5 Minute Friday - SHARE

So I'm joining back into 5 Minute Friday.  We'll see how that goes.  :)  This week's prompt jumped out at me - and I just had to "SHARE"

Social Media.  I have a love-hate relationship with it.  Sometimes, most times, I love it.  I get to keep in touch with friends I rarely see and family that is too far flung to see even once a year and share what is going on in our lives.

I know what I share is sanitized.  I don't often share the boring days - or the frustrating ones (parenting a teen and a pre-teen anyone?).  I try not to share too much personal about my kids for risk of embarassing them.  Though, embarrassing them is part of the parental job description.  I try not to share pictures of group kid events where one friend's children aren't included and another's are.  (That doesn't include single friend sleep overs, just parties or outings).

That being said, there are the moments when I wish someone hadn't chosen to share that moment in their life.  For example, the birthday party that my daughter was the only girl in the class not invited.

Or the snow day trip to go sledding where I counted 4 women I would consider friends and 10+ kids that my kids would consider friends.  Did anyone call and invite us?  Nope.  Would we have gone.  Yep.  Does that hurt?  Definitely.

Sometimes, I wish people would stop and think about what they are sharing and who might see it and just think.  I know I do.

Sigh.

STOP.

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