Walking the Tightrope
I don’t know the first time I heard the phrase ‘over share’. I think I read it before I heard someone say it.
It’s one of these newer phrase used to describe behavior especially in this digital age where one can over share without knowing it.
The phrase was ‘that’s more than I needed to know’.
We, as a species, seem to like to share in some ways and not in others.
One learns from childhood what topics can be spoken about in public and which should not. And it is different for different people, family, nations, and cultures. I don’t believe there is a gender component other than the social pressure.
I try in my little space here to share what I think is appropriate. I talk about my family and experiences I have. I talk about things I have learned and want to share. I talk about my feels on various things that I read or hear about.
I honestly try not to over share. If anything I am a little on the conservative side of what I talk about. There are things I would like to shout from the rooftops but I know better and that it would serve no one if I did.
Also I have to think about if what I write is going to affect others in a negative way. There are times I want to take people to task for what they say about Peter. I really do but I hold my tongue because I know it is not going to help Peter and I don’t want to give the other party the satisfaction of knowing that they got under my skin. There are times that I am more furious than Peter at some of the things he is accused of.
There are other times that I would like to talk about a topic but I also know that it doesn’t need to be out there hanging where others might find it down the road. Again it has more to do with Peter than me but still I know a couple of people who had some real problems from things they said 10 to 15 years ago on the Internet. So I keep it to myself.
I do try to talk about sensitive topics that I know something about and feel that I can add to the conversation. I know several things I have talked about have helped other people with various situations and I feel good about those.
But it is a tightrope between sharing and over sharing. And one that I walk every day that I write on any social media platform.
I am grateful for the people I have helped over the years.
It’s one of these newer phrase used to describe behavior especially in this digital age where one can over share without knowing it.
The phrase was ‘that’s more than I needed to know’.
We, as a species, seem to like to share in some ways and not in others.
One learns from childhood what topics can be spoken about in public and which should not. And it is different for different people, family, nations, and cultures. I don’t believe there is a gender component other than the social pressure.
I try in my little space here to share what I think is appropriate. I talk about my family and experiences I have. I talk about things I have learned and want to share. I talk about my feels on various things that I read or hear about.
I honestly try not to over share. If anything I am a little on the conservative side of what I talk about. There are things I would like to shout from the rooftops but I know better and that it would serve no one if I did.
Also I have to think about if what I write is going to affect others in a negative way. There are times I want to take people to task for what they say about Peter. I really do but I hold my tongue because I know it is not going to help Peter and I don’t want to give the other party the satisfaction of knowing that they got under my skin. There are times that I am more furious than Peter at some of the things he is accused of.
There are other times that I would like to talk about a topic but I also know that it doesn’t need to be out there hanging where others might find it down the road. Again it has more to do with Peter than me but still I know a couple of people who had some real problems from things they said 10 to 15 years ago on the Internet. So I keep it to myself.
I do try to talk about sensitive topics that I know something about and feel that I can add to the conversation. I know several things I have talked about have helped other people with various situations and I feel good about those.
But it is a tightrope between sharing and over sharing. And one that I walk every day that I write on any social media platform.
I am grateful for the people I have helped over the years.