Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Does keeping a secret make you a saint?


Better question, does telling someone's secret make you a bad person?

I have been holding onto a secret for the past few months. It's a HUGE secret that only a couple of people know. It is something personal and private about my life, so it has been easier to keep it to myself than if it were to be about someone else.

Yet the longer this secret goes on, the more people I allow myself to tell. I am allowing people into my private life. Sharing a piece of me and trusting them to not tell others about what is going on. This is actually really huge for me. I have major trust issues. I am often let down by the people who say they love me… including my own family.

I do not feel like my telling people about my own life is a bad thing. I feel like it is my right to tell whomever I want to about my private life. But my husband disagrees. He thinks that anything that involves us both should never be discussed with anyone, ever. This has been a bit of a back-and-forth for us the past few months. I told my own mother about something. He is very upset that I would tell her about something in our life. True my mom has a big mouth, but I feel that it is my right to talk to someone close to me if I am having a problem. Even if it involves my husband.

Does my talking to someone about something private, or a secret, make me a bad person?