack of money to do anything about it, you may have a crappy husband or be a single mum...but really I think that then you need a little MORE optimisum in your life to keep you going! To be reminded to 'enjoy the little things' and to see beauty and joy in what you have!

[Anonymous]

Nobody should feel like a bad mom reading her blog. Look at the amount of pictures she posts- for every one she posts, she took 25 that didn't turn out "just right." And then she has to sit down and edit them, and write a blog, and post it. How many hours do you think that takes? At least your children won't grow up thinking, "Wow, all those trips we took to the beach and all the crafts we did were just so my mom could take a bunch of pictures of us and put them on the internet." NO little girls need to be THAT exposed to the internet, and as much as she thinks she might not be, she's doing them a disservice by exploiting them like that.

I finally threw my hands up with her when she wrote the blog about a friend of hers' child being killed in a horrible sledding accident. It was ALL ABOUT HER. "I got the call and dropped my drink in Starbucks and ran out. I was so sad, so I sat around with my kids and took a bunch of pictures to remind myself how great my life still is, and at the end of the day, I looked at this sunset and was at peace with the fact that life is unexpected. And finally, here's the winner of my give away." It was AWFUL. I could not even imagine being the mother who lost her child and reading what my selfish "friend" wrote about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been sitting on the fence for quite somtime about Kelle Hamptons Blog...I read it regularly and look forward to seeing what photos and and thoughts and personal takes on life she has choosen to share with the world on her blog.

I enjoy her photos and her optimisum, and find her refreshing when I let the daily grind of life and its stresses get me down. However, my little green eyed monster does rear it's ugly head frm time to time (as my life situation is very diff from hers) and I find myself wishing I had what she has... and wonder if her blog actually makes me feel worse... subconciously compairing her house, her husband, her money, her career, her creativity with mine (or the lack of).

However I too have a beautiful wee person in my life...and I can't find the words to describe who much joy he brings (there are alot of hard times also, he doesn't like to sleep...or eat much which is a daily battle)...and what I find so special is that Kelle Hampton comes very close with her words and her photos in capturing and how I feel about my wee boy.

She has a gift for writting and taking beautiful photos, she can catch a wee exspression on her daughters face - that I can see in my own wee boy that i wish i could save, or she can take a photo of the amasing light that you find somtimes which just eluminates and makes even the dullest of spaces look magic and the back it up with words that could never find, but feel.

She chooses to these with the world, and I'm greatful for that; it's HER creative outlet (and i don't think it has any things to do with ego, sure she liketo take photos of herself, but so would I if I looked that good on camera!) and it helps me to remember to 'enjoying the little things'...if you have read her blog in depth, she does indeed declaire that she is aware she wears 'rose tinted glasses' - she assures the readers from time to time that not everthing in her life is perfect and somtimes writes about the not so good times, but she justifys why she does this well.

There are always people out there that are going the have more things, and less - and i think that her position in life is beside the point. Yes; life is harder if you have to stuggle every week to provide the basics in life, if you have have a shitty house, bad fashion sense or just a lack of money to do anything about it, you may have a crappy husband or be a single mum...but really I think that then you need a little MORE optimisum in your life to keep you going! To be reminded to 'enjoy the little things' and to see beauty and joy in what you have!

I know you're trying to make a point here, but all I could think was that you need to learn to spell, and that you also need to stop saying "wee."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been sitting on the fence for quite somtime about Kelle Hamptons Blog...I read it regularly and look forward to seeing what photos and and thoughts and personal takes on life she has choosen to share with the world on her blog.

I enjoy her photos and her optimisum, and find her refreshing when I let the daily grind of life and its stresses get me down. However, my little green eyed monster does rear it's ugly head frm time to time (as my life situation is very diff from hers) and I find myself wishing I had what she has... and wonder if her blog actually makes me feel worse... subconciously compairing her house, her husband, her money, her career, her creativity with mine (or the lack of).

However I too have a beautiful wee person in my life...and I can't find the words to describe who much joy he brings (there are alot of hard times also, he doesn't like to sleep...or eat much which is a daily battle)...and what I find so special is that Kelle Hampton comes very close with her words and her photos in capturing and how I feel about my wee boy.

