Do you remember how when you were a kid and something bad would happen to you, but no matter how horrible you thought it was whoever you tried to tell about it didn’t seem to care nearly enough? Well, back in 2006, eight-year-old me had enough of that nonsense and decided to just write down all of my grievances so that one day I could show them to someone who actually cared.
My first diary entry: “Dec. 31, 2006 It’s 12:00. I’m so excited. The next thing you know I, start fighting with my brothers. They always ruin things. Because of them, I have to go to bed early.”
That’s really where it all began. Fast forward to 2008 and I’ve upgraded to a diary with a lock, a different set of grievances, and no interest in sharing them. The opening page of this diary reads: “If you’re reading this, you should either be me in the future or one of my kids, who has my permission to read this. IF YOU ARE NOT, PUT THIS DOWN! IMMEDIATELY! SERIOUSLY! YOU DO NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO PROCEED!”
Since then, I have written over 2,000 entries and pieces about my thoughts, questions, and concerns, the ones I still believe have more significance in writing than when spoken and kept them to myself. One day, when I’m confident enough that someone will care just as much as I want them to, I plan to remove my writing from its safe haven. Until then, I’ll be sharing a few things with you.
I love this so much, too!!
I have a similar experience with writing in journals and have a bunch of fun stories about it haha (which I can now look back on in retrospect and laugh about although I do have very many serious entries as well). I used to be very much so a private person & had so much social anxiety that I never thought any one person would care much to hear my thoughts. All voices are important! The journals are a great keepsake, and also very useful for writing memoir!
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