There are things about me that I may never share here on Pretty All True.
That’s not a bad thing.
I don’t need to let you in so far that there is nothing left that is just for me.
Some parts are just for me.
That’s a good thing.
But there are pieces of me I shy away from sharing . . . because I feel that to share these things would make me too vulnerable. Vulnerable to your judgment and your rejection and your derision. So I stop short of saying certain things.
Maybe some of you think you know what it is I haven’t said. Maybe you do.
But maybe you don’t.
Occasionally, as I head out to comment on posts, I am caught off guard.
Someone gathers words and speaks thoughts that I could have said.
That I am scared to say.
Not that these writers have experienced my life. Not that we are talking about the very same experiences. That’s not what I mean.
But we are connected.
I see in their words that they know something of what it is to be me.
This week, I would like to share three posts by three awesome women.
All three of these women are amazing and talented writers.
I hope they will forgive me for not spending this post today talking them up.
Because today?
I am selfishly linking the three posts that speak to me.
And which speak for me.
So there.
Guilty Squid from Guilty Squid: A Self-Proclaimed Internet Superstar
Mad Woman from A Diary of a Mad Woman
Renee from Random Rants
As always, their posts will stay linked on the right hand side of my blog for the next week.
Under Featured Bloggers.
Duh.
Go.
I am up late.
I went and read these posts. All three of them.
Wow.
Just wow.
Some of what all three ladies wrote I can completely identify with and not necessarily in the same way as them…
I know you know what I mean.
And just wow…
Stasha -
I am so glad that you went to read.
I knew that these women would touch you. You, in particular.
Much love, you.
Much love.
All beautiful. All vulnerable. All amazing… I am crying.
Wow.
All beautiful. All vulnerable. All amazing… I am crying.
Wow.
Sorry for duplication. Can’t send while crying.
…and when I cry. I can’t see the duplicate comment.
Brenda -
Love you, sensitive generous you.
Much love.
Yay for awesome writers/bloggers/authors/sharers of their lives.
I love GuiltySquid, adore her.
I am coming to love Mad. She is endearing, though I haven’t known her that long.
And, Renee? I am so guilty of not spending the time I should at Renee’s.
So many quality women out there, and I just have to figure out how to do without food, sleep, exercise, or contact with others.
Durn life interfering with my invisible online life.
I love your featured bloggers, Kris.
Alexandra -
I love that you always go to read the posts of the bloggers I feature. You are one of the most generous bloggers I know. You give your time and your energy and your attention to sooooo many writers.
Thank you for spending a little time here today.
It means a lot to me that you read these posts.
Thank you.
As always, awesome choices. Reading, reading. Ignoring my children and reading. So when they complain I love the computer more than I love them? YOUR fault today.
Varda -
Sometimes, it is worth an extra moment or two to allow someone to reach out and really touch you.
Thank you for taking those moments today, for making yourself vulnerable to these women’s words.
And now?
Your children are calling!
As are mine.
Love you.
I read all three of these. Lovely, haunting, painful…a constant battle. I suppose some things just ALWAYS lurk in the recesses of your mind, struggling to come out while you struggle to keep them at bay. I salute you ladies…all four of you.
Lynn -
You surprise me sometimes.
You are all sassy and hard-ass and then deeply emotional and vulnerable.
You remind me of someone.
Let me think . . .
You? Are so kind. So very kind.
Love you, lady!
Even if you are all twin me.
Miss Guilty Squid -
I am so sorry that of all the people in the world with whom you could have been assigned twinship?
You get me.
I am just slightly fucked up.
Ahem.
Love you, woman with the words.
Love you very much.
But lucky for me? You befriend slightly fucked up women!
You’re the best possibly imaginary friend or split personality I’ll never meet in person!
Yay for never meeting!
My half of us will adore you from way over here.
All sane.
Yes, well, I’m the half who will be eating all the blue otter pops first.
Don’t think I won’t. You’ll be all, “Hey! Who ate all the blue otter pops?” then Maj is going to say, “This is what happens, Mother, when you find your other personality on the Internet! No otter pops for you!”
Oh, it could so happen.
And this?
Is why we must never meet.
Because I know you.
And I know me.
There would be blue juice everywhere.
I would kick your ass.
Thank you so much for your honesty and kindness and for sharing these wonderful writers.
And thank you for taking the time to go listen to what they had to say.
Thank you so much for that.
Wow.
Wow x 3.
I know!
Exactly.
Just love.
Happy sighs.
I know, right?
Just love.
I needed to come here and find these ladies today. I have never read any of them and each of their posts has me overwhelmed with all they were brave enough to share. Inspiring. Thank you so much for leading me to them.
Jessica -
Oh, you have just made my whole day.
Thank you!
So much amazing in these three posts. I am humbled. I am amazed. I love.
So happy that you went to check them out.
So happy.
There is so much awesome here. Good stuff. Thank you.
Hey, you!
You are not so bad yourself.
But you knew that.