I've had some mixed reaction to the fact that I'm blogging, even including pictures of myself, my husband and kids in the blog. One friend told my husband that, by putting our kids online, we're making them targets for Internet predators. I think what The Otis was told is that it's kind of like building a house on a runway at an airport. Just asking for trouble. I put a lot of thought into my decision to start a blog. The No. 1 reason I am doing this is because it feels good to write for fun. I love my job. I seriously love it. But as a cops and courts reporter, so little of what I write about is "fun." I'm dealing with weighty topics like murder, child abuse and some of the worst sorts of things that could happen to people in their lifetime. This blog is a form of therapy for me.

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Question (for bloggers/commenters): Do you feel too exposed when you blog? Post comments?

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