Lately I have received many private messages from people
complimenting me on my husband, my son, my life in general; Asking me for
advice, and asking if I really am as happy as it appears on my Facebook or
Instagram. Yes, our generation is obsessed with social
media. There are people that abuse it, and use it for all the wrong reasons. There
are tons and tons of negative articles out there that say people who post positive
things on their social media accounts are actually not happy and insecure.
When I post, I do not post for ANYONE but myself. I could
care less how many “likes” I get. I could care less how many “comments” I get.
There are actually so many pictures and things that I post that I change the settings to “only
I can see” just because I am posting it ONLY FOR ME. Call me selfish, but I do
not get on Facebook and search for a particular person or scroll down to see what
everyone is doing today. I am actually terrible at commenting back to people
and hardly like others posts, if I happen to see a picture or article that I
like I definitely will, but I do not get on Facebook to judge or “stalk” others.
I really just view Facebook as the most awesome photo album ever. I have
thousands of pictures starting from my 9th grade year. I can’t let
go of them! I won’t. I love to look back and reminisce and laugh at the awkward
silly girl I used to be. And now, I use my Facebook strictly as an album for my
family. I love to post pictures for my family who I do not get to see very
often to see what my family is up to. I love to post pictures of my husband and
I, our trips, and of course our son. I want to have as many happy and positive pictures
and videos for him to look at as possible when he grows up. I can’t wait for
Jace to see a picture of Matt and I and him say “Whoa, that's not you and Dad. Y'all were hot! Y’all are
so old now!” haha.
I do NOT post to boast or make anyone feel envious. I do not
post to make people think I have a perfect life. Because I am very far from
perfect, and I will be the first one to tell you that and all of my
imperfections! Yep, my husband and I argue. Yep, I get frustrated and sad. Yep,
I have super, super, super boring days where nothing exciting happens. Yep, I
don’t always look like selfie material. Yep, I don’t always eat super healthy
meals that are picture worthy. But the truth is, I do have a happy life. If I
offend anyone in any way by being happy and sharing that with my family and
closest friends, then I apologize. I do not feel the need to share “yeah, my
husband and I got in a fight today over blah blah blah and I hate life today,
blah blah blah.” NOBODY CARES about it, and I am over it within 10 seconds. Is
it something I want to look back on my Facebook and remember? Nope. So I don’t
post it. But if I take a super cute picture of my son afterwards and he makes
me happy and laugh then guess what? I’m gonna post it! Being a Mom is not
glamorous, and I love to share funny, gross stories of Motherhood. But truth is,
I have a pretty great son. And he is cute all the time, of course.
With all that said, I am confident with who I am. Who my
family is. And I am happy. I feel very happy that with my posts I have inspired
people to message me for advice on certain things from recipes, to fitness, to
relationships. That is exactly what I want to be – is an inspiration to
Mothers, Wifes, Daughters, etc. You can be a happy Mom. You can be a happy
Wife. Don’t care what people think about you. Post what you want to post. Don’t
worry about how many likes you’re going to get. Don’t filter your picture so
much that you look like a totally different person. Just be you, and I will be
me!
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