My family and friends speak out
Sep 26th, 2005 by Accidental Thinker
I have a few readers of my blog who don’t usually leave comments on my posts (mostly family and friends I personally invited but who do not blog themselves). However, they never fail to let me know their thoughts on what I write. Here’s just a sampling of some of that recent feedback:
My darling husband expressed disbelief that he was only #7 on my list of celebrity crushes (I saved the best for last, I swear!), and he quibbled with one or two of my selections. He also wants to know if because I published it on the Internet, is that the same as laminating it a la Ross in Friends? (Confidential to Kent: It’s not THAT kind of list!!)
A college friend reminded me that the time we bought smutty magazines, we lost them on the campus safety shuttle. It was a frantic and embarrassing few moments as we searched for them. Fortunately we found them again before we had to explain exactly what we were looking for. She was also impressed with my memory of our trip, but the truth is I wouldn’t have remembered half of it had it not been for my scrapbook and the video.
The navigationally challenged friend who got lost in Washington, D.C.
wrote to reminisce about the hilarity of seeing the “Welcome to Maryland” sign when they had already exited that fine state some time earlier and were supposed to be safely on the OTHER side of our nation’s capital. He also laid the blame squarely on the shoulders of the passenger dubbed “mapmaster.” I personally think they were all too busy reading the smutty magazines.
Another friend told me the other day that reading my posts reminded her how alike we are. Especially when it comes to shopping at Target. She said she could have written that post herself. It’s so nice to have friends who feel my pain!
My dad complained once that my references to him here involve him either lecturing me or grounding me. Hey, I can’t help it if that is the stuff that makes good stories. Besides, if the shoe fits…. Oops, now I’m going to hear it for writing about him complaining! He also really enjoys my blog and hopes I’m saving all this stuff in case I decide to write a book one day.
And now in reading this post and looking at the topics that inspire feedback from those who know me personally, it sure makes my blog sound frivolous! Celebrity crushes? Smutty magazines? Shopping? That’s not what my blog is about at all! How did that stuff sneak in here? But the stories and observations that spawned the references are funny. At least I hope so, or I wouldn’t have written about them. (Except the celebrity crushes, which came from a dreaded meme.)
Your blog is always entertaining.My
next-door neighbor is a noteable international model. It gets better,
she used to work at several famous salons and is very talented … and
she cuts my hair regularly! … nothing like sitting by the pool having
a famous model cut your hair, chit-chatting , sipping a cool one … I’ve
always wanted to post about that – but, I avoid writing about friends,
family and neighbors …. for the obvious reasons. 😉
There are advantages and disadvantages in having your family read your
blog. I don’t put my name on mine because I want to be free to explore
anything that pops into my head without fear of hurt feelings. That
said, sometimes I wish they could read some of the posts.Can I get on the list for a signed copy of your book?
Boy am I glad my family doesn’t read my blog…
My granddaughter is the only one who knows of my blog and she doesn’t
visit often, cause she’s not interested in my subjects, but likes my
humor and photos. I can’t bring myself to post names or photos of any
of my family, except my dogs. It would be embaressing for some, shocker
for others, infuriating to a few.
Mike: cool story! Sounds like quite the life you’ve got there. And, all
my good stories seem to involve my friends or family. If I didn’t write
about them, I don’t know what I’d write about. Friends and family are
my lifeline to the world.FTS:
You’re second on the list for the signed copy (assuming I ever get
around to writing it). The first person to ask was the friend who
inspired me to write more in the first place. I’m going to have to blog
about that one of these days. Funny thing is, the person whose
encouragement motivated me to write more doesn’t even read this blog (I
don’t think). Maybe you just moved up to first on the list after all!SC:
Knowing that my family reads means I can’t air the dirty laundry, but
then again I wouldn’t want to – that was never my intent with this blog
anyway and part of the reason why I’m okay with not being anonymous.CR:
My family is learning to be careful what they say to me, because it
might end up here. I threaten my sister with that all the time. I know,
I’m evil!
My family reads both my blogs. That’s why I can’t post much about my college years. That and I can’t remember much of them. 🙂
Your blog isn’t a smut fest or anything, so don’t worry about it. You
gotta have fun sometimes and a blog is a great place to express that.The “Welcome to Maryland” sign had to have been funny. Where are we?????
Hey…you owe me for the meme!! I tagged you! (I feel so important and worthwhile now!!)This was great! Very cute and funny. It’s interesting how things can take off in their own directions, isn’t it?
Great post. And the responses are quite interesting. Make for even more background. Nice site.