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I’ve often said you’re only as good looking as your last social media post. Therefore, it was tremendously important to ensure that when tagged, the proper vetting was initiated and agreed upon by both parties. I don’t think this is me being vain, I believe this is a pretty standard agreement amongst the majority of females.

With the recent flurry of endless social gatherings in the past month for my son’s high school graduation, many photos have slipped through this rigorous process and have broken this protocol with some uncomfortable results for both my friends and me. I’ve seen people eating food with their mouths open, hair in the face, closed eyes, etc. As one friend pointed out about herself “Jesus, I look like I’m going bald.”

These pictures have also made me realize that perhaps I don’t look like I thought I did. In my mind (and according to my last approved social post) I thought I was still young and sort of cute. NOT.

After some soul searching and internal struggles, I have decided to re-frame this in my mind. Deep breath… I’m going to be o.k. with these gross misrepresentations of myself and just be happy that I have friends who want to show the world they are my friends – even with a mouthful of food. They’re proud, why shouldn’t I be proud, too?

Now, this isn’t carte blanche to start posting anything you find of me. Please use some caution and remember I do have feelings…

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