By Jen Adair, Blogger at Slightly Tilted, Entreprenuer, Homeschool Mom to two fab kiddos
I used to be young and carefree. I ate what I wanted and did what I wanted and lived life on my terms.
Now, I have strong opinions about stuff like cherry varieties and vitamins and pumpkin spice…everything.
Did I change that much? Did the kids do this to me? Is there any way I can blame social media?
Yes. Yes. And yes.
I know that most of the changes I’ve gone through are a normal part of the “adulting” process. I get it. Things change a lot when you’re using your own money to buy things instead of someone else’s. It’s much easier to be carefree when you don’t get the bill….NOTED, universe. Lesson learned.
Kids are a ball of chaos unto themselves. I can’t really explain how they change you to someone that’s not a parent. They just do. I mean, I didn’t use to look this way. You know that filter that takes away most of your lines and wrinkles and makes you look well-rested? That’s what I would look like in real life if I didn’t have kids.
Without kids, I would be able to finish a sentence without forgetting what I was saying half-way through. I’m so used to being interrupted and only getting part of a sentence out, that my brain can only process five words at at time. It’s so annoying and…what was I saying? Anyway.
Social media! Oh, yeah. That’s next.
Social media is a blessing and a curse. I hate it, but it’s part of my job. I love it, but it makes me feel inadequate. I’m super busy, but make time to scroll through endless posts everyday. Make. It. 
Stop.
I know, realistically, everyone puts their best photos and their precious moments on social media. I do! I’m not going to put a bad photo of me up where everyone in the world can make fun of my nostrils and my bad hair day. Duh. Why would I do that? But, if I let it, I can make myself feel totally horrible because of the dream lives everyone else posts. Why do I do that? I guess I’m just dumb. Or maybe I already feel badly about not being enough and just need that little nudge to tip over into self-pity.
I pity the fool who lets other fools make her feel even more like a fool.
That fool, unfortunately, is me.
And would I even like pumpkin spice in everything if it wasn’t blasted on all social media beginning the day school starts?
Yes. {Sigh} Yes, I would.
Hey. I’m Jen Adair. I’m an entrepreneur. Homeschool mom. CEO of organized chaos. Ok – it’s really not all that organized. Some days are great, some are not, some days I feel invincible, some days I can barely get out of bed. BUT…it’s my life and I’m living it. Browse my collection of random thoughts, humor (well, I think I’m funny!), images, links, whatever…at my blog Slightly Tilted. Sharing is caring, people! 🙂
