There seems to be a natural lull in parent blogging when the children reach a certain age. Maybe it's because the stories are no longer yours, or because you get a glimmer of life aside from parenting, or because once you step away from the habit it's hard to take it up again.
It's not just that I haven't been posting here. I haven't been reading elsewhere, either. My days are full and when I get home I just can't find the urge to sit back down in front of the screen.
But I miss the community that accompanies blogging. I miss you guys. Today I had a spare moment and used it to catch up with some of you.
And you broke my heart.
When last I checked, Susan was going to Cars 2 and space conferences. She was cutting a foam egg crate on twitter. I clicked over to her blog and had one of those "Wait, where am I?" moments.
You should not have a blog because you eventually neglect it. You should not have a blog because through it you make connections with dear friends who write beautifully. You should not have a blog because on a Monday morning you will have to close your door and cry.
7 comments:
I know.
Same thing happened to me.
Yup.
I'm not familiar with Susan's blog, but I can imagine how awful it must have been to visit her blog expecting to read stories cheery stories of normal family life and get some whole other thing.
I feel like I have outgrown it. I just don't have the motivation to write my own stories, and barely the interest to read others. Sadly. That being sad, I used to enjoy it! I am going to really try and start posting again regulatory. xo (xdm)
No! I check it regularly. This why you should have a blog: What you lack in volume, you more than make up for in straight up honest hilarity.
It's ok to pick and choose. I tried blogging, decided it wasn't really for me, and gave it up. I decided to keep connected with all the friends I made through blogging though. You can still be in a community without doing that thing that brought you together in the first place. People aren't 1-dimensional.
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