Comments on: The things we won’t blog

By: Emi

Emi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:54:30 +0000

Arwyn – I don’t know if this would be interesting enough but the other side of this coin is what would people blog about if they had free rein.. I think we are so used to repressing that it might be interesting to see what people would really like to talk about that they don’t/can’t/won’t. I am not a blogger but love to read.. and I am trying to think about what I would write about if I had total anonymity/no repercussions.. As usual you are always wonderfully thought provoking Just a thought..

By: Arwyn

Arwyn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:18:11 +0000

Wow, I was completely not expecting this level of response. Thank you, each of you, for your replies. Inspired by all your comments (and further discussion on Twitter), I have issued an invitation for anyone who wishes to submit an anonymous post, to be published as part of the Naked Pictures of Faceless People project. Because all our stories deserve to be told somewhere.

By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting

Annie @ PhD in Parenting — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:37 +0000

I should also say that sometimes anonymous comments left by others and possibly by me can be transparent (i.e. it is possible to figure out who it is) if you know that person well enough. However, it has the value of not being searchable under your name, so if someone is looking to find dirt on you based on either your real name or your online personality, they are unlikely to find an anonymous comment you left somewhere.

By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting

Annie @ PhD in Parenting — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:17:59 +0000

My list is pretty long! Which is probably the reason my blog is not really a “personal” blog, but more of an advocacy/awareness/ideas/research blog.

In any case…my list:
- Sex
- My sexuality
- Things my family members do that drive me crazy (except for really minor/innocent funny stories that would not embarrass them now or later)
- Anything that I think might embarrass my kids later in life if they or their friends came across it
- Specifics about my work or other personal details
- How much I had to drink last night (or any other night)

There are probably many, many more things. But I can’t think of them now.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:11:46 +0000

I can’t write about my husband’s alcoholism or anything for that matter that might put our life in a bad light. Because he has shame. I’m an open book though which makes it hard for me to always play ball his way, and sometimes I can get away with somehting here or there, but usually I don’t. He’s asked me many times to remove one specific post about an STD I have, which then points a finger at him that he has one too) but it’s my 6th most popular post and I still get comments from people telling me how helpful it was for them to read it so so far I’m not taking it down. I do my best to respect his wishes because he does have a point, but I really wish there was somewhere I could spill the rest of these pent up emotions.

By: Wooohoo

Wooohoo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:05:34 +0000

I won’t blog about my dads Schizophrenia and the grief it causes me and my family. It has such a huge impact on my own mental health but it’s not mine to share. I know that it would hurt him and my sister

By: Licorice Lain

Licorice Lain — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:11:19 +0000

Wow, I think I could list a ton of things I will NEVER discuss in blog form…as the stuff reads better in a story.

I won’t talk about how mundane my existence has been for most of these 18 years-mostly my fault. I have not really touched on Transsexuality and may not for some time, but for no really specific reason. I won’t blog about the weird ass, psychotic, crazy, terrifying, never erotic dreams I have(I used the word crazy, because I AM and I CAN PROVE IT, but I don’t feel like doing so at the moment). I won’t touch me and my brother’s [word omitted] and bloody feuding as it is long since over and neither I or him really give a shit about it anymore.

…I just dont’/won’t talk about anything that would make me look stupid.

By: Call for anonymous posts « Raising My Boychick

Call for anonymous posts « Raising My Boychick — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:08:47 +0000

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By: Rebecca @ Playground Confidential

Rebecca @ Playground Confidential — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:42:13 +0000

There’s lots that I don’t happen to blog about, anything that doesn’t fall withing the “parenting” umbrella, really. But I won’t blog about anything that infringes on somebody else’s expectation of privacy. Especially and specifically my husband’s (without his explicit consent) and my children’s. I tinkered with using pseudonyms for the kids on my blog for a while, but it seemed silly since I use my real name. Instead, I decided that using their real names would make me be extra-diligent in not revealing too much that is personal about any of us. They are 3 and 1 right now and I’m not sure how things will change as they age. I try to make the blog less about them and more about me, less about our family and more about the culture of parenting.

By: Summer

Summer — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:44:33 +0000

I’ve thought about this for a while and I actually can’t think of a topic I won’t blog about. There are some things I may wait with until a better time, or only half blog about. But right off I can’t think of a topic I would refuse to cover. Hmmm, there has to be something.