Friends, Americans, Countrymen-and-women. Hmmm. The internet is a big place. The freedom of self-expression that we enjoy on it is awesome. I can say whatever I want. I can look at or read whatever I want. So can you. What scares me is what my (young, impressionable) daughters (and I) might find someday. I’ve added a line to my MMSM post that is obvious (since this is my site) — that I reserve the right to remove any links that contain material I consider inappropriate. This also includes anything I wouldn’t want my daughters to see.
Maybe I am overreacting and overprotective. That’s okay; I’m the one who has to raise these crazy girls. And this is in no way a reflection of how I feel or think about the people who may be affected by this. I know this is a completely subjective decision on my part. I know you all make the same kinds of judgments every day in raising your own kids.
I enjoyed every single MMSM: Mother post. I think it’s significant that even people who didn’t have great mothers while growing up are now able, as adults and often mothers themselves, to have more empathy for their mother’s actions. We all hope to be as good, or better, than our mothers were.
If I do take off your link, I hope you’ll repost your wonderful story in a comment or if you know how to link to your post, rather than to the front page of your blog, that would be great.
I apologize in advance for any misunderstanding of my motives; I hope you’ll realize that I have no intention of causing offense or hurt. You may find things on my site that are offensive to you. I’ve started some discussions on topics that you may find inappropriate. If so, I sincerely apologize.
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My first thought was “oh no! She got rid of my link!” Because in a previous blog I have links to videos that are definitely inappropriate for certain groups. They are preceded by a disclaimer warning that they may be offensive, but the access is still there. But my link is still there, so maybe my disclaimer was enough?
You definitely have the right to be queen of all that is your blog, and no one could fault you with that. If they do, off with their heads!
I also enjoyed all the posts, and looking at the other blogs, especially Tara’s product reviews, and the other Shannon’s son’s blog.
Marie
Hi Marie,
disclaimers are great — then if anyone clicks on something, it was their choice to do so, an informed decision that they take responsibility for. we’re all responsible for ourselves (and our kids), right?
Tara is good on the product reviews, i think; much better than the tone and perspective usually found in fashion magazines, i think (though i am not an expert on that kind of thing
). i think she thought i was joking when i asked for a review/recommendation on a powder, but i wasn’t. i get really shiny in florida, and i need something with spf.
do you mean the rocks in my dryer Shannon’s son? i read them both and thought they were funny; they’ve inherited their mother’s writing/humor talent, i think.
thanks for the compliment – I’ll start researching the whole powder thing. There are some good ones with SPF. Glad to know someone likes my site besides close friends who probably think of it as required reading, whether they like it or not. Thanks, Marie!