A friend of mine posted on FB today, "I don't understand conversation. It seems boring most of the time. Two ladies are boring each other about the different types of coffee and how they come packaged. Really! I blame reality TV, suddenly everyone thinks they are interesting." I kind of chuckled and thought about blogging. Blogging in a sense can be seen the same way. I sit here with my thoughts churning in my head and end up throwing up some version all over my blog for you, my reader, to read. Is my life really that interesting? Is there really anything in what I write about that draws you back here, makes you sit back and question or ponder life? Or am I in fact, one of those women boring each other with conversation?Last week I got a comment on my latest blog (a post from probably 2 months ago when having a newborn wasn't yet demanding and I had a second). It said, "*grumble* are you done blogging?" So maybe there are people out there that really are interested in what I have to say. But look at that picture up in the corner. That is what my life entails: dirty dishes, a crying baby, a computer with blogging ideas, and me crying realizing my wife is going back to work in 2 weeks and I am now going to by flying solo with this infant for almost 7 hours a day. Do those issues interest my reader? And then there's the title of my blog, "Adventures in Babymaking". I'd say that adventure is all over. Does what I have to say even work anymore with this blog?
So as my therapist would say I am at a crucible of sorts. Do I continue blogging? Do I have anything interesting to say? Does what I say still work with this blog? I am a storyteller and I believe to tell a story you must tell the whole story. Getting to the baby was only part of the story. The rest is really left to come. So maybe the whole story does belong here. Maybe it's just time for a title adjustment. Yes, a title adjustment. What are your thoughts? I'm a lesbian mom; married to my beautiful wife; we are co-parenting with our baby's father and partner; my nickname for our son is monkey and mine is spacemonkey; I am entering the world of being a homemaker and I'm scared out of my mind, but looking forward to every second. Title suggestions?
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2 comments:
It is kind of funny-- I do the same thing (note my lack of posts) I have a lot to say, I do... but, yanno.. is it really something that someone else would be interested in? ohblah. I don't know.
Also funny- I want to ask a zillion questions about your family dynamics and I am one of many (I am sure) trying to figure out how it is all going to work - and who and when and ladeda.
In a normal blogger reader nosey sorta way.
We are all voyeurs, waiting for people to put parts of their life out there for us to follow. Don't tell me that a kid takes that way from you. LOL...
You discuss important things on your blog and you have a unique perspective on the world. If you stopped blogging, then the boring people will win one more victory. More people will blog about the new brand of coffee they want to try or how cute their shoes look with their hundred dollar jeans.
Keep screaming at the world and never stop. The people who matter will read what you've written and they will take it to heart... and the others will be happy watching DANCING WITH THE STARS.
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