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Originally Posted by Moose72
My mom reads my bipolar blog. Good? Bad?
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It's hard for me to say, in your case. You will have to decide.
I told my husband, dad and sister about mine (on WordPress). At first it was great. Then I started to feel that I had to hold back some thoughts. They did perhaps read some things I guess I wish they hadn't, after-the-fact, but some maybe they really needed to see to better understand me.
A mistake I made was agreeing to let them share my blog address with others. Yes, that word of mouth increases viewership, but that can be regreted. My husband shared it with his sister who shared it with her sons. My sister shared it with her husband and sons. My dad shared it with numerous relatives and probably far more people in his town cafe and bars than I'd like. I know, because he told me he did. When suddenly your father's 1st cousin that you rarely see comments writing your real name in the comment, some regrets pass through your mind. Actually, she's a wonderful lady, but still...
In the beginning, I linked my blog to social media. Whoa! That can be a big mistake! Then suddenly the aunt that dislikes you is sharing stuff with her sister and brother-in-law that you don't like. And on and on.
Some of my relatives have very different social and political views than me. That can be potentially problematic. I had to de-friend two of my non-blood aunts from Facebook because they posted offensive things that triggered me.
My dad's former girlfriend may still read my blog. My old therapist is still subscribed. I adore my old therapist, but once I wanted to write a post about grieving her loss (she moved, didn't die) and didn't because I wouldn't want her to feel bad for me. I guess I could unsubscribe her, but she may notice. We had a strong connection. I've written her once since changing therapists, but I know it's best to move on.