Hmmmm... just noticed this didn't post last week. Not sure what was up with Blogger, but especially today, I feel like I still need to get this off my chest...
So... I have tried to keep things drama free, and plan to do so, but yesterday during my personal day, I re-reached out to an old blog friend, from my previous blog ("re-reached" bc I sent the email a few days ago, but to the wrong email...duh, Amber!).
Anyway, the whole thing has gotten turned around, and the details are not important here. What is important is that we all realize as individuals, we are allowed to have our own feels and perceptions. As it was pointed out to me, there is a "fake" sense of intimacy with social networking, and no matter how much you txt, email, call, etc... you may never know the person on the other end.
However, it doesn't mean that the blog world doesn't come across as a competition at times, and we have ALL been on the receiving end, as well as the "Mean Girl" end. No one is completely innocent. People get their feelings hurt everyday, and yes... 9 times out of 10, it is a misunderstanding and their own insecurity. However, it does not make either party right.
To say that blogging is based on friendship is 100% accurate, and how it should be. However, we live in a "dog-eat-dog" world, not everything is butterflies and roses all the time, and there is at times a feeling of being excluded, or that you have to "compete". It happens on facebook, blogs, twitter (I am assuming), and IRL.
I just needed to clear my head. Like I said, I want to try and stay above the "blog drama", and I try very hard not to bring my issues to the forefront of this blog. That being said, this is MY blog, where I am allowed to air MY feelings, etc. I welcome all forms of feedback, and am more than willing to have discussions with anyone who feels they may have a different opinion than mine.
Hope you have a wonderful day, Girlies!
I really like this. I started blogging as more of a journal or scrapbook and I was pretty shocked when I started reading so many blog posts like this about blog drama. Thankfully I haven't been a part or seen any but I definitely see how blogging can be competitive. I think the drama and competitiveness is sad because blogging should be about YOUR or MY opinion. You should be able to put your opinion on your blog and I should be able to do the same regardless if we agree with each other. It is our space, our journal, our words. Im basically trying to say I like this post.
ReplyDeleteI so hear ya with social networking being a competition, even if it isn't set up to be one. I applaud you for trying to keep your blog drama free. I feel like if you follow the saying treat people the way you want to be treated, that it will keep you in a pretty good place. If you want something else to blog about, I tagged you in my 11 things post http://happygirlsareprettygirls.blogspot.com/2012/04/11-things.html
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