Sunday, October 18, 2009

privacy

I've been doing some thinking. With G getting older, I keep taking more pictures of him and his little friends. Then I want to share them. But do I want to share them with the world?

The other night Matt typed the blog address into the URL bar with a minor typo. What do you know...there is another family with a Matt and Leslie and kids that they love to blog about. As I was looking at their private family pictures as a total stranger I realize that if we just did that how easy it is for others to do it too.

Don't get me wrong, I want any and all readers to share our lives with us. Any and all readers who intentionally come to our blog.

So, I think we're going to go private.

Don't worry, this isn't going to be just family. If you readers would just leave me a comment with your email address I'll make sure you're invited to keep spying on our lives! Even if you feel like I might not know you, just comment...if you've been reading I want you to keep reading!

It'll be several days, maybe a week until we make the switch so that y'all can let me know your email addresses.

I don't want this to deter anyone from blog stalking. Seriously. I do it and totally expect it from others. I hate to ask you to come out of the cracks. But it's ok, if you comment now I won't expect you to keep commenting. You can go back into the shadows if you want, haha.
Or you can email me privately. leslie dot steel at gmail dot com.

Happy reading!

19 comments:

Unknown said...

Good idea. Mine is prouty dot les at gmail dot com

Doing the email address this way prevents any automated spammers from picking it up and using it for nefarious things. Did I just write nefarious?

Friends can also send their email to you privately via email.

HumbuckerChapell said...

Oh you know my email!

Suz here... can I stay in the circle of trust?

Marci said...

It's no secret that I read your blog!
marci.robertson@gmail.com

Nell said...

Add me to your list! womack.nell@gmail.com

Mary Beth said...

i'd love to keep up. But I'd also love to keep up in person!
marybeth dot ely at gmail dot com

Sarah Barry said...

Count me in! Grahams b'day looked great. love the cake.

Amber said...

I'd like to keep reading(:

ASB said...

I want to keep up! brown underscore sara at ymail dot com.

Caryn Jay said...

i'm a stalker too, and i would like to continue to stalk you! :) haha little graham is so cute! i'm thinking of starting a blog too.....you've inspired me. it'll be a neat way to keep a not so private journal to look back on and remember little things i wouldn't otherwise!
kkjay6@gmail.net
thanks,
caryn

marnie said...

Hi Leslie,

I read your blog. Graham is such a cutie. My email is marilyn.l.baker@gmail.com

lexie johnston said...

i want to keep reading1
lexiejohnston@gmail.com

étatDame said...

I'd love to keep reading your blog. I've never met you Leslie,but I'm a childhood friend of Matt's. I just went private with our family blog when I realized someone in our church was using what they were reading about our private lives against us! My e-mail is alexsarran@gmail.com
Suzanne (Foucachon) Sarran
Lyon, France

Krista said...

I'm still reading when I find the time to! :)
krista012305@yahoo.com

SM said...

Leslie! I love reading and keep on :)
-Sarah Marie
sarahmarie dot parks @ gmail dot com

Kate said...

Please add me to the list! I enjoy reading your blog! :)
kfoil1 at georgiasouthern dot edu

Thanks, Leslie!

John & Misty Schluchter said...

i want to keep keeping up :)

mistyschluchter@gmail dot com

Carri said...

Totally with you on this! Please include me, we love Graham (and his parents)! carri.reddick@gmail.com

generalkoz said...

Hey Leslie - please keep me in the loop - i like watching how little Graham grows!
generalkoz@hotmail.com
Becki Null

Deborah said...

I'd love to keep reading! And it totally makes sense to go private...

drbeauchamp(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks!
Deborah