In the past, I’ve had existential blog angst, but this time I have more of a question about the direction of writing for a personal blog.  The reality is that I don’t feel free to post personal content.  Either it’s unsafe, possibly disrespectful of my children’s privacy, or potentially a problem if someone from work were to discover such an intimate accounting of my mind’s inner workings.

Matt is of an age now where the things I want to write about are “his” domain.  His first crush.  His struggles to work in a year when his teacher doesn’t seem to be a great fit (although he adores her, I don’t think she returns the feeling...which is a heartbreaking thing to witness).  The thoughts I have about his acceptance into the gifted programs (which feels a bit braggy to write about, even if I have questions about whether I think it’s a good placement, it seems as if it’s still to much like a subtle way of saying, “My kid’s perfect."). 

So here I sit, not posting much.  I’m not leaving yet.  I’m just not sure what to write about. 

Luckily, summer starts in a week, so I will have time to consider the possibilities.  I’ve been writing about teaching ideas on another blog.  Just because it’s less personal.  Less of a struggle to find appropriate ideas.