http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1882 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1882&cpage=1#comment-16409 girldetective Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:52:45 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1882#comment-16409 I do think there's tremendous therapeutic value in telling of stories, and myth-busting value for those who can hear. But there is a line that's TMI. Sharing stories is one thing; making them lurid, even if true, for emphasis is another. I do think there’s tremendous therapeutic value in telling of stories, and myth-busting value for those who can hear. But there is a line that’s TMI. Sharing stories is one thing; making them lurid, even if true, for emphasis is another.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1882&cpage=1#comment-16407 Steph Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:26:22 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1882#comment-16407 I think I am sort of with you on this one, in that I think there is a time and a place (and a person) where oversharing is perhaps a bit more acceptable. It's one thing if my best friend tells me something private about her privates, but I don't really want to hear about it from a stranger. I'm not saying people should be ashamed of their bodies or whatever, but I don't think just because someone speaks with tact rather than complete candor that this is indicative of women being freaked out or ashamed of their bodies. Part of me feels as though these stories are not really shared in order to tell people "if this has happened to you, it's ok!" so much as it's for shock value. I think I am sort of with you on this one, in that I think there is a time and a place (and a person) where oversharing is perhaps a bit more acceptable. It’s one thing if my best friend tells me something private about her privates, but I don’t really want to hear about it from a stranger. I’m not saying people should be ashamed of their bodies or whatever, but I don’t think just because someone speaks with tact rather than complete candor that this is indicative of women being freaked out or ashamed of their bodies. Part of me feels as though these stories are not really shared in order to tell people “if this has happened to you, it’s ok!” so much as it’s for shock value.

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