Thank you so much for your blog. As I became a mother my own mother was in the full throes of Alzheimer's and I lived in a new city with no motherly supports. As I had difficulty breastfeeding with a premature baby the nurse at the hospital actually said "It's not that hard. I've taught people a lot dumber than you." It is hearing about the struggles of parenting and knowing that somewhere someone had gone through the same thing that have been a huge help to me. Thanks for hanging in there through the positive and snarky comments.

My favorie parenting blog:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com

Correction: My favorite parenting blog:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com

Good luck with the new chapter Stacey. I'll miss reading you... But the blog is in good hands with Brian.
Lisa Belkin
Motherlode, The New York Times

Thank you Stacey for providing a daily parenting topic for us moms, dads and childless alike to kick around. Your efforts entertained a pretty tough crowd and you stuck with it as long as anyone could expect. Good luck on your future journalistic endeavor and best wishes to those boys of yours.

Thanks Stacey for a very entertaining and sometimes educational blog. Good luck to you and your family for all of your future endeavors.

And slightly off topic - thanks to all the posters who gave me such great advice about traveling with my two year old! The drive went much better than I expected thanks in part to all of you.

Bye, Stacey, and good luck with your next endeavor.

By Stacey and good luck. You did a good job. This is a tough crowd.

Thanks, Stacey - your columns were really helpful to me. It's always interesting to see how different people feel about different issues. Good luck in the future!

Congratulations, Stacy! I will miss your contributions and insight. I, too, am a recovering journalist--those instincts will never really die, but you'll find a way to channel them into different kinds of work. Good luck, and keep writing!

Good bye and thanks for all the fish.

BB

I started reading this blog when I began dating a man with small children. Reading your posts and the different perspectives of the commenters helped enormously to prepare me for the sudden parenthood of being a stepmom. Despite the trolls I've learned a lot here, and I'm sad to see you go. But along with all the other posters I wish you the best of luck!

This blog's been around for 2.5 years? No kidding! That means I discovered it around the time it came into existence. I had my second child almost 3 years ago and because my older child was twelve years older, I needed help with both. Your blog provided the help I needed. I've loved it, benefited from the topics and the contributions from your dedicated audience.

Good luck in your next endeavor.

It's me, Happy. Sad to see you leave.

Happy!

So long, Stacie. Have fun storming the castle. We'll miss you.

Sorry, umm, Stacey, not Stacie. Monday morning brain fart.

fr wichitagirl:

>...As I had difficulty breastfeeding with a premature baby the nurse at the hospital actually said "It's not that hard. I've taught people a lot dumber than you." ...

I'd have reported THAT so-called "nurse" in a heartbeat, and DEMANDED a different one. That "nurse" had no excuse whatsoever for that kind of attitude.

Wichitagirl: I'm so glad that you found your much needed support here. I'm slightly partial to preemies, as I was one way back in 1970! Good luck to you and thanks for reading.

WhackyWeasel: You are welcome. Thanks for all your contributions over the years.

VaLGaL: Thanks for your comment. So glad to hear your trip went so well!

newsahm and foamgnome: Thanks for comments.

Good luck, Stacey. I'm sure you have guts of steel after your tenure here! You can handle anything you throw yourself into!

Stormy1: It's always nice to hear that you helped someone. Thanks for giving me that today.

sjneal: Thanks! It's good to know there are other recovering journalists who've found their way out there. While I'm working on my next project, I decided recovering journalist is a better introduction about myself than SAHM!

auntieW and TTCP: So glad you found the help you needed here.

laura33: No worries, Laura; I'm used to people spelling my name wrong. I'll miss all of you as well.

Stacey,

Thank you for all your hard work. I'm sure you have helped many, many mothers and fathers along the way.

Best of luck in the future,

Vincent O'Keefe

Thanks for a peek inside your world. I learned a lot. And I laughed a lot. Best wishes.

Stacey --

Thanks for everything you've done over the past 3+ years -- both on this site and beyond -- to make the washingtonpost.com a hotbed of information and commentary. Boy, do I ever have big shoes to fill.

-- Brian

Best wishes with your new career path, Stacey! Although you might refer to yourself as a 'recovering' journalist, I believe that your cumulative experience here and writing in other forums has been valuable and meaningful in ways you may not understand. As someone who has changed careers before (and is about to embark on a new job in the coming weeks), I promise that you will be pleasantly surprised at how your time here will resonate and prove useful.

I appreciate what you've shared about your own family, and how you've shown grace under pressure when the snarky comments were flying.

Best wishes,
Karen

I'm not a parent. While I have some mixed feelings about that, the fact is I have to deal with people who are all the time. This column & your work has helped me do that. Thank you.

Bon voyage, Stacey! Your blog has been funny, informative, and a link to sanity for a lot of us, and you handled the job well even when a topic had the fur flying! Your insights will be missed, but you left the ship in capable hands! Best of luck in your future endeavors, and may the winds of change blow good tidings your way! We'll miss you!