So, I don’t obsess about it, by any means, but I do use sitemeter (ingenious tool, by the way), to occasionally check and see where people are visiting my site from. I think it is pretty cool that you can see that people visit from San Francisco, or from Denver, or from Singapore; where ever… I just think it is pretty cool. But, I found out something interesting recently, someone had been visiting me from my home town, of Raleigh, NC; coincidentally where my parents live.
Now, I convinced myself it probably wasn’t them, and dropped it. But, now, I know it was! My mom emailed me today (if you are reading this, HI MOM!; and insert “you” wherever there is a “she” as you continue to read) to my duanemoody.com account; the address which she got from my website. Now, this isn’t really a problem, in fact before this was the blog you see standing before you, I gave everyone in my family the address, so they could check out the photos, etc., and was excited if they even acknowledged it. Even though I knew there was a possibility of it, I never thought they would actually be using it (except for Wendy… wassup!). But now, it has kind of hit me that my mom is probably reading everything that I write.
But what also hit me was, now, my mom gets to see what I think about, what I feel, learn more about me, and have a window into my life and something I enjoy. But all day, I have been wondering if that is a good thing, or a bad thing, or neither. It isn’t going to change what I post, this post should be an indication of that, but it will make me think as I write some of the things that I write.
Will it offend my mom? Should I worry about that? Probably not, considering that this website is a personal expression of me, not her, and I started it because I wanted to share things about me; good, bad, or other. It shouldn’t matter at all, really, but I can’t seem to shake the feeling, that I know she may be reading; and more importantly, I wonder what she may be thinking as she does. I guess what I am trying to get at here, is what would you guys/gals all think if you found out that your mom had been reading your blog for a while now, and it finally dawns on you, that she knows the eleven reasons that you want to be Lindsay Lohan? Would it effect what you say? Would it effect how you write? Or would you even care?
Like I said, this isn’t going to change things here, but it is something that I will have buried in the back of my mind. It is something that I will think about every time I gush about Jake Gyllenhaal; but that will in no way effect the amount of gushattude that is presented, things haven’t gone crazy, people. Anyway… just let me know what you all would think, because inquiring minds really do want to know!
Voyeur Radio:
Barbara Streisand – Papa, Can You Hear Me?
Kina – Me
Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
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