Every now and then I notice these family messages posted as comments on blog posts, like those between relatives, spouses, boyfriend - girlfriend, etc. This reminds me of a true story...
A few months ago, I had just begun this blog and was sent on a business trip to a conference in beautiful downtown Burbank, California; OK, so it was actually at the hotel just to the east of the Bob Hope Intergalactic Airport. The conference had nothing to do with the internet or writing or blogging. But at lunch a young attendee began to explain how blogging helped him repair his relationship with his mother. You see, she called him far too often, at least five or six times a week to ask him what he was doing, who he was seeing, etc., etc.
Finally, he started a blog where he reviewed the events of his life each day. His mother posted a comment that went something like this, "I used to worry about you. But now I read your blog and I know if you're home or traveling, if you're dating, what you're reading, what movies you've seen, the music you're listening to... It's great!"
From then on, his sainted mother called no more than two or three times a month. It saved them both quite a bit of money on their phone bills, although this young blogger began to miss actually speaking with his mother on most days. Sigh...
Beware of those unintended consequences!
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