In response to my wife's last post (sorry, no hyperlink), I have decided to post a male-blog-entry. I think the reason for the female dominated blog world has to do with many inherent feminine characteristics:
I'll get this one out of the way. I think a big part of it is gossip. Women love knowing about other people's lives; hence celebrity gossip magazines geared toward women.
Another reason, I believe, is friendship. I could never talk to spencer (kayleen's husband) for a year, and then see him and things would pick up right where they left off. Women have a need for maintaining friendships, knowing that their friends are doing well. This is a good trait.
Another praiseworthy motivation for blogging is record keeping. I know diana loves writing down her thoughts and ideas about milestones in our lives. This is the best part about blogging. I think blogs serve as wonderful journals. Make sure you back up your blogs to a flash drive or something, maybe even select ones for printing out. Next time your husband gets at you about blogging being lame, ask him if he keeps a journal. Booyah!
So, girls, be careful. Don't put up a false front of your life (most blogs I've read are pretty good about "keeping it real"). Blogging is not a competition to be the funniest, wittiest, smartest, prettiest, richest, happiest, most depressed etc... I think blogs can be therapeutic, yet also emotionally damaging. All things can be used for good and evil...including blogs. Overall, I've been proud of my wife in her efforts to keep blogging a positive resource.
My blog would be completely boring to most women, I think.
Happy Blogging.
9 comments:
ha ha. bryce you kill me.
and if blogging was a competition "to be the funniest, wittiest, smartest, prettiest, richest, happiest, most depressed etc.", then i'd gladly accept my first place trophy. thank you very much.
i feel so violated. you know my password?? i guess, we really don't have any secrets between us.
your admonition at the end, "so, girls, be careful" and your "booyah", made me laugh really hard.
i think ultimately what you were trying to say is that i'm the funniest, prettiest, richest and happiest blogger out there, right? so sweet.
and i disagree, i think your blog would be very interesting.
thanks for violating me... er, i mean my blog.
diana, you forgot "most depressed."
that was so sweet of him.
oh and, "thanks for violating me."??? so funny. who are you lately?
Bryce- I'm glad you wrote that from a male point of view...but you also just wrecked Diana's "No capitalization rule" on her blog...you're in the DAWGHOUSE now!!
Bravo Bryce! My hat is off to you for hijacking her blog and writing your thoughts down. Nice job!
i showed this post to spencer and he said he's submitting it to the ENSIGN for next issue. with the first presidency's approval of course.
But what if just one person you know IS the funniest, wittiest, smartest, prettiest, richest, happiest, most depressed person there is. Is it ok for THAT person's blog to contain all those attributes?
Blog goal: sound more depressed to gain sympathy/admiration of strangers.
i can't find my phone right now, otherwise i'd call you....catan at my house tonight.
sorry i never came to pick up ava. et has a chest cold thing and i've been having to give him breathing treatments every couple of hours. so lame.
Hey, will you email me Molly's email address! THX
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