She has a gift for writting and taking beautiful photos, she can catch a wee exspression on her daughters face - that I can see in my own wee boy that i wish i could save, or she can take a photo of the amasing light that you find somtimes which just eluminates and makes even the dullest of spaces look magic and the back it up with words that could never find, but feel.

She chooses to these with the world, and I'm greatful for that; it's HER creative outlet (and i don't think it has any things to do with ego, sure she liketo take photos of herself, but so would I if I looked that good on camera!) and it helps me to remember to 'enjoying the little things'...if you have read her blog in depth, she does ind declaire that she is aware she wears 'rose tinted glasses' - she assures the readers from time to time that not everthing in her life is perfect and somtimes writes about the not so good times, but she justifys why she does this well.

There are always people out there that are going the have more things, and less - and i think that her position in life is beside the point. Yes; life is harder if you have to stuggle every week to provide the basics in life, if you have have a shitty house, bad fashion sense or just a lack of money to do anything about it, you may have a crappy husband or be a single mum...but really I think that then you need a little MORE optimisum in your life to keep you going! To be reminded to 'enjoy the little things' and to see beauty and joy in what you have!

I know you're trying to make a point here, but all I could think was that you need to learn to spell, and that you also need to stop saying "wee."

Ha - fair call I guess, yes my spelling (and grammar if we're going to go there) IS terrible and I definitely should've made more of an effort in school. I'm afraid I'm a lost cause now that there is spellcheck (which i probly should've used). However I'll be sure to save my son the embarrassment of it all, by enforcing in him the importance of it!

As for using the word 'wee' I promise to bust it out only on special occasions next time. I come from a 'wee' town in New Zealand that was founded by the Scottish (they seem use the word frequently) and I guess it's a habit I've gotten into.

Thanks for taking the time to read my comment AND pointing out my faults. Although I do think that sometimes you have to LOOK passed the little things too.

I might just stick to READING forums in the future!

Oh and I'm well aware that I ramble, that this is beside the point and that no one prbly cares, but hey I had to say somthin'.

I can't even imagine how Kelle Hampton deals with all of the criticism out there about her when she's so positive.
I think that it's pretty brave to put your life out there for all to pick apart, and that I'm sure it's not her intention to make others feel bad. People make themselves feel bad (myself included), and to be honest it's not always a bad thing to have people out there that you perceive to be 'better' than you at things...it's pushes you, makes you strive to be a better parent...a better creator of beautiful things... a better speller!

[Anonymous]

I can't even imagine how Kelle Hampton deals with all of the criticism out there about her when she's so positive.
I think that it's pretty brave to put your life out there for all to pick apart, and that I'm sure it's not her intention to make others feel bad. People make themselves feel bad (myself included), and to be honest it's not always a bad thing to have people out there that you perceive to be 'better' than you at things...it's pushes you, makes you strive to be a better parent...a better creator of beautiful things... a better speller!

Are you kidding? She does it for profit, and out of hubris. I don't think there's much bravery involved in her blog. Maybe in other areas of her life, but not on her blog. She's something of a narcissist; it's right there on the surface.

[Anonymous]

The woman is all FAKE. I read her blog for a short while, she spends valuable time trying to impress people. If people think she isn't without plenty of trials and tribulations in her life well then they need to first start at the fact her father admitted to being gay after many years of hiding in the closet and being married. She has a husband "Brett" who appears to silently control the marriage. Kelle has mentioned numerous times (too many to count) how she misses MI. It's obvious FL is Brett's decision, you never see him wearing anything more than t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops, he's a native Floridian and if he's not he sure could be one based on his attire. I feel sorry for Kelle Hampton, I don't think she entered into a marriage where all things are equal for both. Kelle, compensates Lainey for the attention that Nella takes away from her. Has anyone else noticed the majority of photos are taken of Lainey? Poor Nella. I've also noticed she doesn't have the same traffic on her blog that she use to and she sure as hell didn't raise the same kind of money for DS this year that she did last year. Anyone notice she didn't mention how much was raised. She's phony and Lainey is headed in the same direction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman is all FAKE. I read her blog for a short while, she spends valuable time trying to impress people. If people think she isn't without plenty of trials and tribulations in her life well then they need to first start at the fact her father admitted to being gay after many years of hiding in the closet and being married. She has a husband "Brett" who appears to silently control the marriage. Kelle has mentioned numerous times (too many to count) how she misses MI. It's obvious FL is Brett's decision, you never see him wearing anything more than t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops, he's a native Floridian and if he's not he sure could be one based on his attire. I feel sorry for Kelle Hampton, I don't think she entered into a marriage where all things are equal for both. Kelle, compensates Lainey for the attention that Nella takes away from her. Has anyone else noticed the majority of photos are taken of Lainey? Poor Nella. I've also noticed she doesn't have the same traffic on her blog that she use to and she sure as hell didn't raise the same kind of money for DS this year that she did last year. Anyone notice she didn't mention how much was raised. She's phony and Lainey is headed in the same direction.

