tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post4981632876241299496..comments2023-08-22T19:31:34.140-04:00Comments on Though it be madness, yet there is method in it!: I'm Not a Self-Righteous Know-It-All, but I Play One on the InternetJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09387693157648013613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-66021977829097346432014-03-06T15:36:03.229-05:002014-03-06T15:36:03.229-05:00I have never joined Facebook. And, for some of th...I have never joined Facebook. And, for some of the very same reasons that you have listed. My husband and I are very conscious (and protective) of our privacy, so that was one reason. But, I was seriously wary of the frou-frou tendency of everyone to make themselves look oh-so-perfect. Phooey - I don't have time for perfect people. (Ooo...where did THAT come from?!)<br /><br />So, for me, I have actually found that my blog is a place that I am transparent, vulnerable, honest - a place to share the good, the bad, AND the ugly. And I have found it freeing. Might I also add that I have actually found a community of others who also "tell it like it is." <br /><br />So, for me, Blog Land has been a place of positivity. Maybe it's because I try to focus on God, and on how HE impacts my little corner of the world. Lord knows (literally) if I made it all about me, I'd probably un-friend myself!!<br /><br />GOD BLESS!<br /><br />(By the way, I loved the photo of the kiddos in a recent post - they are growing so fast. But, still and always, they are adorable).<br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840994989201507494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-13268004894423521482014-03-05T21:05:45.225-05:002014-03-05T21:05:45.225-05:00If I leave right now, I can be there in about 2/12...If I leave right now, I can be there in about 2/12 hours. Get the chocolate ready. I can hold a baby and snarf chocolate at the same time. I'm a multi tasker like that. <br /><br />You know that I could have written every single word of this, right? I would love to tell you that it automatically gets better with age, but at 52-rific years old, I still struggle. I had to remove myself from facebook and keep only family as my *friends*. In blogs, I had to stop following some because they brought out the worst version of me. They might not have known it, but I did. <br /><br />I probably shouldn't admit this to the www, but I actually started keeping a notebook on my desk. When I find myself with unhealthy feelings (of a variety of sorts) while online, I write down where I had been surfing and what prompted the feeling. It's my lame attempt to pinpoint the triggers and learn to avoid or manage them. <br /><br />As I said, I probably should be embarrassed to admit that, but it's true. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-75486380761050533602014-03-04T21:52:37.630-05:002014-03-04T21:52:37.630-05:00I do this all the time. For example, it seems fun...I do this all the time. For example, it seems fun and spontaneous to post a picture in your swimming suit with your sissy on vacation in AZ away from the five degree blizzard conditions you left in IL. Later comes the regret, like wait, I'm a school employee, wait, I am 36, wait, am I over-sharing, WHY DID I POST A PICTURE IN MY SWIMMING SUIT?!?! That was just a recent one where I am fearful of how I was judged. Political posts tie me in knots and I struggle whether to respond. When I post pictures of my kids I worry if i am over-representing one kid and neglecting having the other one's mug on FB, then I worry if I should ever post kid pics on there, because what if there's a freaky creeper on my page?!?!/ Anyways, I can relate. How do I deal??? By trying to do what you call "being transparent". I call it being genuine. I talk myself through the little worryworryworry moments but reminding myself it's truly the small things in life how others judge me on FB. At that moment last weekend in AZ basking in the sun with my sister I was blissful, and I wished to share it with the FB world. Bottom line. Whenever I get a chance to catch one of your blog posts I really enjoy it, Jennie. Also, you seem so much more real than a lot of the people posting and judging on FB. Mindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421591239000859037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964127382381586570.post-20008859501970884102014-03-04T21:36:50.066-05:002014-03-04T21:36:50.066-05:00When? We'll be there. :)When? We'll be there. :)aprilthorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341994396299812531noreply@blogger.com