I was reading about blogs over at Edamames in a Pod. (That's one of those things that cool bloggers do, cross reference other bloggers.) This led me to discover that there is a Parenting blog at the New York Times. It's buried, because I suspect that none of the reporters want their articles appearing next to musings about poopy diapers.
The Motherlode blog reports that there are lot of other parenting blogs out there. And there are a lot of people out there reading and following other people's blogs.
Some blogs out there get pretty personal. It does feel a little weird to read intimate details about a complete stranger. I guess that's what blogging is all about though, being open enough to share your thoughts with whomever randomly found your blog that day.
Certainly many people have developed friendships and relationships through blogging, discussion boards, and other social media. And perhaps people who write and post openly are seeking friendship and community.
Even though I have the luxury that no one reads this blog except friends and family, being a private person I do wonder how personal I should be on a page that's essentially open to the outside world.
Wow, that was a long tangent.... Back to the point. For those of you still there, I apologize for the lack of pictures of Olivia lately. I acknowledge that this blog is boring even to members of my immediate family. Who wants to read about my incompetence with baby carrying devices? Didn't we just take a trip to Asia? As Spencer will affirm, I am a horrible storyteller. Maybe he will guest post. I should also note that we've been lax in dressing Olivia in cute clothes and keeping her hair out of her face. Combine that with her drooling and she looks pretty haggard in most of our recent pictures. We are hoping to get her dolled up for Christmas. I hope to be back with some better posts.
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