I'm tired. And no, I'm not complaining about my 1 year olds sleep schedule either. I've grown tired of social media. More to the point, people on social media. Possibly because of the amount of time I spend with 2 kids under the age of 6, and an apparent lack of adult contact, I feel a little less likely to post on social media. I say this because sometimes I worry about what others think when I finally do. I wonder if people dislike my posts or if they will be annoyed by it.
I have a friend who recently was told they posted far too much and this person was sure it affected my friends relationship with God. Now before I open a proverbial can of worms here, let me just say I am not religious but grew up very religious and I understand where this person is coming from. If you, on your own, feel like you are posting too much and this is affecting your "walk with God" or your "family time" or whatever, then that is your decision and make changes! But at no point should people be allowed to bully someone into feeling like they are doing something wrong for posting something about themselves online with their freinds and loved ones.
I guess part of growing up is understanding that you have to live your life by what makes you happy! Not by how other people think you should be living it. I think it is time we realize we don't need to care about what other people think. Who really cares? Why do we care so much about what other people think? Those who are your true friends wouldn't be bothered by a difference in opinions or one too many post. Right?
Social media is becoming less and less about being "social" and more about portraying yourself online to be a certain kind of person. There is such a push to present yourself as someone who is always politically correct, is the perfect parent, only post the acceptable ammont and who never post their opinions for fear of "offending" someone.
Which is why I have started my own blog. I wanted a place where I can post about politics, what we are up to, or our next pinterest project and not feel like I need to edit myself. If you care than come read my blog! I hope you enjoy! I'm sure I'll have the occasional rant or boring "Mom post", but if you don't care then just move along. I guess this first post is a disclaimer of sorts. I just want to be able to be myself and post what I think. Whether it be good or bad. I know no matter what we do, or say, there is always someone who disagrees. I love a good debate and I'm ok that you may not agree with me. I respect your opinion and I will try to understand where your coming from. All I'm asking is that you do the same for me.
~ H