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Dear Diary, you're my only friend.



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Sometimes I regret sharing as much about myself as I have here. Even pictures of my son, or my husband, or me, let alone stories, facts, information, insights. It's been nice getting to know you all, and it's hard to develop relationships without sharing.

But relationships come with perceptions, opinions, hopes and feelings about how other people live, or should live, their lives, and with the beautiful emotional connections and involvements here comes this other thing, this feeling of responsibility.

I used to say things here that I couldn't say anywhere else. But as I said them, people started responding, remembering, sharing, relating, and now I can't say those things here, either.

There are some things I really need to say. And I don't have anywhere.

by Wench in Six-Word Memoirs on Dec 08, 2012 | add favorite | T-shirt

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RaisedByWolves says,

Blithe doesn't live here, don't let them smell fear. Press on regardless.

DynamicDbytheC says,

Like you, I share more here than anywhere. I enjoy your candor.

canadafreeze says,

I share things here I don't share anywhere else. Your honesty gives me courage to just say it.

Wench says,

There are things I promised not to talk about with friends, but I felt like I could share them here because it didn't really count, somehow. But I think of you guys as my friends now. And so I think of saying these things as a breach of a promise. But I don't have anyone to talk to about it and it's getting really hard not to say anything.

accidentaltourist says,

Speak on, we don't judge. I think we all feel the same way.

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