It took awhile, but I’m pretty sure almost my entire family is on Facebook now. A couple of weeks ago, my mom and sisters in law joined, and just last week, my mother-in-law joined. On one hand, I’m glad because now I can post family pics and they can all see them easily without me having to send them to a separate photo album, make them log in, etc. They’re also more apt to keep in touch this way. I get Facebook messages from my oldest SIL at least once a week, and just this past Monday she sent an adorable card in the mail with a picture of the two of us from her most recent visit. Because they all live so far away, we aren’t very close because we only see each other a couple of times each year. But now, it’s like Facebook is that ever-present reminder that hey, you have a SIL! And cousins! And old high school friends! It’s kind of nice.
It’s still a little weird having all my friends, co-workers and family mixed into one big bucket though. Like when I post something to my updates and my aunt Jean comments, my co-worker comments, and my high school friend comments – all on the same status update. For so long I’ve just had separate social circles, and even though they’re still separate, it’s strange to see them all comment on the same post. I guess it gives me a taste of what it would be like if all of them read this blog , which would take much more effort on their parts but some would, if I would share the address. And that would just be weird. I don’t think I’d like it at all. My mom read my old blog and I hated when she’d bring it up in conversation, like “I read your blog. That wasn’t a very good picture of John Stamos today.” Harmless stuff, but it drove me nuts.
Do all of your family and friends read your blog? Has it been weird for you? Or is it surprisingly cool?
Oh near and dear to my heart. I am all about seperate accounts and not crossing circles, but damn it is hard. I started the process of moving my blog with a new name etc… and removing all references to my husband and I’s real names since he has a fairly uncommon name and I am afraid that all of my bitchfests about my ILs will be found one day.
Interestingly enough, my MIL and I are not Facebook friends even though I am friends with every other member of the family. Hmmm.
I have one real life friend that reads my blog but she never comments so when we catch up in real life, she knows everything that is going on with me and I know jack squat.
I just cleaned up my facebook list so that there are no longer people I don’t talk to at all, ever on the list which pretty much just leaves my best friends, blog friends and family which is what I think facebook was really intended for after all.
As for the blog, I know that my aunt and a few of my cousins read the blog, never comment though, but they love it. And I’m okay with. I draw the line at my Gram readng, though!
Real life friends and damily do read my blog. For the most part that’s okay with me, but I definitely don’t write as much because of the whole no-privacy thing. That’s okay though, it’s better than trying to keep a secret.
Matt’s cousin reads my blog. I have no clue how she found it. I’ve never emailed her, and she lives in DC. But there she was one day, commenting away! I don’t feel awkward that she reads it, since she is so far away, but I wouldn’t give it out to family unless someone specifically asked.