It's a Small (Blogger) World

Once upon a time, I started a blog. I chose to blog anonymously with mixed feelings, but once I began writing, it seemed like the right choice. Of course as bloggers do, I also revealed my identity to other bloggers as I got to "know" them.

My older daughter (LD#1) who lives far far away also started a blog. Hers is not anonymous, and she uses it tell people about her life there. I read it but never commented on the blog b/c I didn't want to join Friendster, but she knew that I read it. When LD#1 was here last spring she was using my computer and found my blog. I was a little taken aback, but the cat was out of the bag so to speak. And LD#1 wasted no time telling LD#2, my younger daughter about the blog. I knew from my sitemeter that LD#2 was reading, and eventually we began talking about various blogs and posts.

A few weeks ago LD#2 posted at Phantom's whining ball using her real name. You should get a blogger name, I said to her. Oh, maybe sometime I will she said back to me. And that was the end of it, even though I didn't see her name around anymore.

So today we're talking on the phone and I asked her something and she says, you can read about it on my blog. Really? You have a blog? She wouldn't tell me what it was, but it only took me about 30 seconds to find it. And it's a good blog. And she's had it since September?! I've been reading her comments on other blogs without knowing it was her.

Perhps our secrecy with each other is indicative of the weird family we come from. Or maybe it's just our individual desires to have our own voices. But I'm here to say, we are all out now. And you know who we all are. It's a small small (blogging) world.

PS Elder Son, if you're reading too, would you just let me know? The Kid, he's not interested.