Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Blog Appropriate
What is appropriate for a blog? For all the world to see if they so choose? Am I hurting my son by writing personal information about him, details into his childhood that he could accidentally read and feel embarrassed or ashamed by? Am I hurting my relationship by re-configuring our relationship and its ups and downs into fiction and poetry? I'm honestly not sure. Do I want to hurt anyone by my writing? Of course not. But I do not want to censor myself, or worry incessantly while I'm actually getting writing accomplished about who and how I will be disrespecting a person or situation. Does this make me selfish or cold or insensitive? I don't know. I do not write just to write. I write when I have something to say, something to feel, some wrangling of my mind to find answers to. As one should think before they speak, should one think before they write? I need to think of this for a while. Turn it around in my brain like a dryer on high for a while. And of course, while I mull, and think, and feel, I will write. Hopefully, I hurt no one's feelings in this process. Hopefully, I do not divulge too much. This sounds sarcastic, but it's not. More later on this subject. Bya.
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You can be discreet and still put the message out there. You can blog anonymously. I don't think my honesty will affect my kids, not any more than it does in my day-to-day life. I write what I am and they know who I am, and so far, all's well. It's not like the whole city is waiting on the edge of its seat for what I'm going to post next. I don't write to entertain, I write to express, relate, help and heal. It works.
Hi Yahnilei,
Seriously, only you can decide what is and isn't "appropriate" to write and/or blog. Those moments I've woke in the dead of night feeling uncomfortable about a blog post was due to me realizing I'm ultimately the one standing here with my pants around my ankles, ass hanging out. Know what I mean?
One day, I hope Kiddo will read everything. My writing is much of my legacy.
Ileana mentioned blogging anonymously. Alison Tyler does so, as does Chelsea Girl. Personal choice. I don't deem the worthiness of their blogs on whether or not I know who there so much as I appreciate what they say and how they say it. Their writing, like yours, is so good!
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