Check out my colleague Jill Rosen's story on the success of Jill Smokler, aka Scary Mommy, whose blog has garnered a lot of fans and attention over the years.

Rosen writes:

Jill Smokler is Scary Mommy — and she's becoming scary successful.

Corporations snap to attention when she tweets, Target fills her closet with free merchandise and Simon & Schuster will release her first book next Mother's Day. All because when, say, she admits to swearing at her children under her breath, legions of fans clap with delight and sigh with relief, responding, "Me too! Me too! Me too!"

The article reveals how Smokler started her blog -- as an online baby book for friends and family -- how it has grown and why it's so popular.

Smokler says her blog shows the "imperfect side of parenting."

The great thing about the Internet is that if Smokler's blog is not your cup of tea, there are hundreds -- if not thousands -- of other "mommy blogs" that would fit your fancy.

But give credit to Smokler for making Scary Mommy a successful enterprise.