So I have been wondering for a very long time what would not be ok to put on a blog? I know that sounds kinda weird, but I have wondered since it is basically the journal of events that happen in Doug and my life. So what would be appropriate to put on the blog and what would not be ok to put on the blog?
I have asked myself and Doug this question a few times as I sit for nearly 20 minutes trying to decide if I should hit the publish button or not. I enjoy reading about all of our friends and our family's lives and the crazy things to occur. When I read them I feel like we haven't missed parts of their lives since we may live far way from them. Since most of our blog connections are from our college life it is so nice to stay in touch with everyone after we all scattered our own separate ways.
So back to my question :what is ok to put on the blog? Since our blog is open to the public and not private I know not to put anything like our home address, telephone number or anything like that. But what about everything else.I know this may sound weird but I feel like I have learned and grown from experiences our friends and family have gone through when I read their blog posts. I get so excited when they accomplish something they have been working on for some time or feel sad when they hit a bump in the road of life. There just seems to be a ton of things to blog about in our life, but is it ok to blog about it?
For example I read a blog once about a trial our friends where going through and felt their pain and wanted to help and comfort them. I would not have know about their trial because they live so far away unless I had read their blog. I am so glad they posted about it and I was able to put them in our prayers.
OK so back to the question again what is ok and what is not ok.......
I would love to hear what everyone has to say about this. So please tell me what your views are on this particular subject!!!
I hope all is great in your neck of the woods!
4 comments:
Is there anyway for you to determine just who is looking at your blog? If you could determine that, and you figure it is mainly friends and family anyway...then I want to hear what is happening. Also keep in mind that if something is challenging in your life, friends and family can't pray for you unless they know. We don't have a public blog and I write just about what I want to write about. It isn't too vague or too much info...it's just enough.
You can also use your blog to help others who might happen to come across your blog. Like, when I was on bed rest in the hospital, I made a blog about that and it was public. People would read it and it would help them with being on bed rest. Of course, it helped me because I was able to vent and not be so bored in the hospital all the time. Anyway, I think it's mainly your decision and I'm always interested in what my close friends are up to. :)
Things I try to be mindful of are not naming specific parks or places that I go with Spencer. I also try to be respectful of not posting other's full names. Lastly I don't give dates of when we'll be away from our house on vacation...I usually blog about vacations after the fact so that no one will think there is an open/empty home out there ready to be burglarized.
I'm interested to see what other people say!
I say honesty is the best policy. So many people try to amp up their blogs and look fabulously happy without a worry to them. I'm all for sharing the highs and lows, my blog is becoming my journal and I want it to represent who we really are as a family. Share what you are comfortable sharing. I am grateful to those who share the tough stuff, we never know what trials we'll have and where we'll find strength. I was actually thinking about you today and I think you need to email me your address...
You can make your blog private and invite people to join to read your blog so you know who is reading. I guess it depends on hopw much you want to say. I love keeping in touch with people and some I don't get to talk to regularly so I love to catch up on their lives through a blog.
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