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<\/b><\/i>My sweet friend Erin shared this thought on instagram + I can’t get it out of my head.
I find myself having this internal {to share or not to share} battle all to often.
I love my life. I love my kids. I love my family. That’s no secret.
But the struggle is knowing the best way to share my true feelings unapologetically.<\/p>\n
It was Jonah’s birthday last Sunday + all morning I had this nagging feeling in my head
pressuring me to post a picture of the big birthday boy expressing my love for him.
Really? WHAT ON EARTH. Where did this come from? I was so annoyed.
No one put that pressure there but myself. No one is guilty here but me.
Is this all completely embarrassing for me to admit or what? {hand over eyes monkey emoji}
But you guys, it really bothered me that I felt such an obligation<\/i> to share my feelings.
I know how I feel about him, he knows how I feel about him, + I know very well
that he doesn’t need an instagram shout-out to make him feel special on his birthday.
He could care less which friends remembered his birthday + which ones didn’t.
He is happy + forgiving + kind + pretty much the coolest little 3 year old I know. \ud83d\ude42
I ripped a page or two out of his book on HIS birthday. He makes me better just by being here.<\/p>\n
The best part about this story is that my phone totally broke on Sunday.
Like shattered, cut my finger tips if I touch it, broken for good, BROKE.
Perfect timing. I didn’t have a choice to post anything + it has been such a good week for me
to unplug + analyze which baskets my eggs are in right now.
Which of these baskets recirculate positive energy in my life + which ones are unnecessary.
I have loved spending less time on social media + more time “selfishly”<\/i> documenting the
moments that mean the very most to me at the end of the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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