How do you share your life with others?

yet I am requesting them to join the blog site (they have to sign up for private access, I believe).

Why not just try out the blog section here on CC?

Is such a thing then not viewable to the whole world? If privacy an issue and only a small
selected audience the desired target, such a publicly available blog would defeat that purpose.

Oh lol I didn't really think about that element...*sigh*

I guess I just figure that strangers will look at anything you think is "private" on the internet anyway. Who is the blog master? Who built the site? What admins have access to your content if they so desired?

Here when you are using a randomized username that you only give out to friends...who else is going to really stumble on it? It's a very low traffic forum.


I'll admit though...being "mostly" public in that regard does change what I say.

They got my email and phone number, my wife's contact information, and they have other family members that have mine. They can contact me at any time and I return those missed calls and emails.

Otherwise it's just broadcasting. I am not a fan of doing so. They want to know or hear...they can ask me personally. I'll be very liberal with what I tell them.

I think when personal pictures are being shared aside from just comments
and life stories it takes it to a different level and makes a bigger difference.

How do you share your life with those not living with/near you?

At the moment I do not have any social media where I share personal information/photos (Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, etc.) to friends. There are some instances where things cannot be described by words alone, but through pictures. I thought about sharing photos through Google photos but I don't like those type of photo-sharing sites. I was thinking of starting a private blog where I can share photos with a few close friends and family. I was thinking a blog was ideal, since I can share but I won't be spending time looking at other people's stuff (like Facebook). I only intend to post a few times a year (especially if I go somewhere new/interesting, maybe food I cooked and wanted to share, a new discovery, etc.). Any advice on this? I feel kind of odd sharing my stuff (I believe people would have to sign up for the blog site to view), yet I am not willing to sign up on Facebook to view their pictures. My friends are on Facebook, they might think I don't care enough about them to join Facebook yet I am requesting them to join the blog site (they have to sign up for private access, I believe).

What your describing is a Facebook page.

Why not join Facebook and put your page on private except for your friends that you allow access to view?

You can just note on your page as a message to your friends that you don't have time to visit the site often, that way they don't expect a lot of participation from you on their pages.

If it's a site they are already on, that's honestly your best bet. You don't have to have your Facebook posts public - just set everything you post to private except your freinds..

People appreciate it.

They got my email and phone number, my wife's contact information, and they have other family members that have mine. They can contact me at any time and I return those missed calls and emails.

Otherwise it's just broadcasting. I am not a fan of doing so. They want to know or hear...they can ask me personally. I'll be very liberal with what I tell them.

I'\/e encountered a few people that are pretty rooted into what they use "...If you don't use FB, then you're not my FRIEND!@)!@*)(*"

Yeah but... But... But what if they are conservative? What if they get upset about your liberal opinions?