Privacy

So writing this blog has brought up several issues about privacy. First, I have not written in a journal of any sort in years. When I have written in a journal, it was usually stuff that I didn't really want others to read. Writing for the public is very different. It's a little odd. It's even more odd writing this blog because pretty much everyone reading it, at least everyone that I know who is reading it, I personally know.

Ok, so I know everyone visiting the blog, but the categories of people reading makes things even more difficult. I have friends, family, and work friends reading. Betsy has her friends and family reading too. Eventually Ian might have friends reading the blog -- will blogs still be around when Ian and his friends are reading? Are there things I should say or shouldn't say to avoid embarrassing him one day? Are there pictures or videos that I should or shouldn't post? Will this blog be used against him at his Bar Mitzvah?

I have been reading some other blogs about kids lately. There are a lot of dads out there writing blogs these days. Most of them are much better writers than I am and spend a lot more time on their blogs. Some of these guys post 5 or 10 times a day. Of course, they tend to be stay at home dads or have jobs they can do from home. I would guess some of them are professional writers getting paid by advertising on their blogs or for writing other things during the day.

There are a lot of different theories out there on children's privacy. The most extreme of these dad bloggers won't post photos of their kids online. I haven't read all of them carefully enough to know, but I would bet some of them won't even mention their kids' names. I guess I have broken all of the rules. Then again, I don't have thousands of people reading my blog like some of these writers do. I am pretty confident that no one other than friends and family will ever know this blog exists.

So, photos and videos and details about Ian's life will continue to be posted right here.

Here is your photo for making it through this post. Screw privacy...