Analyzing Memoirs: Can I relate?

1. I can see myself in the blog post. At first glance I thought I would be able to see myself from the print memoir about therapist because I had been to therapy too, however, it is clear that we did not share the same experience of therapy. I can relate tot he post about cousins much easier because I have a large family, not that I have ever lived with my cousin, but I spend a lot of time with them. I know what it feels like to be so close to someone and then to have a big fight and not talk for a while. A very similar situation happened between me and my step sister and this post reminds me a lot of her. I have gone through that moment when we look at each other and realize that we will always be family and we will always share love for one another. No words are needed between family, somehow you just know everything will be okay.
2. I feel as though the story about therapy feels more like an overshare than the cousins post. The cousins post is short yet descriptive and gets the writers point across without giving all the details. The audience does not need to know the nature of the fight between the cousins in order to understand the authors feelings or the impact of the event. The therapy story goes through a bunch of therapist that do not seem to be relevant to the main part of the story. I felt as through the actual story didn't start until half way through.
3. Even though I was not a fan of Dunham's story I did feel that both stories were true. The stories are about an experience specific to one person and the details and emotions put into these stories shows that they do mean something to the writers.