tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post2749954127069472796..comments2023-03-26T08:24:59.818-07:00Comments on Drama for Mama: Half Hung Over - and out.beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15616867595961283505noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-10969249814694643402009-12-17T20:10:20.378-08:002009-12-17T20:10:20.378-08:00The contest was to write something real - can you ...The contest was to write something real - can you get more real or more vulnerable than this? Only a smidge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482780547854011505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-50500841646745501332009-12-16T07:30:14.793-08:002009-12-16T07:30:14.793-08:00OH I love this post so much. That contest brought...OH I love this post so much. That contest brought out the best in lots of people, and must have been very good for the soul for others..but had I participated I think it would have been similar to your experience. Sometimes the deeply emotional stuff comes out in a gorgeous, messy, creative natural flow....but when I try to force it I usually end up sounding absurd. I think your participating is especially honest - and its ALWAYS nice to know there are lots of people out there just like me who worry about what others think even though we know better.Mullet Overhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514985967587021135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-54369749954539448042009-12-13T20:45:31.031-08:002009-12-13T20:45:31.031-08:00I was in this same place last night...2/3 of a bot...I was in this same place last night...2/3 of a bottle of wine, I was feeling goofy, but every time I wrote someting in my blog...nuthin'. Just dumb babble. No bravery. Even drunk, I'm not brave. Just silly and babbling or depressed. Not sure what that says about me.<br /><br />I loved this post. I think it works best. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-1760568414123673892009-12-13T16:09:17.301-08:002009-12-13T16:09:17.301-08:00Becca! This is definitely an entry! This is the ...Becca! This is definitely an entry! This is the last one I have read. I was away yesterday and last night so am FINALLY finishing up my reading. I had to censor myself on what I wanted to post. I had to watch what I said. I understand!Nickihttp://www.nickisnook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-72159582995362619042009-12-12T09:21:40.758-08:002009-12-12T09:21:40.758-08:00Becca, Becca, Becca. I absolutely adore this. Jen ...Becca, Becca, Becca. I absolutely adore this. Jen and I have both felt great pressure in saying something daring ourselves. And if I wrote a post about why that is it would incorporate many of the things you have written here.<br /><br />This IS an entry. Of the best, most honest, kind. Raw, unfiltered, daring. You are being most honest with your readers by being most honest with yourself--not trying to be something that you know you are not. Not at this time, anyway. Not trying to sing karaoke when you'd rather just slip up to your hotel room a little early and watch Notting Hill again. (Or something like that!) <br /><br />I hear you. About all of it. And it has helped me to see that we click EVEN more!Sarahhttp://momalom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-38129250521189306122009-12-12T08:18:24.710-08:002009-12-12T08:18:24.710-08:00These words are the perfect companions to Aidan...These words are the perfect companions to Aidan's thought provoking questions today. <br />I think we are all finding the place where we fit in. We are trying to decide who and what we are. I think these words were daring. The perfect kind of daring.amber_mtmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871256362646081536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-56510533876944852782009-12-12T07:44:58.920-08:002009-12-12T07:44:58.920-08:00There are some things that I haven't shared. M...There are some things that I haven't shared. My life is pretty much an open book. I had wanted to blog about something incredibly personal but there needs to be at least something that remains uniquely and utterly MINE and only mine. I opted out of blogging about that topic because it's mine. :-) I dont want to share it, at least right now. I need to keep something for myself and perhaps when something else comes up that I keep to myself as my own, I'll share that topic. For now, it's just mine and it's perfectly acceptable to keep something for yourself! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-19049767744076692062009-12-12T07:42:55.052-08:002009-12-12T07:42:55.052-08:00I think a lot of us can relate to this post. (All ...I think a lot of us can relate to this post. (All of us, in our own ways?) I don't fit in. Anywhere. Never have, and doubt I ever will. When I've tried, it's been a performance. Sometimes a very successful one, but with a high price, to me. <br /><br />Perhaps my one comfort zone <i>is</i> in words - filtered or unfiltered. Nonetheless, there's plenty I would never say. Everything is NOT for public (or even private) consumption (a post I'm writing for later today). Sounds to me like you courageously listened to your inner voice, which said, <i>these bits are for me, and that's exactly where they should stay. </i>. <br /><br />Well done.BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-309197596764260042009-12-12T07:02:02.024-08:002009-12-12T07:02:02.024-08:00Becca, whether or not you mean this as an entry fo...Becca, whether or not you mean this as an entry for the challenge, I think this is one of the most honest, heartfelt pieces I've read in some time. I struggle with these same issues - wanting to be liked, wanting to fit in - and I applaud you for speaking your own truth on your own timeline. I come here every day for the wisdom you share through your stories and observations, for the You that you put out here, and I'll keep coming back to read whatever you have to say, whenever you're ready to say it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066208660688484085.post-63287032295061291922009-12-12T06:23:00.039-08:002009-12-12T06:23:00.039-08:00Writing without a filter is often a difficult task...Writing without a filter is often a difficult task for me, too. I find myself watering down my words, at least on some level, on the more controversial topics, mostly because I worry too much about offending people. I'm still honest, of course, but in a more diplomatic manner. <br /><br />Recently, I had a discussion with one of the more influential bloggers/writers who's been doing this for quite awhile. Her advice? Be yourself, say your truth, no matter what. Why? Because at least you're coming from an authentic place. There will always be people who agree with you, and people who don't. If you try to please everyone, especially in the blogging world, you will get lost in the noise. <br /><br />So, Happy Saturday Sharefest!Carrie Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885861928935657326noreply@blogger.com