blogging

I have no idea what I would do if I could not blog. Yes I do, I would slowly implode.

I started blogging  May 24th of 2004 in another place, it was a different blog and I was  living in Korea at the time. It was a lifetime ago or so it seems. I started blogging because it seemed like a good way to keep in touch with my family and friends whole I was living on the other side of the world. Then when I came home I kept blogging and my blog became largely about knitting and everyday life. I met some of my dearest friends through that blog, strong wonderful woman who I am still friends with today although it seems all of us have moved on from knitting blogs and have found other ways of keeping in touch.

When we adopted the boys I still wanted to blog, I wanted to talk about what was going on in my life and how very hard things were but I did not feel as though that was something I could do on my blog. Everyone I knew read my blog or at least checked it on occasion and I did not feel as though it was a place I could talk about what a failure I felt like for having such a hard time once that 6 week honeymoon ended. I muddled through as best I could and sought solace in books, blog reading and my children's great therapists. I heard that I was not the only one and that all of these things were common in children with attachment issues and then one day the penny dropped and I realised that not only could I read other blogs about adoption but I could have one to. I do not know why the thought of starting a new blog did not occur to me sooner, perhaps because I was a little overwhelmed with life.

I am glad  figured it out because this community has enriched my life so much and I am constantly amazed by the common experiences, education and support that it provides.

So here's to 6 more years of blogging, 6 years feels like a really long time but really it is not when you think about it.