Wow, you're an ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman is all FAKE. I read her blog for a short while, she spends valuable time trying to impress people. If people think she isn't without plenty of trials and tribulations in her life well then they need to first start at the fact her father admitted to being gay after many years of hiding in the closet and being married. She has a husband "Brett" who appears to silently control the marriage. Kelle has mentioned numerous times (too many to count) how she misses MI. It's obvious FL is Brett's decision, you never see him wearing anything more than t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops, he's a native Floridian and if he's not he sure could be one based on his attire. I feel sorry for Kelle Hampton, I don't think she entered into a marriage where all things are equal for both. Kelle, compensates Lainey for the attention that Nella takes away from her. Has anyone else noticed the majority of photos are taken of Lainey? Poor Nella. I've also noticed she doesn't have the same traffic on her blog that she use to and she sure as hell didn't raise the same kind of money for DS this year that she did last year. Anyone notice she didn't mention how much was raised. She's phony and Lainey is headed in the same direction.

I agree with the above comments.

[Anonymous]

By way of Kelle Hampton's blog I was introduced to "Dig this Chick", owner Nici Holt-Cline. Talk about 2 people who couldn't be more different from one another, but are friends because they have found a way to celebrate each other's differences. I read "Dig this Chick" on a regular basis and could see myself establishing a friendship with Nici. I've visited Kelle's blog from time to time and I just don't have much (if anything) in common with her. I don't like FL, prefer winter, snow and skiing to sand, beaches and large bodies of water, to name a few. I value my time and energy and visit the blogs that best align with my own personal interests, and values. I think her little one "Nella" is a doll.

[Anonymous]

And why was this thread revived exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And why was this thread revived exactly?

Oh, I'm sorry. Are you the thread monitor?

[Anonymous]

LOL at thread monitor comment....


Can anyone tell me if she had DS testing or not?
And yes, the whole birth party with friends in the room is seriously "LOOK AT ME, I AM HAVING A BABY - SEE!". I can't read that sickly sweet blog, it makes my teeth itch

[Anonymous]

http://www.kellehampton.com/2011/12/party-at-north-pole.html

Today my kid vomited on her special Christmas outfit and on Santa. I took the Lord's name in vain. She cried. We have pics.

Just seriously, shoot me because I am useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman is all FAKE. I read her blog for a short while, she spends valuable time trying to impress people. If people think she isn't without plenty of trials and tribulations in her life well then they need to first start at the fact her father admitted to being gay after many years of hiding in the closet and being married. She has a husband "Brett" who appears to silently control the marriage. Kelle has mentioned numerous times (too many to count) how she misses MI. It's obvious FL is Brett's decision, you never see him wearing anything more than t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops, he's a native Floridian and if he's not he sure could be one based on his attire. I feel sorry for Kelle Hampton, I don't think she entered into a marriage where all things are equal for both. Kelle, compensates Lainey for the attention that Nella takes away from her. Has anyone else noticed the majority of photos are taken of Lainey? Poor Nella. I've also noticed she doesn't have the same traffic on her blog that she use to and she sure as hell didn't raise the same kind of money for DS this year that she did last year. Anyone notice she didn't mention how much was raised. She's phony and Lainey is headed in the same direction.

I know her sister in law and I can tell you that is not the dynamic of the marriage at all. Kelle wears the pants, Brett's just along for the ride basically.

[Anonymous]

Is she really always that happy all the time?