okay. no I didn't.
But, I'd like to point out to you how lucky you are and how you should use the internet to it's fullest potential. I also want to express how I have been feeling lately about the information that people share.
13 years ago, I had my first baby.
I quit my job to stay at home and be a mom.
My every dream had just come true and there I was at home, staring at my baby....listening to make sure he was still alive...pacing the floors. ALONE.
Sure there was the internet. But there really was no online community.
There really were no blogs. There wasn't really any online shops.
I am telling you. It was an entirely different planet for a stay at home mom. I was alone. I was not bringing home a paycheck. I was not wanting to leave my baby and I was scared. I started questioning my decisions an mostly my WORTH.
The way that I got through this was by meeting other mommies and by hosting playgroups and by taking baby and me classes. And mostly by knowing the very best thing I wanted to be was a mom.
You young mommy bloggers have a built in support group now. You also have opportunities to create your own little business at what ever hours of the day. All from the comfort of your home.
That is a blessing.
You also have a lot more to worry, or think about. A whole other way you are representing yourself.
Not to just your friends, but complete strangers.
Now there is Facebook. Twitter. BLOGGING. the list goes on right?
There was a lot more privacy.
There have been some blogs recently that I read and think. Oh, no. you have just shared too much.
I feel like I was having such a nice "conversation" with you, and then you shared so much that I suddenly felt uncomfortable. I am not talking about bodily functions or embarrassing moments stuff that everyone has. It is refreshing to see someone is REAL.
I think I am talking about sharing details about your private relationships, or airing bombs against other bloggers.
Dirty laundry stinks.
Maybe I am old fashioned.
Maybe I am distrusting of all the people in the world, and how it might be used against you.
Maybe I feel like I am like a "big sister blogger" and I need to protect you.
Here's the thing.
The internet is an amazing bucket.
Blogging is an amazing way to meet wonderful, wonderful people.
But, whatever you put out there.
You can't really take back.
I share a lot.
My mom always says she is amazed by how open I am in this online world.
I probably share too much for her.
But it's the transparent stuff.
I don't share the most private stuff,
because I can never take it back.
Because it's no ones business.
It's like a great piece of lingerie.
You are totally baring yourself.
BUT, there is also a little left to the imagination.
A little left that is private.
in dirty laundry terms: it's not so sexy if that lingerie you are wearing is dirty right?
{ha. ha, and by dirty I mean smelly. not fun dirty. people...get your head in the game here!}
Their friends who post these things. I think OMYGOD where is their mom?
I tell them, their friends, don't call each other out on FB. Why would you do that?
Unless you plan on never being friends ever again...why would you air your dirty laundry?
This drama. It is so much more to worry about than I was their age.
Everything you do. It's out there. for your future employers to see.
Gesh. what if you decided to be president someday? DO you think they won't find this stuff?
Your future can now read your past with a click of a button.
That kind of scares me.
Sweet young bloggers.
I wish you all the best.
There is a lot more available to you.
Soak it up, use it, tackle it.
There is also a lot more to contemplate.
I wish you all the best on your journey.
How much do you think is too much in terms of dirty laundry?
