I started doing it for the exact reason you mentioned, so they won’t be googleable, but I’m not really feeling that concern so much anymore, and my pseudonyms are so close to their real names that I’m confusing MYSELF.

Seriously, how bad is it when you tell a story in real life and you use your kid’s internet pseudo-name?
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I think the only thing I’d say on pictures is it’s a personal choice. Tons of us don’t do it. Doesn’t make my stories any less interesting, or my kids any less real. It’s really okay either way.

I heard a talk at BH this summer where the person said a blog doesn’t seem as real without pictures. I disagree. I told her that after and we talked about it for a bit. For me, it’s the fear of my family not finding my blog. So, it’s just the way it is for me.
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My opinion is this (based on having said unkind things about my mom and my husband on this blog early on): You can’t have it both ways. I know that some widely read bloggers say horrible things about their families, but I don’t see how they get away with it. I think that if you want a vent space, that’s fine, but it needs to be in the form of an anonymous blog. If you want a blog that can be read by your family AND the rest of us, you really can’t use it as a place to vent about family members.

With that said, I do still occasionally complain about my husband, but I try not be too demeaning. I have also talked about embarrassing subjects like sex, peeing my pants, having my period…I’ve decided, for me, I’m okay with my mom, mother in law, sister in law, aunts, to read that stuff. It’s part of who I am.