I confess I feel as though I should be writing this in the equivalent of a blogger’s whisper; like my father will overhear the clicking of my keyboard and find out I‘ve been keeping my blog a secret from him. Then, after I explain and re-explain what a blog is, he’ll be angry and horrified I‘ve exposed so much. Still, I’m conflicted about keeping BuenoBaby a secret much longer. While I haven’t actually lied to my dad, I can’t help but feel as though I’ve been dishonest, if only by omission. So I‘m wondering, should I turn myself in and let him know what I’ve been up to on “the world wide interwebs” or should I just keep quietly typing?



I can’t be certain, but it’s fairly safe to assume he doesn’t know about BuenoBaby. Just like he doesn’t know I drank before I was 21 and had pre-marital sex. I have never, NEV-AHR had a discussion with my dad about my vagina, putting anything in my vagina or anything coming out of my vagina. I have three biological children, and as far as he knows the stork dropped them off on our patio furniture. This system of don’t ask don’t tell seems to be working well, and I’d hate put a stick in the spokes now. 



It’s not like BuenoBaby is pornographic, but on the occasion I write about things “down there”, as well as my husband and my kids, and even our finances sometimes. My posting can edge into areas some people may find too private for sharing in such a public forum. I am not one of those people. Some of you know more about me than my own father. O.K. writing that last sentence has compelled me to seriously consider blowing the whistle on myself, send him my link, or at least sit him down and help him log onto “The Interwebs.” Then spend the next quarter of an hour deflecting his questions as to, “Why do they call it Firefox”?



No, no, no! Brain alarm sounding: ABANDON MISSION - ABANDON MISSION! My father’s politics differ with mine, his views on organized religion differ with mine, and I like to write naughty things, and it just won’t be as fun if I know he’s reading about my girl parts.



I can’t un-ring a bell. No, I’m going to wait to tell him. Or maybe not. What do you think?



Read about what Meredith’s father doesn’t know at www.BuenoBaby.com.