Anyone here a fan of House? Did you see that episode where the patient blogs about everything in her life? I was one of those few people who actually said, "Good for you, girl! Don't hide things!" but then most people don't seem to agree. Most people hide behind a large mask. They run around sporting facades for the world.
You know the best part about their masks and facades? It is that they suddenly get uncomfortable when they run across someone like me who doesn't hide behind a mask. They don't know what to do about a person who is honest and upfront. How do you respond to someone who actually answers when you ask, "how are you?" I mean yikes- I can see the surprise on people's face when I answer that with something concrete. Why are we trained to answer, "fine" when we aren't? Honestly, how many days are just fine? Most of the time I am so much more than fine. I am great, frustrated, outstanding, blessed, worried, hurting, lonely or even tired. Rarely am I just fine. What a boring answer. But, oh goodness, the panic at an answer other than fine. Answering something other than fine encourages an actual conversation. It might mean you could get to know someone. Ahhhh- scary!
Obviously, I know exactly how I feel about glossing over things in real life. But now I have entered a new realm- blogging. Should my thoughts be held more tightly since they will be available to any person with a computer or even access to an Internet cafe? Should I be even more blatant about things since it is in the relative anonymity of the web? Can I just apply the same rules as in life? If you watched that episode of House you know that eventually it came down to the girls feces and that was one thing she didn't blog about. Even she had a line. By the way, I can definitely understand that line!
So tell me, dear friends, what is too personal?
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