I went to my tennis team practice today and learned that my blog has been outed. Welcome MK (also wanting to be known as PLAYA) to my readership.
She innocently searched something for the L*lly sale and ended up here. Go figure! That's what I get for spending way too much time and money at that sale!
I find my desire for blog anonymity an interesting self study topic. Why am I that way? I am genuine in what I write. Nothing is made up, I don't talk about others (too often), I am not boastful, and tend to downplay most things. Hmm...more to ponder.
Do many of your friends know you have a blog? What do I do now that I am out of the closet, so to speak?
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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I think you should be proud and shine in your new-found public persona. Your blog is lovely!
Only my fellow blog friends know about my blog but perhaps that is because I have just started. Your blog is insightful and witty so I wouldn't be afraid of being outed by others. That being said I use my blog as an outlet so maybe you do that too. Just a guess but keep up the fun posts!
Uh-Oh! I have a few friends (close) that I share my blog with. And the link is on my FB page so I have to be very, very careful about what I say and how I say it. My Housewives of Fairfield County post needed to be vented but I had to do so in a very careful manner. I do worry about certain people finding it and reading it... my sister in law started to read it which means I can no longer bitch and vent about them... kidding, sort of ;)I could go private and I had thought of that but I have made such neat aquaintances through blogging that I would hate to give that up. I have had a couple of get togethers with Pink, Green & Southern and hope that Tickled Pink Takl and I can get together in Newport next week (weather permitting.) So am, for the moment, going to keep my blog public and keep my fingers crossed!
I admit to gasping a little after reading your first couple of sentences!
All of my friends and family know, love and ready my blog.
My 12 year old daughter found my old blog! It wasn't bad, just a few vents about people, but stuff I didn't want her to see nonetheless! So, I ended up going private and then starting this new blog, that no one knows about!
I'm the same as you, I don't make things up, don't really talk bad about anyone, etc, but I would just feel weird if I thought my friends or family were reading....
I completely relate. None of my friends know... only my sister and husband. When my mom read my blog, I had this desire to go private, and we're close. Go figure.
Whenever I take pictures my friends are like "let me make sure I look good for your blog". My mom usually makes nasty comments, but other than that my friends are supportive. We are so famous being googled and then found, huh?
No, most of my friends do not know. And I don't want them to either. I don't ever rant about friends or family, but I just liked the anonymity. One fam member found it and I have told a few others. But I am like you on the anonymity, and I am not sure why. {oh, some of my friends would think this is a waste of time and ridiulous}
So funny that you posted this. I just had dinner with Jen F. and came clean with mine. I just sent her my address, which is why I'm blogging at 12:22 a.m...
OHHH!!! This is a tricky one. I told a lot of people at first because I was so excited. And now I wish I never had because I feel somewhat censored. But that is a good and bad things I think. Not that there is anything to hide, it's just nice to have a little corner of your very "own" I think.
My mother who doesn't have an Internet connection and my husband are the only people who know about my blog. I looked at my Google Analytics yesterday and realized that someone that I have to know probably found my blog. I don't care because I'm like you, there's nothing on it that I wouldn't want the whole world to know. Your friend probably was full of compliments for you because your blog is fun to read.
Just write on, this is your blog and your forum!!!
Blessings,
Robin
I decided I didn't care if my friends know I have a blog & I have since learned that some of them actually read it. I think being anonymous is fun because then you don't have all of the thoughts of wondering which friends read it, which friends don't, and why they do or don't. Let us know how many friends start reading your blog!
I feel the same as you. My friends don't know about the blog and I want to keep it that way. It is just for ME! I think this is happening a lot and people are blogging less or posting topics that are less personal. I hate it.
I think you raise an interesting point about the annonymity of blogland.
My blog name is the same as my business name, so friends/family know about the blog. A lot of them are like "What's a blog?...what do you do there?...I don't get it."
I was just 'outed' recently too. I had no idea anyone local or any friends knew about my blog .. but a friend at the gym a few days ago mentioned it and said she had been reading for a long time (and was told about it from another friend). Now I am wondering who all reads it and what they think. Funny (and a bit weird) to me that none of the friends or people I know ever comment - all lurkers! ;)
All this being said, like you I am being 'real' ... so there is really nothing to worry about!
I told a handful of close friends and my mom about my blog. I enjoy having them read it, but felt embarrassed when a few of them talked about their husbands reading it!
I am only partially out and i like it that way!!!
I had to laugh the other day when my husband was home for the weekend and as we were lazing around he said, "Hon, don't you want to write in your blog?" He knows how much I love it!
That having been said, I haven't told alot of people about it; not sure exactly why. Good question!
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