Afraid Friends Will Read Your Writing? Here’s Why That’s Ridiculous
“Tom I want to talk to you about something,” my Mom said.
‘Hmm,’ I thought. ‘She doesn’t say that unless there’s really something wrong.’
“Tom, I’m not sure if I should even be mad about this, but I saw your latest article about me and Dad on Medium, and I feel betrayed,” my Mom said.
Ouch.
My long run of creative anonymity amongst my family was over in an instant — it lasted four years.
The conversation between my Mom and I was awkward. I didn’t think she’d EVER read what I had to say about her and my Father’s political opinions. I thought it wasn’t that big of a deal, since nobody knows who my parents are anyway.
I mean, shit, I’m not fucking Ben Affleck here.
But it meant a lot to her, and I could definitely understand where she was coming from.
All she asked was that I tell her ahead of time if I’m writing about her or Dad.
“Fair enough,” I said. I apologized, and went on with my day.
Does This Sound Familiar?
If you’ve written online for years, you’ve MAYBE gone through a similar situation. I write maybe because you probably haven’t.
