I dont share my hubs on Facebook...
I understand how you feel B4, I often include private things in my hubs and once a work college found out about my Hubpages page and was nosing all the time
You will probably find that your friends and family enjoy reading your hubs. It gives you a chance to show them a part of you they may not see. Publishing your writing is something to be proud of.
And yes, it can give a boost to traffic! Sometimes they may post it on their feed and 'Like' it.
I love your 'Boston Accent' hub! My second favorite city and accent.
I travel in circles in which I'm the only one for whom writing is an interest. As a result, it's been made pretty clear to me that writing is "my thing", and "nobody else's thing".
I'm under the impression I couldn't get anyone to read stuff if I paid them (or course, I tell myself there's always the possibility I'm under the wrong impression 
). In fairness, maybe, because I do write "for hire", people just kind of think of all my writing as my "work" (and I can't say I'm interested in too much info about other people's work life either).
Anyway, here are some of the more common "ones" I get if I mention writing in my spare time:
"I have to ask my husband to teach me how to use the computer." (That's an older friend or two that I have. Not sure if I buy it. )
"I work at a computer all day, so I don't go on it when I'm home - except to check e.mail." (I buy that one.)
"I don't have access to the Internet right now." (I only buy this one from one person - not all who make that particular claim. )
"I don't have a computer that works right now." (Call me, "paranoid," but I can't say I tend to buy this one from too many people either.)
"It's nice that you have that and enjoy doing it." (No signs of wanting to know more.)
The classic: "I don't really read stuff on the Internet." The other version of this one is, "I don't read anything." (and this might seem to true, coming from some people - but not from the people who happen to say it to me. They're just people who don't read anything not in their own area of interest - and what I write, of course, couldn't possibly be of interest to them ).
And then there's the message that has come in one form of another but that is essentially: "It's nice that you like to write. Anyone can write. Think of all the people who don't know anything special, and don't have anything particularly worthy of publication, and who have books out there. Since you do write well (a few people have given me that much on occasion), there's no reason you can't/shouldn't do what all those other people, who don't have anything particularly worthy of publication, do too ."
Of course, there have been times when I've suspected that one person or another may have read something and not admitted to it. Then again, maybe I'm just making that up.
The one and only thing anyone has ever admitted to having read (and even said they liked and that I ought to write more of) (ironically) is the stupid little verses/poems I write on a whim (and instead of challenging myself with something like crossword puzzles) - and that mean nothing to me whatsoever.
It's not as pathetic at is all sounds: Nobody pays much attention to anything I say in person either. It irks me, but I'm used to it at this stage in the game. If anyone knew how bad it is he'd probably find it bad to the point that it's kind of hilarious. In all seriousness, I have no doubt that most people in my personal life think I could be far more successful with writing than I am, and I have no doubt some of them might even think I will be one at one point. So it isn't as if I don't have "support" from people. It's just that people aren't interested in what I have to say, write, think if it isn't about them.
(See... this is why there are things like writing communities, sites, and organizations for "like-minded" people. ) (Remind me to finally write that Hub I've always wanted to write about how some women will always be seen as "someone's little girl", "someone's girlfriend or wife", "someone's middle-aged aged mother", "someone's fluffy-and-airy-headed little friend", etc. etc. ) Of course, the good side to things is that I'm someone who's used to the idea that if I write there's a good chance nobody is interested - so I write for my own enjoyment, say what I have to say, and post the stuff with the idea that "it's there, if anybody feels like reading it they can".
It all seemed particularly clear last week when I learned that one cousin didn't know that another cousin died last February. My niece has done a lot of work on our whole family thing on Geni. So I have an account there, and all the cousins and whoever else can see everyone else's profile. There's a place where people can post little news items. I don't spend a lot of time on there, but when I heard the cousin died last year I did post a little thing "in case anyone hasn't heard". It's kind of one of the few things I have on my profile, so I'd think if anyone looked at it they would have seen it. Also, I'd think if one person looked and saw it they might then let anyone else who hadn't seen it know. Nothing! That little bit of "death news" has been on my Geni profile since last year, and apparently NOBODY saw it! I give up!
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