diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/BlogPost.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/BlogPost.java
index c927ea039..80edca0a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/BlogPost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/BlogPost.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class BlogPost {
     private String title;
     private String imageUrl;
     @ManyToOne(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
+    @JsonIgnore
     private User user;
 
     public BlogPost() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/BlogPostRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/BlogPostRepository.java
index ee78ab0ff..3f64ea582 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/BlogPostRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/BlogPostRepository.java
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 package com.example.demo.repository;
 
 import com.example.demo.models.BlogPost;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Param;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Repository
 public interface BlogPostRepository extends CrudRepository<BlogPost, Long> {
+
+    @Query(value = "SELECT * FROM blog_post b WHERE b.user_id = :userId", nativeQuery = true)
+    List<BlogPost> findByUser(@Param("userId") Long userId);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/RecipeRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/RecipeRepository.java
index 23a97f3ab..a66f6ee67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/RecipeRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/RecipeRepository.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 import com.example.demo.models.Recipe;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
 
+@Repository
 public interface RecipeRepository extends CrudRepository<Recipe, Long> {
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/TagRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/TagRepository.java
index 28768ba9e..a523dd6e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/TagRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/TagRepository.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import com.example.demo.models.Tag;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
 
+@Repository
 public interface TagRepository extends CrudRepository<Tag, Long> {
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/UserRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/UserRepository.java
index 3dfde2416..1a76a8a34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/repository/UserRepository.java
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 package com.example.demo.repository;
 
+import com.example.demo.models.BlogPost;
 import com.example.demo.models.User;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Param;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Repository
 public interface UserRepository extends CrudRepository<User, Long> {
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/UserService.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/UserService.java
index 589edc073..7db8b3097 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/service/UserService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.example.demo.service;
 
 import com.example.demo.models.User;
+import com.example.demo.repository.BlogPostRepository;
 import com.example.demo.repository.UserRepository;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -12,10 +13,16 @@
 public class UserService {
     @Autowired
     private UserRepository repository;
+    @Autowired
+    private BlogPostRepository blogPostRepository;
 
     public User create(User user){ return repository.save(user); }
 
-    public User read(Long id){ return repository.findById(id).get(); }
+    public User read(Long id){
+        User user = repository.findById(id).get();
+        user.setBlogPostList(blogPostRepository.findByUser(id));
+        return user;
+    }
 
     public List<User> readAll(){
         Iterable<User> userIterable = repository.findAll();
@@ -41,3 +48,5 @@ public User delete(Long id){
         return delete(read(id));
     }
 }
+
+
diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/models/BlogPost.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/models/BlogPost.class
index 447e92485..9bce77275 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/repository/BlogPostRepository.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/repository/BlogPostRepository.class
index f1e1e0538..e99dc3a2b 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/repository/UserRepository.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/repository/UserRepository.class
index 487ee52cd..38304f6cc 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/service/UserService.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/service/UserService.class
index 1fcbf00cf..9104aaae4 100644
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