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The Urban Woo is one of those blogs I read but never comment on. (
I'm far too intimidated by the young, trendy, single and hip, & learned my lesson one of the few times I did chime in, on another hip n young type blog.) But I do love to lurk & learn about what might have been, had I run away to Londan as planned, rather than being swept away from the single life at the age of 22.
Anyway, today she posted this,
which is so terribly sad. Sad that someone feels that way, but even sadder when you, sort of, feel like you know them, a bit. Of course you don't know these people, only what they chose to say about themselves, but still, I wish she didn't feel that way.
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There's a gal over in England (Susannah -- http://inkonmyfingers.typepad.com/) who writes with what seems to be startling honesty about her life. A big piece of that is her grief over the death of her partner and her struggle to find her path in the world again. But she seems to run the gamut of emotions from joy to sorrow to introspection to silly fun.
I think most of us who blog hold things back - even Susannah. But I remember reading one woman's blog for a little while, until I began to feel that she was sending far too much out into the universe. She shared explicit and painful arguments with her husband and family. It felt uneven and unfair and foolhardy. I withdrew, deleting her bookmark, because I felt that my readership was a sort of tacit approval.
I'm sorry Urban Woo is in pain and felt she couldn't keep up the charade and decided to withdraw. I wonder what she would discover if she decided to stay and reveal a little more of her real world.
I think there's a happy medium. It's just a delicate balance - sometimes feeling our way in the dark. No one is happy all the time. But some people have a gift for writing about difficult or challenging situations and feelings with good humor or an underlying sense of optimism.
I wish Urban Woo well...
- Lee
well i just hope she doesn't go and top herself....
Lee, I know what you mean about the delicate balance, there's heaps I don't "share" because, well who knows who's reading and I'm actually quite a shy & private person (I remember, you are shy too).
It's just sad is all.
S - I'm sure it won't come to that, that would make me weep and there's more than enough to weep over already.
wow. that's full on.
Like others, I hope she's ok - i've never read that blog, but I do worry about those that I read, when things happen...
H&B - exactly, I'm always on the lookout for yet another thing to worry about (not).
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