tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post115765940874450016..comments2023-11-02T08:26:17.556-07:00Comments on Nonlinear Girl: My sister, my confidant?nonlineargirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158780329386586292006-09-20T12:25:00.000-07:002006-09-20T12:25:00.000-07:00My family has always known about the blog because ...My family has always known about the blog because at first it was just a miles update site. Now I sometimes wish they didn't know about it so that I could write about them (mostly my parents). Congrats on telling your sister. It sounds like it was a scary thing to do, and it is good to do scary things sometimes. And you really shouldn't feel nervous about people reading your blog. You are a great writer (I know, nobody ever believes it about themselves but I am telling you it is true).Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908972808262043120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158776647746964872006-09-20T11:24:00.000-07:002006-09-20T11:24:00.000-07:00Some of my sisters (and one of my brothers) read m...Some of my sisters (and one of my brothers) read my blog. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what they really think of it. They never comment. I only know that they read it because they say things that reflect a knowledge of my blog postings.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I feel a little self-conscious about what I write since I know they will be reading, but mostly I figure that if they don't know who I am after all these years, they never will.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, though, I want to vent about THEM, and I can't do that for obvious reasons.<BR/><BR/>The real hold out is my MOM. She thinks blogging is weird and kind of attention-seeking, like a post-modern narcissism that perpetuates itself endlessly. And since I like my mom and generally respect her opinions, it can be a bit...disconcerting. But I blog away, figuring (and hoping?) that she just doesn't get it.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I hope your sister stops in often. It's such a nice way to keep up with each other's daily lives. It's not so hard to keep up with the Big Stuff, but sometimes it's fun to let the people you care about in on the more ordinary parts of your world.Blue Moon Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249669418804691079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158721379939696962006-09-19T20:02:00.000-07:002006-09-19T20:02:00.000-07:00This is so hard. I also feel so close to my sister...This is so hard. I also feel so close to my sister but yet I havent told her about my blog. The more time that goes by the harder it seems to find the way to slip it in. I'm glad you were able to share this with her and can feel like you've disclosed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158692797253846662006-09-19T12:06:00.000-07:002006-09-19T12:06:00.000-07:00It was a difficult adjustment for me, too, when my...It was a difficult adjustment for me, too, when my sister moved in with her significant other. Visits are weird now, her with him and me with my husband. We haven't fully transitioned yet and it's been rocky so I get ya, sister.MrsFortunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326242993598760618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158686743219172552006-09-19T10:25:00.000-07:002006-09-19T10:25:00.000-07:00ironic cupcake picture!ironic cupcake picture!noncommonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086203237964093958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158680564786146442006-09-19T08:42:00.000-07:002006-09-19T08:42:00.000-07:00I'm glad you shared your blog with your sister. I...I'm glad you shared your blog with your sister. I think you have nothing to be embarassed about. You're an extremely talented writer and I always enjoy hearing your perspective on what's going on in your life. I think that sometimes, we (as parents) feel that our lives are a little trivial and unexplainable to those without children. But hey, it's part of who we are now, right? That being said, my brother has always known about my blog. He just never reads it. THAT kills me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-1158671003248747312006-09-19T06:03:00.000-07:002006-09-19T06:03:00.000-07:00The whole sister thing is wonderful and complicate...The whole sister thing is wonderful and complicated - in some respects it can feel like there is no one closer (you came from the same womb, usually, and you shared a childhood, a love of parents, a home). Siblings are the family of your childhood. So it can be challenging, sometimes, when you experience moving off into your own families.I had that experience, anyway, with my own sister (who knows about my blog, and is mostly, eh, meh.)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.com