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Bloggers, scrapbookers, etc, How honest are you?

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For those of you that blog, scrapbook, do baby books, document things, etc, how honest are you when it comes to documenting things?

I do a digital scrapbook of our family every year and at the end of the year have it bound into a book.  I want to be honest about the events that took place for our family, but sometimes I am worried about being too honest.  At the same time, I also don't want to be like wow, we had a blast (which I find myself typing WAY too often) when in fact we had a terrible time because DS or DD had a fit, tantrum, etc.  For example, DS is very much two and this past year he has been upset during most of our outings, etc.  I just don't want him to read what I wrote when he is older and think that I had it out for him.  Silly, I know!  I just want to see what you all do : )

It took over four years to be diagnosed with PCOS. We TTC #1 for 18 months, did 5 rounds of Clomid and finally moved onto IVF...which worked! Throughout our IF journey, we suffered 3 miscarriages. We conceived both DD and DS without treatment.
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Re: Bloggers, scrapbookers, etc, How honest are you?

  • ShannonSkyShannonSky member
    I am brutally honest in my blog (for example, my last post was all about me puking my guts up so bad that my eyes are full of blood from the burst vessels), but I definitely edit in the yearly book. I only include the highlights, which usually don't include the meltdowns, etc.
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  • LSUBride3LSUBride3

    I was very honest in my blog until i had kids.  Then i toned it down a bit for their protection (and mine) HA! :)

    But actually, i haven't had time to write in so long, it doesn't even matter anymore...

    ETA: for your purposes, i'd be honest, but also try to be objective.  KWIM?

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  • laura&dan05laura&dan05 member

    I'm very honest in my blog but it's private and always will be (DH has access and I'll share with the kids when they are old enough).  I think if it were public I'd naturally only write about the good stuff because I wouldn't want people to have to read about the true details of "real" life all of the time. 

    If I get busy and don't have time to blog I find myself just writing about the good times because that is what stuck in my mind about big events (not so much the melt down, tantrum, illness, etc.) The more time I have for it the more honest I am with the writing.


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  • marcuejmarcuej member
    I'm very honest on my blog and write about the good and leave out very little.  Baby books are a different story.  I pretty much only write the positive highlights.  My kids will have access to read both, but I don't document nearly as well in the baby books as I do on my blog. 
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  • ALY1981ALY1981
    I am working on a 365 picture a day project for Henry, and while I'm honest about the day to day photos (making sure I post one for the exact day that it is), I try to include a happy photo rather than a grumpy one even if he is having a crappy day.

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  • AvaLikeLavaAvaLikeLava member

    Very honest. There are things I don't talk about: dh's dad's illness, for example, mostly because it's not necessarily my story to tell just yet.

    But tantrums, discipline, etc. are part of our journey to/through parenthood, and it's what the blog is all about. I WANT the boys to know that they were occasional PITA and we STILL kept them, ya' know ;p

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  • skoorbniborskoorbnibor member
    WAY honest!
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  • queenbonequeenbone member
    Fairly honest,  I'll include the fact that he was in a bad mood or being difficult, but I try not to dwell on that and keep the "venting" of it between me and DH.
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  • MouseygailMouseygail member
    well...we haven't reached too many trouble spots yet, but I hope that I will be honest!  I think I've given some insight into the struggles that bfing has brought me without writing something that would make me seem like I'm playing the martyr.  I love the way that some people talk about the trials with a sense of humor...EJGBallerina just had an adorable blog entry the other day about her DS being a picky eater...it was so funny!  While I'm sure its frustrating as hell for her, the comical approach was super appealing and I'm sure he will love reading about that some day!
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