tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post7720938009097117420..comments2024-02-29T21:41:08.147-08:00Comments on Got Love, Been Married, now where the hell's the baby carriage: How the journey changesJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749642916899596407noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post-87149536532904384962012-07-23T13:49:08.451-07:002012-07-23T13:49:08.451-07:00I've given up on being private - if I keep it ...I've given up on being private - if I keep it all to myself, everyone around me thinks I'm okay, when emotionally I'm a frickin' disaster. When I first got into blogging, I tried to keep a lot of personal stuff out - and I still do, just to avoid crazy people. I've thought about what could happen if any of my family reads what I write. I decided that I was going to say whatever I want, because it's my blog. If I offend someone in my family, that's too damn bad. Nothing I say is a secret. My blog allows me to write out all my feelings, ones that I might not be able to phrase properly in a conversation. Most of my family believes I'm lying about IF anyway, so the only people I can talk to about it are my readers and friends in support groups. <br /><br />Has this helped me? Very likely. I've been able to sort through my own feelings just by writing and revising blogs. I understand myself better - which allows me to expand my focus outwards.Twitch - Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091618052454207885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post-72798496815020917352012-07-13T19:18:50.928-07:002012-07-13T19:18:50.928-07:00I am an open book with my blog. I am in real life...I am an open book with my blog. I am in real life too though - I have no (or very few) secrets. My husband reads my blog and loves it, because he thinks I'm better at writing my feelings than stating them. It's worked out quite well. I did start my blog after we had our son, so it will be interesting to see how the tone of it may or may not change as we start up fertility treatments in August or September for baby #2.<br /><br />I am not anonymous on my blog so I have to watch what I say. My MIL, SIL, own mother, or IRL friends could stumble upon it at any time, so I try to keep it positive in tone while keeping it real. The real heavy stuff (in-laws, my own issues with my mom, occasional struggles with DH) I email to my bloggy friends to keep it off my blog. It's not that I want my life appear to be all flowers and sunshine to the outside world - I just don't want to offend or upset anyone IRL. Because I'm so open with my feelings, it could be rather easy to offend someone IRL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post-74874944649109451362012-07-13T12:30:42.785-07:002012-07-13T12:30:42.785-07:00My blog is completely private. Though I mention w...My blog is completely private. Though I mention what location I live in .. no one in my "real" life knows that this is my blog. and I am fine with that. My husband does not read my blog at all which I'm fine with too. I have family members I talk about on here and well maybe it's a good thing they don't know.. I mentioned my pregnancy on my blog before I told friends.. so I'm pretty open. Though I keep my name private unless you become a friend and usually I'll get emails and chat with ppl who follow my blog.Carleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795290472102263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post-45465309945152597772012-07-13T10:24:40.925-07:002012-07-13T10:24:40.925-07:00I've never been a writer, but for some reason ...I've never been a writer, but for some reason my blog has been very therapeutic for me. It started out as an IF blog, turned pregnancy blog, and now...I hate the title..."mom blog." I will say a few private things about our relationship as they relate to our IF path. I don't necessarily tell my husband about them, but I know he reads my blog from time to time and eventually will catch up. If he asks me about it, it's a great way to open up conversation between the two of us. I do have a few people from work read my blog though, so when I found out I was pregnant, I waited to announce it on my blog until I told people at work.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875307109685150842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post-72842831122808819312012-07-13T07:57:18.147-07:002012-07-13T07:57:18.147-07:00I feel like I couldn't be more open and honest...I feel like I couldn't be more open and honest on my blog if I tried. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe it's a bad thing. The majority of people who read it are people who know me in real life and I see it as a way for them to understand more about what is going on with us without them having to ask questions or me open up to everyone I see. It has been really helpful in our journey simply because it has provided an outlet for everything I have been feeling and experiencing.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510427723311598919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864154272358329303.post-57550929327656847262012-07-12T21:05:24.424-07:002012-07-12T21:05:24.424-07:00Not very public about it. I have had two postings...Not very public about it. I have had two postings on my infertility. It is too painful. I take my hat off to you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421928919601722343noreply@blogger.com