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In my "secret" journal, I wrote the following in the place of my bio. I thought it would be relevent to post here.
This is a public journal. However, I created this journal as a "secret" journal, since some members of my family were sending information to my parents that was in my main journal (listed above). I'm not ashamed of my life, or of anything I've written in my journals, and I'll gladly answer truthfully any questions about my life that anyone, family or not, chooses to ask me. My parents have chosen not to know certain things about my life. They, in some cases, prefer blissful ignorance, as they don't agree with my lifestyle, and some of the choices I've made. They love me just the same, though, as I love them. This journal is my compromise. My parents asked me to restrict my other journal so that the members of my family who were causing this problem would not have access to things that they felt compelled to pass along to my parents. (Sometimes, this was done accurately, as when they simply printed out entries and sent them to my parents. Personally, I don't mind this much. If my parents had a computer, and expressed an interest in reading any of my online journals, I'd happily give them the URLs. Other times, however, excerpts were merely passed on orally, misinterpreted, or taken out of context. THAT makes me very angry.) So, be aware, if you are someone who is considering doing this: I have nothing to hide. ALL entries in ALL journals I have online are public. Hell, even the old paper journals I have aren't "hidden" very well. I don't care who knows what about me. I don't go out of my way to foist my views or beliefs on anyone, but I don't shirk from it either, UNLESS I'M ASKED TO DO SO. My parents have asked me to shirk in this way. They ask for the information they want. Even then, I choose to be honest with my parents about pieces of my life which, even if they haven't asked about it, I feel it's important for them to know. For the most part, they'd RATHER NOT KNOW. If you feel the need to tell them, the responsibility lies solely on your shoulders. You will be hurting them a great deal. You hurt me only insomuch as I grieve for them.
End of story. If you want a real bio, check the user info page on my LiveJournal.
(I also have a BlogSpot Journal, which I haven't used in years, and a MySpace page, which only has a short bio and a link to my LiveJournal. They're not worth linking to, but if you really want to read them, contact me.)
This is a public journal. However, I created this journal as a "secret" journal, since some members of my family were sending information to my parents that was in my main journal (listed above). I'm not ashamed of my life, or of anything I've written in my journals, and I'll gladly answer truthfully any questions about my life that anyone, family or not, chooses to ask me. My parents have chosen not to know certain things about my life. They, in some cases, prefer blissful ignorance, as they don't agree with my lifestyle, and some of the choices I've made. They love me just the same, though, as I love them. This journal is my compromise. My parents asked me to restrict my other journal so that the members of my family who were causing this problem would not have access to things that they felt compelled to pass along to my parents. (Sometimes, this was done accurately, as when they simply printed out entries and sent them to my parents. Personally, I don't mind this much. If my parents had a computer, and expressed an interest in reading any of my online journals, I'd happily give them the URLs. Other times, however, excerpts were merely passed on orally, misinterpreted, or taken out of context. THAT makes me very angry.) So, be aware, if you are someone who is considering doing this: I have nothing to hide. ALL entries in ALL journals I have online are public. Hell, even the old paper journals I have aren't "hidden" very well. I don't care who knows what about me. I don't go out of my way to foist my views or beliefs on anyone, but I don't shirk from it either, UNLESS I'M ASKED TO DO SO. My parents have asked me to shirk in this way. They ask for the information they want. Even then, I choose to be honest with my parents about pieces of my life which, even if they haven't asked about it, I feel it's important for them to know. For the most part, they'd RATHER NOT KNOW. If you feel the need to tell them, the responsibility lies solely on your shoulders. You will be hurting them a great deal. You hurt me only insomuch as I grieve for them.
End of story. If you want a real bio, check the user info page on my LiveJournal.
(I also have a BlogSpot Journal, which I haven't used in years, and a MySpace page, which only has a short bio and a link to my LiveJournal. They're not worth linking to, but if you really want to read them, contact me.)
