Comments on: Call for Birth Mom Bloggers! Help! http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help A blog for and about parents who have placed a child for adoption. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Opalwench http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help/comment-page-1#comment-2744 Opalwench Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:03:11 +0000 http://birth-first.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/09/12/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help#comment-2744 I started blogging a bit because "everyone was doing it" and a bit because I needed an outlet that I felt comfortable pouring my true feelings on the topic into. My LJ friends are mostly real life friends and at that point they didn't seem real poised to understand or listen to my adoption grief. (and a nasty comment where you know the commenter is worse to me than an anonymous voice of nastiness). Also while I had joined an adoption forum, I didn't feel welcome to express my grief and regret (which I was feeling in droves). My blog became a place for me to really express what I felt.<br /> <br /> Over the past year (my blog has it's anniversary in Nov.), it's grown into a place where I actually truly connect with people somewhat. I've spread it out a bit from just adoption related blogging and I update about my life in general as well. I started blogging a bit because “everyone was doing it” and a bit because I needed an outlet that I felt comfortable pouring my true feelings on the topic into. My LJ friends are mostly real life friends and at that point they didn’t seem real poised to understand or listen to my adoption grief. (and a nasty comment where you know the commenter is worse to me than an anonymous voice of nastiness). Also while I had joined an adoption forum, I didn’t feel welcome to express my grief and regret (which I was feeling in droves). My blog became a place for me to really express what I felt.

Over the past year (my blog has it’s anniversary in Nov.), it’s grown into a place where I actually truly connect with people somewhat. I’ve spread it out a bit from just adoption related blogging and I update about my life in general as well.

]]> By: Jenna Hatfield http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help/comment-page-1#comment-2743 Jenna Hatfield Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:18:06 +0000 http://birth-first.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/09/12/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help#comment-2743 Heather; I mentioned that when explaining LiveJournal.<br /> <br /> <em>like LiveJournal, which allowed these mothers to write about their life experiences to a group of people which they controlled. Posts could be fully open to the public, locked to their "friends list," filtered to just a few of those so-called friends or made entirely private for personal reference</em>.<br /> <br /> LJ is just one example of the pre-total-public blogging craze that let <strong>you</strong> control who was reading for whatever reason! Heather; I mentioned that when explaining LiveJournal.

like LiveJournal, which allowed these mothers to write about their life experiences to a group of people which they controlled. Posts could be fully open to the public, locked to their “friends list,” filtered to just a few of those so-called friends or made entirely private for personal reference.

LJ is just one example of the pre-total-public blogging craze that let you control who was reading for whatever reason!

]]> By: hslowe http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help/comment-page-1#comment-2742 hslowe Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:17:14 +0000 http://birth-first.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/09/12/call-for-birth-mom-bloggers-help#comment-2742 Neat topic. I just want to point out that not all LiveJournal posts are private. Some of them are completely open to anyone that comes by. I've blogged many times on LJ about adoption issues without controlling access to content at all.<br /> <br /> I'll email you with responses. Neat topic. I just want to point out that not all LiveJournal posts are private. Some of them are completely open to anyone that comes by. I’ve blogged many times on LJ about adoption issues without controlling access to content at all.

I’ll email you with responses.

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