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I'm sure every avid blogger has moments of "why on earth do I waste my time doing this?" Well, at least I do.  I wonder if there is really a point to blogging.  I mean, does anybody really care about a picture of Cole's spelling test? Does anybody else care what our jack-o-lanterns looked like on Halloween or what we got for Christmas?

Is blogging purely self indulgent so that we can look back and try to convince ourselves that we do fun things with our kids or that we really have some redeeming qualities as parents? Or do we really think people are up at night worrying about what our favorite video clips are and what we love to watch on TV.  What would life be like if everyone deleted their blogs? I'm not suggesting I will because I know I'd regret it--I'm just thinking out loud.  Ever feel like you care too much about other people's lives? I do.  Why do I care so much?


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J and Company said…
Well I can totally understand what you mean because I think I have days where I think those things. But really I love to go back and read my past posts. I am so forgetful that I know that I wouldn't have a record of stuff that happened to us and would then not remember anything. It also helps me to see Heavenly Father's hand in our lives more easily (that probably sounds cheesy) but for me it's true. And also, for your information, I am supremely interested in Cole's spelling tests and love notes. That's just good reading plain and simple. :) love ya
January 22, 2011 at 5:11 PM
bevany said…
Don't even...I'm totally interested in everything you post. I'd comment more often if I got comments from you too...I'm just sayin. And yes, I've been up worrying what you think about American Idol this season.
ps- I love your hair.
January 22, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Brianna said…
I have to laugh at this post because when I went to my blog roll and saw that you had updated I literally got excited! HAHAHA I even said "OH" outloud! LOL I AM SUCH A NERD! But yeah...I would definitely miss your blog. I know what you mean though. I am TRYING to get better at blogging but sometimes I wonder why....I keep trying to tell myself that I am writing it for ME and not for others(so we need things like pics of spelling tests)but I fall into the "needs to be entertaining" trap all the time.
January 22, 2011 at 10:14 PM
skcoe said…
Oh my gosh I'm so glad you posted this because I've been wondering all week long what you thought about blogging! It's been keeping me up at night.

:)

Seriously, I love it. It's really therapeutic for me and my mother in law in St. George gets giddy to see my updates about everything Coe related. I think it's great and I can't wait to print mine out!
January 23, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Queen of Kings said…
I CARE! I love and I mean LOVE reading your blog and Coles spelling test was the topic of the day when I read that post SO CUTE! So on days when you don't know if it matters know that it matters to me I love keeping up on your darling family!
I would be lying if I said I haven't felt the same way sometimes but it is so worth it just to look back on all that has happened in your lives :) LOVE YOUR BLOG LOVE YOU!
January 23, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Aubry said…
I've been thinking many of the same things lately. But I do the blog so that anyone who does care can check in on us, and so I can make my blog book each year as a sort of family scrapbook.
January 23, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Beau and Rach said…
I love the idea of having my blog made into a book. I say idea because I still haven't done it... But one day I will!
As far as reading friends blogs, I love getting a glimpse into lives of friends that I've known for so long or even just met. I love that so many lost friendships aren't lost anymore through blogging. The downer for me though is that all this online socializing replaces too many face to face relationships. I wish I could actually see and talk to everyone more often.
January 24, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Sherion said…
I love reading other peoples blogs. I like being caught up on my friends' lives. My blog is my journal. At the end of every year I take all of my posts for that year and turn it into a book. I especially love to look back and read the funny things the kids have said. I know my family likes to read it, especially the grandparents.
January 27, 2011 at 12:49 PM
janet said…
I definitely went through those feelings a few years ago, but let it go! If YOU care about Cole's spelling test, document it. I have learned that the people who read your blog read because they love you. If they don't love you or care about your kids spelling tests, they will stop reading. and that is just dandy. I have really come to LOVE my blog and love those who read. Stop stressing :) and do it for you. I wish I would have learned this when I started.

Loves!
January 30, 2011 at 8:43 PM
val said…
hmm. we've had this convo. blogs are fun but i'm finding they are more fun in small doses...every once in a while. i took most all blogs off my reader and LOVE IT.
i still blog for me and always have. it's my only journal so it is important. but yeah, sometimes i wonder if we should just "delete all" on all blogs!
February 6, 2011 at 3:54 PM
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