I had a whole blog post written, but I just deleted it because it is about a family member who would feel violated and betrayed if s/he ever discovered the post. I know people like it when bloggers are honest in their writing and don’t only write about positive things, but I think we owe it to friends and family members to respect their privacy. So, I will just say that Sunday was a bit rough emotionally, but has ended well.
As a good friend whom I am not referring to says: Onward!
Is there a privacy line that you won’t cross in your blog?
Are there certain people who are off-limits?
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There is for me. I have a little tiny tiny blog which is passworded for that very reason.
One I wanna save for my girl when she grows up—-but do not wanna share as to avoid hurt feelings.
Ive had several times where I've not talked about a topic because it involves someone else's personal life. It's especially hard when I get a lot of my healthy living motivation from watching others suffer because of their poor choices. My mother-in-law is a topic herself and I just can't go there on my blog (I'm pretty sure she wont see this).
I bet there's a market for a mother-in-law blog with anonymous postings! 😉
Oh yes. Some relatives-in-law don't make it to my blog… not sure if it's out of privacy concerns though… more like… I just don't want to create more trouble than she does… though it would be so therapeutic for me to blog about it… somehow putting things on writing really helps putting things in perspective… but oh well. It caused problems in the past and now they're not really part of our lives… so why bother… sigh.
(gulp) Co-workers. Even if it's something good to share, if my co-worker discovered it, I'd think that not fair that I shared without their permission. And Greedy Kid #2. He refuses to let me take anymore pics of him in public for the blog. Booo. Just know that if you see a pic of him, I either yelled at him until he let me take it (bad mommy!), or he gave his permission.
Yes, but I've walked a very thin line…I think I've been mostly successful but not completely.
I'm all about transparency, but if I ever think it's going to make someone feel awkward or that it's something personal to them, I hold off or ask them for permission. I'll also only ask for permission if I think it's something hilarious or something that really adds value to the conversation.
Besides, we need to keep most of the private stuff put away for the day we write our tell-all book and make millions, right? 🙂
I think transparency is great as long as it's not at someone else's expense. I only name names if I've got the ok from the person. I tend to shy away from the gory details because once it's out there – there's no going back! *yikes* 🙂
You're so right, Joyce, and I think I mistakenly believe that any venting I may or may not do on Facebook or Twitter is not as permanent (or discoverable) as a blog post would be, but I'm sure someone who really wanted to dig it all up could find a way.
I try to respect the people in my life… knowing it is my blog and they may not choose to be out there. I do talk about my kids and husband but have never used their names. When I finally posted a photo of myself, I eventually asked them how they'd feel about a family shot (after we got professional ones done) and was surprised they readily agreed to let me put it on the blog. I am very careful when I discuss some family drama that in the past has impacted my eating because I would soooo hate to find out that someday the people I talked about, ranted about, discovered my blog.
So my teen read my blog tonight! Freaked me out. He somehow knew the name and googled it and started reading. Asked if I'd written about him. Boy did it make me think back to what I'd said when I'd mentioned him! Eek!
"Eek!" is/ right! I think my kids would mostly be embarassed about the mushy/proud mom references.
I strive to not go personal on my blogs except if its about my diabetes and can help others. I will and would not post about someone else. Just doesn't seem right to me.
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