What is a blog?
I find it hard to post sometimes, not because I dont have things on my heart and mind but because I cant share them. I am the open book type, you want to know something I will share it and I will leave no detail out. But then this blogging thing has me stumped. What is blogging? Today my man gets busted for a post he did by another church, and Janie has to be reserved because of "ministry" sensitive topics I feel like our community cant handle truth. Isn't blogging a place where you are able to post and the adults reading it can listen to an opinion other than their own? I don't know I feel the same pressures to be PC. I am feeling lonely right now. But truth be told I cant share why... because you cant handle it. Some could, some even know why, but for the most part there are people who dont know how to respond. Anyways a long random thought for the day. What is blogging. A place where people want to be real but can't. Hey wait that the world we live in. Or at least my world.
Good questions. I once censored myself on our family blog, not wanting the judgement of friends and family who were loyal readers. Then I said, "Screw that." Hasn't been easy but it's real now.
Posted by: Jenna | January 24, 2007 at 06:48 AM
Oh yeah, the irony of the blog -- the more popular your blog, the less honest you can be. Just have a blog that nobody reads. Which kind of takes away from the reason to blog, eh?
*sigh*
Posted by: Mom2One | January 24, 2007 at 06:55 AM
Thanks for understanding where I am coming from....:)
Posted by: janie | January 24, 2007 at 07:52 AM
i feel you. I have people at my work reading my blog now, so I can't talk about them. I guess I thought a blog would be more therapeutic, let me get my thoughts and feelings out there, but now it's like running a website that you want to attract people too. Don't be lonely, we're coming soon!
Posted by: Brian | January 24, 2007 at 08:35 AM
i'm the same, if you want to know something i'll tell you...but, you better really want to know, cuz you're gonna get every detail. i hate when someone asks you something (mabye someone you don't know that well) & you answer them and when you're done, they look at you like "i can't believe you just said that!" yea, i don't click with people like that. some people just try to say what they think people want them to say & it's NOT "THEM"...just be real, what's the point if you're not. if being yourself is being something different than what your "supposed" to be, then just be different. it's o.k. (i'm not telling you this, i'm just thinking out loud, from what i know of you, you ARE yourself).
oh and, if you want to talk about why you're lonely, you can share. we can handle it & for whoever can't, get over it!
Posted by: shan | January 24, 2007 at 09:58 AM
As I was about to write how we should strive towards the truth no matter how brutal, or real, or honest, or non-PC it is, I remembered a conversation I have been putting off for 3 days now and how I've wrestled with how to approach that person: blatant honesty or honesty covered in an icing of politeness and political correctness.
The fact that you've even blogged this 'What is a blog' post and bore your soul to your us is what a blog is about. At least, I think it :)
Posted by: Red Byrd | January 24, 2007 at 10:42 AM
i'm with you 100 percent. i have blogged a post similar to this one in the past
Posted by: the bear | January 24, 2007 at 03:33 PM
Isn't it interesting that we all seem to want to be able to be open and real yet none of us feels like we can? Every response has been the same yet somehow we can't manage to get over it and get real. I'm guilty too. It's one of the reasons I blog so little, that I think I have to censor everything I say so I'd rather not say it. Now I don't know how to remedy that problem. Do we just say "screw it" and start to blog about what we really think and feel or will we all just continue judging one another and make this blogging thing completely counter productive?
Posted by: mrs. bear | January 24, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Such GREAT thoughts with lots of sustain!! You must be related to a blogging mastermind. Im with ya all the way on this one.
Shane
Posted by: caskeyshane | January 25, 2007 at 11:59 PM
It is hard being a wife and mom with issues to share but, really no time to chit chat on the phone all day to everyone you care about. I know many photographers/ busniss people that have a public and a private blog. The private blog is one where they are really real and the public is for the public. Even my public blog is not listed and I give out the url as asked or to friends and family.
I understand being candid but, it would be nice if people wouldn't get their feathers ruffeled because of issues we face individualy or the not so pretty issues we deal with.
I will be praying for you :)
Kelley
Posted by: Kelley | January 29, 2007 at 01:33 PM
Woman, I hear you. Conservative church (one of these days I'll get to visit yours) and a conservative extended family. One of the great outlets I've found is the wives retreat each May at Jenness Park - a bunch of pastors/ministers wives venting & letting it all out! Your mom in law comes up, you should join her this year....
Posted by: Michelle Veach | February 01, 2007 at 08:58 AM
Thanks for the invite, we actually tried it a few years back. I saw how it was such a great retreat for so many woman. We (sandals) actually has a pastors wives retreat that is the same concept of venting and building relationships with others who are in your shoes its just a little more "Sandals" style. But you are right no matter what, you need those outlets. H
Posted by: whittakerwoman | February 01, 2007 at 10:53 PM