I have several unpublished posts on this blog. Some were written to stay that way, but some were at one point published. I usually write my lengthiest posts at night. I edit then, review some things, delete others, and then hit publish, content with the result. The following morning when I wake up and the atmosphere the night brings has been replaced with light, I will remember the previous day's post and regret something written, or the way a sentence has been phrased or having published the post at all. Then I will go and unpublished it, somehow ashamed or embarrassed about letting it be read. It's a feeling similar to when one regrets having said something in a conversation. The parts I most regret are usually those were I give a more personal opinion. I think "What would this friend or this person think if they read this?" "Would they question my opinion? Would they think it stupid?". I am skipping ahead and making sure that the possibility of a confrontation cannot even happen.…
No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.