Comments on: Privacy

By: singlemomseeking

singlemomseeking — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:35:33 +0000

@OMG Chronicles: I’m so curious to know how your son responded. Was he upset?… Or did he shrug it off and say, “Oh, my mom’s a writer–” ?

By: singlemomseeking

singlemomseeking — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:04:23 +0000

@McLuvin: Aha, I wondered where your blog had gone! I miss it, but understand.

By: Eathan

Eathan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:44:17 +0000

I’m sure there are boundaries for everyone..I think writing is an extension of the stories that our parents used to tell about us. They floated around forever. I’m sure some things can be hurtful, but those are issues that are private among families.

But our family, including our kids are our life. Hence, we talk about it.. discuss it.. write about it.
Eathan´s last blog ..Reconnecting With DB42

By: McLuvin

McLuvin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:51:21 +0000

Hi Rachel. Hmmmm, well I realized a few short months after my ignorant entrance into the blogosphere that I should have created my blog a lot differently than I did: I should have concealed mine and my son’s identity and not posted any personal pics and just been an anonymous blogger. I have taken my blog down after realizing that I probably wouldn’t want my son reading some of those posts years down the road – not that they were necessarily about him or negative, but stuff I probably just should have blogged anonymously. I really don’t know the answer to your post. I think when writing about our kids (or anyone else) we just have to apply the Golden Rule and ask ourselves how we’d feel if that stuff was written about us! Simple, really.

By: Single Mom Paying Off Debt

Single Mom Paying Off Debt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:44:01 +0000

I think as long as you are comfortable with writing about her and okay with her reading it one day when she is older, it is okay. It is your decision. Like MindyMom said- you are writing about her as it relates to you. I personally think it is okay.
Single Mom Paying Off Debt´s last blog ..Extra $1250 to pay towards debt !!!

By: MindyMom/Single Mom Says...

MindyMom/Single Mom Says... — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:53:52 +0000

As with anyone I write about in my blog, I don’t use real names and I write about them as it relates to me. This includes my kids. It’s not like I’m writing ABOUT them or giving a detailed narrative of their lives, but of my own which as a mother (and ex wife, ex girlfriend, and active dater) just happens to include other people.
MindyMom/Single Mom Says…´s last blog ..Random Recap

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:17:17 +0000

I think everyone, including our children deserve their privacy. I write about my kids, friends and other family members on my personal blog but I never reveal identifying details.
Michele´s last blog ..Zoë’s

By: Katherine SOLOdotmom

Katherine SOLOdotmom — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:09:07 +0000

Wow, this is a tough one. I do blog about my kiddos and some experiences they face… I try to do it in a positive way, but also do so to seek advice like crazy computer dad said. I hope it’s nothing detrimental… but their perception might be different someday.

But then when I think, what if my son, a teenager decided to write something about me on his facebook… which he just started to get involved with…

I thought – he better not when I got my speeding ticket this morning (shh – that is a secret btw)… but maybe I shouldn’t be so quick to ask him to hide what he might say about me… since I do on occasion write about him! That’s a tough one!
Katherine SOLOdotmom´s last blog ..Brand New School, Stages, and Cheerleaders, OH My

By: Avigail74

Avigail74 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:07:18 +0000

What’s the difference between reading a blog and a memoir? They’re both highly personal and let readers into the life of a writer. However, memoirs tend to include more private information and can at times be dark. I don’t find this is so with blogs…at least the ones I’ve read so far.

I really enjoy reading how other people handle parenting dilemmas—usually, I see them as a “slice of life”—I’ve rarely read a blog when children are put down or degraded.

I had a cousin once write for a magazine sharing her experience dating a man who was not at all accepted by the family—she called said of her experience, “It wasn’t PC—meaning, Pogrebin Correct” and yet her mother is also a writer. That part of the family seem really close and really open because they’re all writers.

Rachel, you’ve never said anything bad about M. And, I’ve always admired how you wrote about her father—honest yet not hurtful. And, hopefully, it’s not new news to M.

That’s all.
Avigail74´s last blog ..Gypsy Family

By: April

April — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:56:34 +0000

I’ve made my decision. I’m at peace with it. My kids, my decision. And my consequences to bear.
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