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The biggest badass in the category doesn’t play in the intra-mural mommy blog sandbox; she doesn’t have to. Instead, Heather Armstrong’s just living large in Salt Lake, doing her own slightly twisted TMI thang. “You don't come here to listen to me prattle on about health care reform or football or minestrone soup,” she writes. Nope. But we’re listening all the same.

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Understandably, the blogosphere is in awe of Gabrielle Stanley Blair’s ability to maintain any blog with six rugrats under foot, much less one that is both drop-dead gorgeous and incredibly content-rich. It’s just the right dose of inspiring, perfect for the mother for whom projects like “Decoupaged Nightlight” and “No-Sew Tutu” are the textbook definition of a good time.

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As the overlord of this specialized site, which helps parents of teens navigate the murky waters of drugs and sex, Chao keeps the train moving in-between posts from such name-check guest bloggers as David “Beautiful Boy” Sheff and parenting expert Betsy Brown Braun.

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Amid of vast sea of navel-gazing and minutia-dispensing, this blog is like a cozy lighthouse filled with straight-up great advice. Though there are a few contributors chiming in, the ultra-prolific Asha Dornfest rules the roost, posting in a warm, concise, we’re-all-in-this-together voice.

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A lush bit of eye candy from a well-traveled, music-obsessed graphic designer, this buzzy blog draws inspiration from a wildly diverse set of influences, from Abraham Lincoln and Jeff Buckley to the cinematography of a Chanel No. 5 commercial. Jones’s excellent taste - and unfettered enthusiasm for the big wide world – is wholly energizing.

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With all her extra-credit blogging (for Mommypoints, Parenting and DIY This ‘N That, among others), it’s a bit of a shocker that Jordan still finds time to crank out frequent missives about her big brood. But when they’re this cute, and often have a skateboard tucked under their tiny arms, what writer-mom could resist?

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If there’s any truth to her tagline “writing well is the best revenge,” Eden M. Kennedy can sleep soundly knowing she’s whupped a big portion of the fiercely competitive mommy-blogging community. She raised the bar, and keeps pushing it skyward.

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Pull up chair and get comfy; this is no on-the-fly affair. High-brow without veering off into pretension, this is the blog for parents who really care about the quality of the media their tots are consuming. It’s impossible not to feel Myles McDonnell’s genuine love for great stuff coursing through every post.

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A San Francisco transplant by way of the “charming” titular New Jersey town, Stanley is a crafty, sew-y little devil. (She’s also a prolific DIY tutorial contributor to Momtastic.com,) A bit of a fashion maven, yet in an utterly approachable manner, she’s waving the flag for no-jeans dressing. And in Mama-ville, That. Is. Huge.

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Itching to hop on a plane or get your Euro fix vicariously? Pop by this cheerful, informative group huddle. Billing itself as an “international lifestyle website for modern mums,” it features posts from dialed-in, style-savvy point-mamas sprinkled throughout the globe. Clean, sharp and hip, it’s perfect for time-starved shoppers and travelers. And dispatches from Esther in Amsterdam, Emilie in Paris and Courtney in London are not without writerly charm.

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