Taking a break from IG
Honestly, it’s about time I take a break from IG.
Actually it might be time to take a break from my phone altogether.
Every time I go onto social media, I see everyone with their perfect faces.
Perfect skin, body, hair.
Perfect families, partners.
Perfect home and life.
It’s bothering me. I don’t see anything real.
I feel as though I’m doing something wrong.
I don’t use filters on my pictures because it highlights all my insecurities.
Showing me that I would be prettier if I didn’t look like me.
My house is a mess. I’m struggling to clean it.
My kids are wild, they aren’t perfect, my partner isn’t perfect.
My life, home, self. I’m not perfect.
Social media isn’t real. I know this.
It doesn’t take away from the fact that my mind is telling me I am failing.
I don’t know where to go from there.
I thought I looked pretty today. I got new blush that I thought looked nice on me.
That was until I took a photo and thought ‘wow. I’m aging horribly.’
I only flipped the image to show what I see in the mirror. If how it looked was how people see me.
Yikes.
So I’m going to take a break from IG and most social medias.
Take some time to be nice to myself.
Tell myself I AM beautiful.
My mother created me with love and care.
That is what I tell my daughter when she’s mean to herself. That I created her with love and care.
That she shouldn’t tear down the beautiful soul I helped shape.
I won’t tear down the beautiful soul my mother helped shape.
I will be kind to myself. I will be okay.
It’s just one step at a time.
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