Who knows that you blog?

I love when this kind of thing happens, blogs that I follow (thank you RSS) indulge in a little post-and-reply on a meta kinda blogging question.

So David asked the question, and Alex replied , as did Kevin.

And it’s a good question, my answer to which has varied over time. In the early days blogging felt like a secret cabal, a little club of us who conversed through our blogs virtually every day.

When I started my own blog I mentioned it to my (now ex) wife and she feigned interest in that generous way a loved one does, much the same as my current (and forever!) wife.

My parents started reading my blog a few years later and I know they both enjoyed the little insights and my writing. And I’ve shared a few links on Facebook to certain posts in the past too.
As for telling other people?

If asked very comfortable telling people I have a blog but it wasn’t always like that.
There was a definite secret guilt about blogging, largely because it wasn’t really fully understood unless you were a blogger too. Like, “why do people spend all that money on cycling, I don’t get it”, says the person who then went on to try a better bike and fall involve with the child-like joy of cycling —that person is me, BTW.

Given that my domain name is my name it’s safe to say I’m happy if people find my blog. Beyond that I don’t really do much to promote it outwith other blogs.
That’s been my approach for at least 20 years and I’ve no good reason to change.

But hey, how about you?

Who knows that you blog?