Change and Age

Rivki Silver recently posted her "Goodbye, Sweet Blog" post, saying she will keep to other social media outlets from now on. 

One thing she wrote I would like to repeat:

Just a reminder that when you read a post on the blog, be sure to check the date. Some of my views have changed over the past decade (shocking, I know!), and while I love everything I’ve written here, I wouldn’t necessarily write it that way again, if you know what I mean. 

I would like to repeat that sentiment.  

This blog has also been around for ten years. Sometimes I pull up an ancient post and I wince; I was so young, so sure of my position then. But I don't feel the need to delete the post, because I didn't post things willy-nilly. I was careful not to use my so-called anonymity as a shield to say things that were potentially hurtful. But even so, I was surprised at the umbrage that would surface from some posts. Even when I thought I was being cautious, others did not think so. 

The blog in itself can hopefully testify as to how people change over time. Few of us remain the same as we move through different experiences. Today's person is different from yesterday's. 

I know there are some people out there who are pissed at me. I do think that sometimes they misread what I was intending to impart. Or they that they are simply entitled to their annoyance.

But then again, I doubt we like everything our friends and family say, either. No, I'm not claiming friendship with the unseen readership, but rather from whatever I wrote that they did like would be enough to provide me some leeway. 

The blog was meant as a means to exercise my writing love, and in order to be somewhat interesting, personal opinions will be here, too. If you don't agree with them, cool dat. And also be aware that they can, with time, change as well.