We Reap What We Blog

So I know they always say to be careful what you blog about cuz you never know who’s gonna read it. And even without such precautions, I usually try to be as fair in my treatment of most folks in my blog as I am in real life, cuz… well, I tend to be diplomatic that way, anyway. Boring, I know, but it’s that damn curse of seeing too many sides of any situation at any given time. Really sucks in an argument.

But anyway, I have recently discovered that there’s more to be careful about in blogging than being nasty at people. Case in point: After calling up my folks a few weekends back to tell them about the excitement of the snake in my living room, we all decided we’d refrain from sharing such excitement with my grandmother, as she’s absolutely terrified of snakes and such knowledge might make her a tad less inclined to want to visit.

Of course, I wanted to blog about it, cuz it was… well, certainly something worth sharing with whoever wanted to read about it. But that was that, and I forgot all about it.

Until last night, when I get a phone call from Mom, telling me I really oughtta put some disclaimers in my blog. Seems I completely forgot that one of my three regular readers just happens to know Gram… and writes to her regularly. And frequently likes to mention items in my blog as a point of conversation. Which is always nice, and I’m not upset at all… but I’m told Gram just about had a heart attack when she read about it. Oops.

So… note to self: try to remember to include blog disclaimers when attempting to avoid grandparental heart-failure. :)