Well, I finally came out of the blogger closet to my husband. I hadn't told him about the fact that I have a blog until now. It felt very weird to me because I normally tell him everything - maybe to the point of over sharing! But he is sensitive about privacy issues and I wasn't sure how he would feel about this. I thought maybe I might never tell him but quickly realized that just wasn't feasible. First off, I felt strange trying to close a window if I was writing a post and he came to sit next to me on the couch. And second, we know each others passwords to our email accounts and he has been checking mine lately for emails from our mortgage broker and realtor. I've never had any problem with this because I don't have anything to hide from him. However, every time someone comments on my blog I get an email alert and I knew he would start to notice these and ask questions.
So I came out and told him. Actually I said, "Hubby*, how would you feel if I started a blog about my infertility stuff." He said, "As long as you don't hog the computer all night and not let me use it then it's ok." I said, "Good, because I already started one about a month ago." I assured him that I want to protect our privacy and that while I use my real first name I haven't and would never use our last name or his first name. He seemed happy about that and didn't ask any more questions or ask to see it.
It was nice to tell him because, like I said, I don't keep secrets from him and I'm not a very good secret-keeper anyway.
*Not his real name, nor what I actually call him. ;)
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Very good, now you don't have to hurry and minimize or close windows! My husband Super S knows about my blog but has not read it. I think he knows its my outlet and is ok with that. Ocassionally I'll say "Oh i am so going to blog that.." but thats it. He's never asked for the address or to see it, if he does though he'll get it, i have no problem with that. Have a great Friday!
ReplyDeleteThat's good - me and the Mr. are the same way. I told him that I have a blog and he knows that is where I can vent and share things that I don't want to share with people IRL. He also has never seen it, nor does he ask to. I'm sure you feel better now that it isn't a "secret" =)
ReplyDeleteIt's the same for me, too...my DH knows about it but didn't at first. He also doesn't read it...very few people from my real life do. Once I told him, he was fine with it and now he even encourages me to write when I'm conflicted or sad or whatever. It really allows me to air all my thoughts without burdening anyone else down...what a lifesaver! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad that he was ok with it. I told my hubby that I was thinking about making an IF blog and he was ok with it.
ReplyDeleteMy hubs doesn't know and would probably not care. I know this may sound a bit trite, but the dudes with great sperm and the ability to procreate until they are 100 just don't get it completely.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they do. I dunno. I just know that my hubs, as loving and caring as he is, can't console me when I am in the dumps. Reading blogs actually calms me.
Hah yep, a similar thing happened to me. Congrats on being out of the closet! ;)
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