So I am not always "appropriate" in my posts. I certainly would not classify my posts as raunchy but you will always find the good, the bad, and the ugly here. Blogs that suck me in have an edge to them. A sense of off the cuff honesty. There is no primping, no concern that what they maybe posting could be offensive to others (truly I do not like posts that are crude or obnoxious though). You may find a banana hammock in one of my posts but you are going to also find pictures of my kids, events of our everyday life, and the many reasons I either love or hate my husband depending on the day. The good usually always outweighs the bad.
I think blogging is a direct representation of free speech in its finest form today. You now have access to a channel that others before us have not had. Many mothers, wives, and daughters only shared their secrets with their personal diaries. They most certainly would not by any means share their stories to a mass audience. It can be a double edged sword, especially if you are one of us that shares it all. I think when you have a blog we all struggle with what is deemed appropriate and what is too much information. I tend to lean to too much information.
Do we tell about how we wanted to kick our husbands a** today or how he cooked an amazing dinner? Do we speak about how we felt bad for our son because he was home sick from school today or how we hoped he might just be able to shake it off because there only is two days of school this week? Do we talk about how we are freaking out over the expense of Christmas or do we just talk about how we cannot believe how Christmas has came up so fast this year?
In any situation there always the debate on whether the glass is half full or empty. I naturally go towards the half full but if I feel the need to share why the glass is looking pretty empty one day I should not feel guilty. Since we do have this channel available to us it is our responsibility to use it as we see fit.
People clearly blog for different reasons. Whether it is for sanity, there dedication to the Lord, or a child that is sick. Whether it is to give shopping tips, a portal for you to recover from an accident, a place to record all of your childrens milestones. Whatever your reason is for blogging really doesn't matter, just keep doing it if it feels right. Share what you want, keep private what you want. Just know that I am here to support you no matter what you want to share. Banana hammocks and all...
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I blog mostly for my kids - so that they have some sort of record of our adventures...I turned the first 15 months of our blog into a hard cover book for them - and will do Volume II in January - I hate that I sometimes don't 'bare all' because of who I know is reading and what they will think - I like to think I don't share TOO MUCH info - but just last week one of my friends emailed me to tell me that I 'throw my husband under the bus' too often on my blog -
what? Life isn't always wine and roses - and it's not like I share the fact that he'd rather pull his toe nails off one by one that join me at the state fair!
anyway - I love to read real, honest to goodness blog posts because it helps me to realize that I am not alone, I am not (necessarily) failiing, and that I too, will be ok!
xoxo
Well. I am ALL for blogs being a real representation of the author... that being said, if it crosses a line for me I just dont comment or I discontinue reading. They do not have to change based on what MY convictions are!
Just sayin.
Blessings!
Amanda
Well said ladies-thank you!
Excellent post Melissa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't say anything more other than it was awesome.
Atta girl Melissa and trust me, everyone that knows you, knows that you don't hold much back.
I much prefer reading blogs that aren't all puppies and rainbows. Life is hard and it's nice to know that other people are out there dealing with the same things that I am.
I enjoy your blog Melissa - keep it up!
Holly
How did Darcie turn her blog in to a book???? I'd LOVE to do that!
You can google it and there are different companies that do that, I am going to do it for the boys as well. You can edit out posts you don't want included too.
I think blogging also makes people feel hey people are in the same boat or my life is not so bad. Even though at times it seems my life is the worst ever. It is a good way to vent and hear what other people have to say. Good points Melissa.
faith
Hey ABCDH - check out my blog and click on my blog book on the right hand side of the page -
I used a software called blurb.com - they 'slurp' your blog into their software & then you have at it - I had SO. MUCH. FUN! You can choose to either keep the comments or leave them out of the book, add more pictures, take pictures out, make pictures full pages or use a layout of anywhere from say 1-24 pictures on a page, delete certain posts that might not fit in with a 'book' per se.
Seriously - I am soo thrilled with it. I cannot WAIT to do 'volume II' now that I know what I am doing - I think it's going to be a great keepsake for my kids when they are older!
Email me if you have questions - seriously - EVERYONE should do this!
not sure why that comment posted twice (sorry - I had to delete it - it was bugging me!)
Anyway - here's the link to the blurb book I made - the beginning of the book isn't near as cool as the back of the book (mine was 270 pages bound in hardcover!) because I got better at it as I went along -
here's the preview
http://www.blurb.com/books/653265
Awesome post, Melissa. If it weren't for blogging, I don't think we'd even know each other!
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