Why do I blog?

I was reading Sally's post at http://pressiesbypebbles.com/why-do-i-blog/

It got me thinking!

Why do you blog? I find writing very therapeutic. I was very good at it at school, but never carried on with it afterwards. Something I often regret.

I have had a lot of life experience. Lots of things I havnt touched on much yet. Maybe I will do a guest post one day. I don't feel I can write about it all on my blog yet, some people will disagree with that, but I like to try and keep my posts a little light hearted at the moment.

What do you get from it? Often just a chance to relive those funny moments you have when there are two very small children about! It's also my way of communicating with different people, whether in Australia or Birmingham! People who I will never meet but we can share our thought about life!

Is it trivial and is that okay sometimes? Of course! It's nice to make people laugh or relate to something silly. Sometimes I will read something that cheers me up and I need that because life can be extremely hard and testing.

Why should people be interested in what you write? I hope they are! I blog a lot about my children, mainly because they are my life at the moment. 

Do you care if they are not?  Not at all! Just please do not leave nasty comments or opinions...I deleted a post because of that, and looking back I wish I hadn't! As a fellow blogger pointed out to me, '' It is YOUR blog, you write what YOU want.

If you blog just for you, why do it publicly? Hmm. Why not? If someone else gets some enjoyment or help from it, then that's good. It's my little piece of the World Wide Web!

What value do you think you are adding to the world by blogging? Probably nothing! But if it helps me, and may help other people then who cares!! I am a very small cog in an infinitely big wheel! 

Do you feel defensive about blogging? To a certain degree. It's hard to explain it to my parents  generation. My Dad thinks its like airing your dirty laundry to the world! But I like to think we are more open minded about things now and talk about feelings!!!

Thanks to DillyTante at http://dillytante.wordpress.com/ who came up with this Blog Hop! It's certainly got me thinking!!