Everything I Do, I Do It For You...and Me

Guest post alert! The never shy Monty has the floor today...

I was reading an interesting post a couple weeks ago at Genuine's, regarding the community of blogging and more specifically, Dooce. In the comment section I actually saw what he was saying take life...insofar as the dooce-lovers and dooce-haters.

***Don't get your panties in a wad, I'm not getting ready to do any dooce-bashing. Throttle back.

One thing in particular that I noticed was that the ones who love Heather are quick to jump to the fore with "I love her because she blogs for herself, not anyone else."
Really? Is that some kind of new concept?
It reminds me of a blog review that I read, wherein one of the reviewers said that it was refreshing to read a blog that the person wrote for themselves, not the audience.

So, I want to know...what's the distinction?

Who do you write for? For me? For everyone else but you?
I seriously don't understand that whole line of thinking.
Some people have to write. They need to do it. Some people consider it therapeutic (when I first started my LJ, I definitely fell into that category). Some people just have something to say, and this is their forum for saying it. Some people just have nothing better to do with their time.

So, who are they writing for again?

For me, it isn't about how many comments I get, numbers-wise. It's about the people who are leaving the comments. Those people who I can connect with, bond with, interact with. The feedback I get on whether I'm thought to be right or wrong. The support I get when I need encouragement. That's what it is about, for me.

So, who am I writing for again?

Let's face it, people~~I'm never going to have a readership in the thousands..and that's okay by me. That's never been a goal.
I'm never going to write something earth-shattering, something that will change the world, stop world hunger, or bring about world peace.
I simply share the flotsam and jetsam of my humdrum life, in hopes that you'll have a similar experience to relate.

In blogging for you, I'm blogging for me. If I make someone laugh so hard that they snort, or spew their coffee on the monitor, then I consider it a job well done. Because that makes me happy.
I blog about my life, my kids, my job, my thoughts, opinions, and beliefs...
So who else could I be blogging for, if not myself?
It's all about me.
I'm just sayin'.