How much is too much?

I just got told by a friend that whatever i reveal on my blog is just too explicit and too revealing. I know I shouldn't take it personally because why should I care bout what others think but yet I am sitting here and it is bugging the heck out of me and I can't stop thinking about her comment.

It leads me to question how much we should reveal about ourselves. The thing is, this is what I think, I think that the feelings that we feel are real and it shows some aspect of us that is human. I mean, yes, I have made mistakes in my relationships and I acknowledge them. Revealing ourselves only goes to show how human we are in every aspect of our lives. For me, when I read my friend's blogs and I read about how they screwed up some part of their life, I sit there and I feel for them. For a moment in time, I am walking in their shoes and it shows me that yes, they do feel something and I see them as they are plain and simple. And I realize that just like me, they too have their fair share of problems.

I do agree that as Christian leaders, we have some responsibility to show good examples to our younger friends but then again, we're only human and we're bound to make mistakes whether we like it or not. I'm not saying that we should be encouraging them to make the same mistakes that we do just by reading our blogs but when they do read about us, it shows them that just like them, we are only humans and we make just as bad mistakes as they do. Doesn't our stories of pain become someone else's strength? I mean, we read about explicit stories about other people's lives and don't we sometimes find the strength to move on just like they did. Its like Bridget Jones, her diary speakes to women everywhere. Yes, it is a story but it touches into our pains and struggles and her success gives us the strength to do the same. Doesn't it? So how much is too much?