I Don’t Owe You Anything

me. 2009.

That’s the general consensus on bloggers who share about their personal lives, right? We don’t “owe” our readers anything? It’s what I’ve heard countless times over the years, anyway: Whenever a reader asks me about a topic I don’t feel comfortable touching – the specifics of my finances, for example, or the precise reasons behind my divorce – other readers will jump in, reminding me that what I choose to share (and not share) is…well, my choice. I don’t owe anyone my story.

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