Uh, an update to that last post.
This morning, I was ready to delete this blog. I used to find so much pleasure in documenting the lives of myself and my family, which is evident by taking a look at my archives – the writings here used to be a lot more prolific. One of my favorite features here is the “On this Date” thing in the sidebar, which links to posts from around this date in previous years. I love looking back at our lives and seeing how things were going on a random boring Tuesday, when my big kids were still in diapers. Probably boring to the rest of the world, but it makes me happy. Lately, though, the joy has been sucked right out of writing for me – mostly because I feel that I have to censor what I write, so that I put out the right image for advertisers and others who might be reading. And that sucks. As careful as I try to be about what I write, I never can seem to say what I want to say without pissing somebody off.
My blog writing has actually been a huge point of contention between my husband and me. He’s a very private person, and having a wife who blogs is difficult for him. We had a big heart-to-heart about the nature of writing online, and how difficult it can be to share things about my life and my family without becoming a stalker’s wet dream. He made me realize that sometimes, it doesn’t matter how carefully you word something, because people are always going to see what they want to see in it.
Who would have ever thought that my husband, who hates everything about blogging, would be the one to talk me off the ledge? He loves me and wants me to be happy, and he knows that writing is what makes me happy. So, at his insistence, I’m going to stick around. My sincere apologies for crying wolf – I hate it when people do that!
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
I’m glad you’re keeping the faith, LaLaGirl. You’ve got a lot to share and inspire us by
Much love to you!
January 19th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
glad to see you are sticking around.
and yay for supportive hubbies!
see ya tomorrow!
January 19th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Well, that made me come out of lurkdom and say “yay” – I’m glad you’re staying. I know I ‘edit” my life a bit online, but I also really enjoy the “walk down memory lane” I get when reading back.
And I don’t think “wolf” was cried, sounds like you just needed to regroup! I’m gald you’re staying.
January 19th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Well, I’m glad that you decided to stick around
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I have one of those husbands! I feel like I am (was) constantly worrying about how much was to much for a very private husband. It’s a hard combination honestly… a bloggy public type wife and a private not bloggy husband. But more than once, he has convinced me not to leave blogging behind!
January 19th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Phew! Glad to see you’ll still be around.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Wow! Sounds like some serious stuff went down (and I don’t mean with your hubby) I am sooooo glad you have decided to stay, and I bet it will take you at least half an hour to read all the positive comments, and you deserve each and every one. Sending hugs from the Island…:)
January 20th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Aw yay! Big hugs to you La, I’m happy that you’re sticking around.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:39 am
I have had thoughts of giving up the blog too. I’m just so busy working and getting involved in social media that blogging became work too. And that is not why I started it in the first place.
But I have to say, I edit things more now too. My girls can read and are sensitive every time I take a photo asking if it’s for the blog. I think they want me to be interested because I’m present…not looking for content.
So, I too have tapered off. My goal is 3x a week. that’s it.
January 20th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
It’s not a bad thing to really thing about why you blog and for whom. One option, should this come up again, is to make your blog private.
Glad you’re sticking around, though.
January 20th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Ugh, think, not thing.
I thinK I should go to bed now.
January 20th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Well I for one am glad that you are sticking around. Your a great writer and I enjoy reading about the kids and you always have an upbeat funny way of putting things. My thanks to Paul!
January 21st, 2010 at 10:06 am
I think that’s a moment we have all felt from time to time — I’m glad you’re not going to disappear — even though I’ve just found you today!
January 21st, 2010 at 10:09 am
I’m glad to read this, because I just discovered you – and I’m looking forward to hearing more! I’m a twin mom and I need all the advice I can get!
January 21st, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I’m glad you’re not leaving. I never get to see you anymore so this is the only way I know how you’re doing. We need to get together.
BTW…..who’s Flickr stream is that? ————–>
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:26 pm
You were one of the people who inspired me in my early blogging career. Remind me to thank your husband if I ever meet him!
January 25th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Just when you think you’re out… It sucks you back in! Bwahahaha! Glad you’re sticking around. I just found you again! I’ve come and gone over the years, as you know. It’s never permanent. I’m back now, though, and loving it. I’m currently annoyed at Twitter and want to get back to blogging a couple times a week.
January 25th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
I’m not a stalker. Hi. :0