Don't hate the playa, hate the blog

[my_enthusiasm]

One last post on LiveJournal:

My father has read my blog. So has my mother. And all of my siblings. And my brother in law...cousins...friends...random browsers...

I realize that when you put something on the internet it can be seen by basically anyone. I'm not a secretive person. I don't have to be - I'm a good kid, and I have good friends, and a

Comments

[kid_andrea]

Wow, that's ridiculous.

Having met your mom, I can say she's one of the nicest people ever. Some people's own lives are just so boring that they gotta criticize other happy people. Hope you jerks read this.

[absynthe_party]

You can't hate on Marsha. She makes funkytown like a second home to me. She is also an awesome account officer, never lets me overdraft. She has been the subject of same amazing stories over the past couple years. Mikes not so bad himself either.

[kuaimao]

Hi Christin, it sucks that you didn't get to come to London with Andrea to visit me but we heard lots of lovely things about you and hopefully you can come along next time eh?

Hokum

[colinscroggins]

For those of you who are evidently unaware, M&M's relationship with C is not predicated on their reading of her blog. This would be the equivalent of judging your kids simply by their report cards. Thank God they actually have a relationship that includes 2-way communication. I doubt that the blog ever presents a real surprise to them because they already know her strengths and weaknesses and are in the best position to filter the signal from the noise.

By the way, the fact that you do not hear this level of daily detail from your kids does not mean that they are doing everything right, just that you do not know. Sometimes it is harder to know people's weaknesses and maintain that close relationship than it is to be blissfully ignorant and go around telling other people how to raise their kids!