09/09/2021
A week ago I had a bad day and I shared a graphic for others to 'comment below what they love about me most.' So many of those comments made me feel all warm and fuzzy in the inside. I strive to put others first, be kind, raise good hearted daughters, be a good mom, employee, and more. What I also learned from this post is that I don't always want to paint my page as the grass always being greener (ie. hiding the mess.)
No matter how much you may act on facebook that you have it all together, it doesn't make the struggle behind closed doors any easier. It may make the struggle even worse because you have painted this perfect picture of yourself that you want to try and uphold.
Lies that social media will try to convince you are true:
+ Everyone is happier or having more fun than you.
+ Money makes the world go round.
+ There is only one perfect body type.
+ Success is easy and can happen overnight.
+ You should be happy all the time.
+ Others know what you need, more than your own self.
So instead of sharing a picture where my kids are showered, hair perfect, grinning ear to ear in my "perfectly" clean house. I will share with you the reality.
The baby had me up all night (double ear infections..yay.) This resulted in me pushing the snooze button twice and waking up 18 minutes later than what I wanted to. My feet didn't even hit the floor until I had two of my daughters standing in front of me already trying to get out of going to school. One went. One did not. I come downstairs to the two that are going to school shoe less, hair not brushed, backpacks scattered, water bottles empty acting like we do not do this every d@mn morning. I lose my $h!t, we get around, go outside 7 minutes earlier than the bus is supposed to come and its flying by my house. This resulted in having to wake up the baby, getting all the kids in the car, going in my pjs and no make up to drop off these kids at school and picking up a few items at CVS, all before 8am.
I wanted to give up. I even said those words out loud and over multiple texts. But once everything started to settle I realized if that's the worst that's going to happen to me today, I should feel pretty darn grateful.
Use social media to be relatable. Use it to be grateful. Use it to help others.