Comments on: Coming Out of the Blog Closet

By: Not Quite Hot Enough : Daily Mish Mash

Not Quite Hot Enough : Daily Mish Mash — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:56:00 +0000

[...] I’ll be honest, when I first heard about the calendar and even this parody site I wanted to run and hide in the corner. I’m not much for showing my face online. I’m pretty camera shy and I guess I fear that the alpha moms from my kids’ school (who, by the way, I don’t really like very much) will see me and know my dirty little blogging secret. I’m still pretty much a closet blogger. [...]

By: nik

nik — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:08:42 +0000

I’m always dropping references to my blog to family and friends… they all know about it, but rarely comment if they actually are reading. There’s a shirt on the BloggyCouture cafepress store that is totally my life- it says, “By the questions you’re asking, I can tell that you haven’t been reading my blog.”

It’s funny that I started the blog FOR my friends and family, but now am more connected to the strangers that have stumbled upon it.

I loved this post, by the way- and I’ll be back for sure, and often!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:15:15 +0000

Maybe “Friend #2″ was just too busy (at the time) to really give you proper feedback about your blog??? I’m sure she didn’t mean anything by it, just didn’t have the time to devote to reading it. And then when you called her, again, I’m sure she was just busy and preoccupied with stuff. She might also not be as tech savvy and understand really how blogs work. I mean, blogs like PerezHilton are easy to understand, and I don’t really consider that a blog, more so a celebrity site. Anyway…. don’t let anyone get you down. It’s a great blog and really makes me laugh!!! It also gives me a lot of insight as to your daily routine which is nice to read. A good distraction for while I’m at work Keep blogging and making me laugh!

By: Auds at Barking Mad

Auds at Barking Mad — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:12:13 +0000

Everyone and their grandmother’s knows about my blog. My husband even blogs…sometimes. Maybe two times a year through my blog.

For me, originally anyhow, it was more to do with keeping family in Europe and on the west coast up to date with our lives. But then it grew, morphed, I moved sites and am expanding, a little at a time. But everyone still knows about it.

But I’ve been struggling with this lately…There are days when I wish it was annonymous. I want to talk about my mom, or my sister, or just something that’s annoying me, but I don’t because 1.) I don’t want to be seen as “that” kind of blog and 2.) I am almost sure to offend a family member or close friend if I do.

However, with the prevalence of blogs, I think my family and friends would be genuinely shocked if they didn’t think I had a blog. They all know that for me, writing is an addiction, a compulsion I must feed.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:25:03 +0000

I let everyone know. Yes I even thought about the bussiness card thing (I was sick of writing it down). My husband reads it all the time. A great place to drop hints for my birthday and such. Sometime I wish he didn’t read it because I would like to complain about him but don’t want him to read it. Same goes with the family. I know many don’t even read it. I started it for a way to make a few bucks. I’m new at this only starting in March of this year. I learned about it from a friend. I now have two friends that started their blog’s from seeing how much fun I was having. I haven’t made much money but have had a great time. I really don’t care it someone thinks I’m crazy. I’m working on something new and enjoying it.

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:28:56 +0000

Terrific post! So true. I originally sent everyone the link to my blog but nobody cared really to read it. They didn’t have a clue what a blog was. Now all my close friends happily read and blog in the states but here at home in the UK they think it is plain weird that I’d wanna publish my inner thoughts and happenings on the internet for any crazy person to read.

I think they’re the crazy ones!

By: BookMamma

BookMamma — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:05:08 +0000

I’ve been struggling with this a little bit lately. Here’s my story:

When Kid #1 was born we received a page on babysites.com which acted as a sort of digital babybook. After the gift subscription ran out, it got SPENSIVE, so I carved out a littlw hole on blogger.

I’m still fairly new to blogging and thought I could keep it about the kids.. and I do, mostly. But of course personal stuff about me has slowly starting to share the space and make it off topic about half the time. So it goes, right?

Well, the blog link has virally spread (thanks to my parents) and now the following people are some that I know look at it regularly:
- my dad’s co-workers. He’s a southern baptist pastor… great!!!
- distant relatives I never see
- some of my co-workers who literally stumbled upon it
- a few select friends who never comment

Hits to the blog are pretty decent but of course, comments are sparse. Thank goodness I don’t blog solel for comments – for now its still serving as a baby book I can look back on.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:46:55 +0000

Well, I had to come and comment with a question like that, and heck, a cool pie chart too!!!

Most everyone knows I have a blog. I told all my family very early on, and most of them are religious about reading it. My mom and dad and sister check it twice a day – I was shocked!!! But then they all have blogs too . . . many of my IRL friends read it regularly but never comment. It drives me nuts when 3 dozen people will tell me “I read that on your blog” but they won’t leave a comment!!! There are some of my friends who have never read it and probably never will, and like everyone else has said, there are just simply so many people that just “don’t get it”. I occasionally regret telling my family about it, b/c when I want to bitch about them, I can’t. So if I’ve had a really bad day and am stressed/upset/sad b/c of a family member or close friend, I usually don’t post b/c I’m not good at faking like I’m happy and have had a good day.

You only told three friends – that’s not a great cross section of the public – if you told three more I bet you they’d love it!!!

By: Heahter

Heahter — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:45:33 +0000

Hi-
I found you through McMommy and found that your post hit the spot!

I have told my friends and family about the blog, but like yours-they just don’t get it.

Sure they like to read what the kids are up to, but as far as reading other blogs and making friends on other blogs-they just don’t get it! My mom even said, “You mom bloggers sort of live in your own world.” What?? Why is it so wrong to meet other mommies?

I love blogging. But like you-I probably just have to much time on my hands:)

Happy POW!

By: mandy

mandy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:29:35 +0000

Over from POW.

My family knows about my blog since I started it as a way for them to keep up to date on our family.

In retrospect, I might do it differently. I’m not sure that I’d want to be anonymous though. I’m not the type to trash anyone just because I think no one knows who I am writing about.