This may be my new arm band tattoo...

Since I was about 8 years old, I kept a diary/journal of my life.  Of course I dont have them now (they would have been great for the kids to read as they get older).  I wrote down every detail I could onto paper, and hid it away.  I hate to say it, but the teacher that turned me on to writing really new what she was doing.  I think I am going to have Raven start doing stuff like that.  Maybe a notebook that she and I can exchange.  I know it sounds crazy, but I think it may help with communication as she gets a little older, and peer pressure continues to mount.    Since I have been able to use a computer and the internet, I have stopped writing on paper.  I have been using my computer's hard drive to store some of my writings, and now I have decided to just put them online to a web site.

One thing I have only done a few times is rant and rave about life events, pet peeves and etc.  That was the whole point of my journal growing up.  It was a much healthier way to express my anger and emotions then what my mother taught me.  I think that I probably need to start writing about one thing every entry that really irks me.  I dont think I have so far because I know anyone can read it.  Its still kinda scary to put exactly what you think out there for the world to read.  I am really lucky though.  The people whom I care about the most, (family) pretty much already know my thoughts on things and will find it rather boring.  Nothing I say will shock them or upset them.  People who think they know me, may just be surprised.