I'm so mad I just wrote a book on here and it wouldn't let me post it then it went blank. Long story short...
*Cool article *I DESPISE one of the bloggers that she mentions *I highly dislike when people do things just to blog them *I love a real life blog like yours *A lot of these "Mormon Girl Bloggers" do have great lives but don't look great like that all of the time *I like to blog for the creative outlet and to have a pretty journal
Interesting article for sure. I'm not a Mormon, and might even classify somewhere in the spectrum that the author of the article classifies herself in. Late 20's, career focused, no children, not raised to be religious. But I am also very open minded and also supportive of equality and religious freedom. I just met my first Mormons this year and this couple (young couple with a baby!) has become very close friends of ours. I can definitely see how people of the Mormon faith can appear perfect/creative/trendy/etc because um, they are? They're nice, have great values, are loving and positive, and creative. I have noticed also that a lot of blogs that I read do have a little "faith" or "I believe" link on them which always leads to an LDS site and I don't think of it as a coincidence that I'm always attracted to those bloggers. They're very positive focused. Amen. :)
It kind of makes me sad but also gives me hope...as an AHEM...early 30s, unmarried (wish I was), uncareer minded (don't wish I was), Catholic...I think it's sad that we live in a world where finding happiness as a woman in home life is considered a burden or degrading. But it does give me hope that these women are giving a great example to others that there is joy and fulfillment that comes from their lifestyle...and no it's not for everyone but I think it's great. Just wish the girl wasn't skeptical...but you know what life isn't one way or the other (pretty/ugly, happy/sad or easy/hard) it's generally a little bit of each and it's all about how you choose to deal with it. And not that it guarantees it but having a strong value system, strong sense of family and faith tends to give you the tools to be able to approach the not so pretty stuff with positivity...something your people seem to have a good handle on which is why it shows.
Can I edit what I said? I meant to say that yes, a lot of us do have wonderful, fulfilling lives but don't look as put together all of the time, like some bloggers do. And also, I think as far as the prescriptions for anti-depressants... If we don't drink and we don't smoke (cigarettes or other things) and no coffee, and we aren't doing the things that others consider "relieving" in a stressful time, maybe the stress is dealt with in a clinical way?? We are still human after all.
I saw that article some months back and loved it. I think the reason most people's blogs are generally positive (including those who have a dose of reality too, like yours) are because... who wants to complain like that to a bunch of complete strangers? That's what BFFs and husbands are for. And the overshare is one of the funniest thing about blogs which people like to make fun of, I think. So, yeah, I mostly look put together on my blog. I try and have a dose of reality, but mostly no one who reads my blog cares about my reality.
I'm so mad I just wrote a book on here and it wouldn't let me post it then it went blank. Long story short...
ReplyDelete*Cool article
*I DESPISE one of the bloggers that she mentions
*I highly dislike when people do things just to blog them
*I love a real life blog like yours
*A lot of these "Mormon Girl Bloggers" do have great lives but don't look great like that all of the time
*I like to blog for the creative outlet and to have a pretty journal
Interesting article for sure.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a Mormon, and might even classify somewhere in the spectrum that the author of the article classifies herself in. Late 20's, career focused, no children, not raised to be religious. But I am also very open minded and also supportive of equality and religious freedom. I just met my first Mormons this year and this couple (young couple with a baby!) has become very close friends of ours. I can definitely see how people of the Mormon faith can appear perfect/creative/trendy/etc because um, they are? They're nice, have great values, are loving and positive, and creative. I have noticed also that a lot of blogs that I read do have a little "faith" or "I believe" link on them which always leads to an LDS site and I don't think of it as a coincidence that I'm always attracted to those bloggers. They're very positive focused. Amen. :)
It kind of makes me sad but also gives me hope...as an AHEM...early 30s, unmarried (wish I was), uncareer minded (don't wish I was), Catholic...I think it's sad that we live in a world where finding happiness as a woman in home life is considered a burden or degrading. But it does give me hope that these women are giving a great example to others that there is joy and fulfillment that comes from their lifestyle...and no it's not for everyone but I think it's great. Just wish the girl wasn't skeptical...but you know what life isn't one way or the other (pretty/ugly, happy/sad or easy/hard) it's generally a little bit of each and it's all about how you choose to deal with it. And not that it guarantees it but having a strong value system, strong sense of family and faith tends to give you the tools to be able to approach the not so pretty stuff with positivity...something your people seem to have a good handle on which is why it shows.
ReplyDeleteCan I edit what I said? I meant to say that yes, a lot of us do have wonderful, fulfilling lives but don't look as put together all of the time, like some bloggers do.
ReplyDeleteAnd also, I think as far as the prescriptions for anti-depressants... If we don't drink and we don't smoke (cigarettes or other things) and no coffee, and we aren't doing the things that others consider "relieving" in a stressful time, maybe the stress is dealt with in a clinical way?? We are still human after all.
I saw that article some months back and loved it. I think the reason most people's blogs are generally positive (including those who have a dose of reality too, like yours) are because... who wants to complain like that to a bunch of complete strangers? That's what BFFs and husbands are for. And the overshare is one of the funniest thing about blogs which people like to make fun of, I think. So, yeah, I mostly look put together on my blog. I try and have a dose of reality, but mostly no one who reads my blog cares about my reality.
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