Well I just sat here writing my little heart out, spilling my soul to all of you...and then did not post it. Why, you ask? Well, let me tell you. Every time I look at a blog it's all about how great things are. Every one has fantastic kids, their marriages are perfect, vacations are plentiful, no one is fighting or struggling or worried or hurting, oh and everyone is extremely crafty...and sometimes I am just loosing it over here!
Sometimes I read people's blogs and think, "Really? Is this their life?" I can't possibly be the only one with issues. I am on the verge of starting a new way of blogging, and this one will lean more toward the realistic. Anyone with me?
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Of course no one's lives/kiddos/hubbies are perfect! I know it's annoying to you that I blog the way I do, but that is really how I see my life. I don't focus on the negative things {which I easily could since there are a few very un-cool aspects of my life} because if I did dwell on those facts I wouldn't be able to enjoy the many more wonderful things in my life so easily. I really do see the silver lining in everything, and that is what I focus on 99% of the time. What can I say, my dad brainwashed me as a kid. Optimists, dummies, whatever we are, it makes us happy! Everyone is different though, with different attitudes, so if you want to post your feelings, even if they are annoyances with your life or what not, you do just that! {Plus, if I titled a post "I want to kill my husband" if he turns up dead everyone will just assume it was me :)}
Check out my friend Cheryl's blog linked from my sidebar. she's got a knack for honesty.
And, speaking for myself, my blog doesn't come close to scratching the surface of what I'm really thing or feeling. It's what I choose to share with a public audience. If I ever go private, it'll change a lot.
EVERYONE has fights, struggles, hurts and worries. I know I do. I get impatient with my children, yell at them unfairly, get annoyed with my husband, get depressed, get frustrated, snap at people, worry about bills and debt...the list goes on and on.
I choose to write about the positive, mostly for my own sake. Maybe I'll start writing more about the struggles, too, just to even things out. :)
P.S. I admitted to peeing on that family's couch and slapping my innocent sister...isn't that enough??
I am I am!!!!! I totally feel the same way... I have had a few posts of my own that tended toward the more "realistic" and I felt cleansed after posting them.... BRING IT ON!!!!!
Megan-this is why I love your blog so much. You are so real and it makes me feel normal. I agree that people usually only put happy things on their blog, but I don't think they are doing it to make it seem like they have the perfect life. I just think people will get bored with what I write if its not just cute pictures of my family-not all of us are as talented at writing and can make a bad situation hilarious. I am still laughing my head off at your guilty post and thinking that if that is all you have to feel guilty about-you are doing pretty dang good! I vote you should let us read your post!;)
I hear you. And it's not real. My blog is like 50% real. I only share the good stuff. I don't even like admitting to MYSELF when there are problems... so I just CAN'T find it in myself to admit it to everyone I love and admire...for obvious reasons. So just know, it ISN'T real. Well... it is, just not in the seaming proportions.
hmmm, i guess i don't really know what you mean. cuz my life is perfect.
i have to pretend everything is great or else my mom might call me everyday...that is why i email you, so you know my reality...
Two other random thoughts...
1. I just noticed little Paulie "P" got a new profile pic. Very cute.
2. Why the heck did Lauren go private? Did she not know I rely on your link to her for kooky Twilight fixes?
I feel you! But hey, no one really reads my blog and it is real. lol...
p.s. how'd you get that picture of me?
Have you ever read 'seriously so blessed'? I {almost} laugh as hard at that as I do your blog. You have a WONDERFUL talent for writing and seeing the 'light' side of things. Even when you are talking about something big or important, you have a knack for making it enjoyable and readable. So what is worse... reading about how great everyone's life is... or reading about how bad everyone's life is? I don't know, but I'll keep reading your blog because you ALWAYS some how make lemonade out of lemons. Still laughing about your 'confessions' post too. HA HA HA! ♥it. E
I love your blog, you have a knack for making the mundane parts of life fun. I would blog a heck of alot more if I had that talent! My life just seems a bit dull and I am not a great shutterbug either. Always think of the camera afterwards. So keep it up, I love it!!!
go for it! you are so funny. i will tell you straight up my life isn't perfect. i haven't blogged for almost 4 months because i am too lazy i guess. i go in waves of wanting to hear about everyones lives and sharing my own to becoming tired of it all and wanting to go back to the days when there were no facebook/blogs for us to compare ourselves with.
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