Apology

I'm going on vacation tomorrow for a week and will be unplugged.  Before I go, I need to make an apology.  I never really told my parents about this blog, I've always looked at it as a diary of sorts but it kind of took on a life of its own.  I do love to write and I love humor, but it's not cool at someone else's expense.  I try to keep this blog mostly to telling things on myself, but I know that I have crossed the line at points with telling things on my kids and in one instance my parents.

In an effort to be humorous, reading back it comes across as hurtful.  My parents are not crazy, old or inconsiderate.  In fact they are incredibly generous, inspiring, intelligent and amazing people.  If I had been more honest in my post (which has since been removed) I would have delved into why I can't be more like them - why I find myself in reaction to things so much.  

Needless to say, I will be thinking about all of this over the next seven days in great detail.  I need to reexamine for myself what this blog is, what is acceptable and honestly if and how I want to continue it.

I do appreciate the people that check in on a regular basis very much.  It has made me feel much less alone on this journey to 40.