I shouldn't say "Tis the season" as this happens year round, but I read another blog today that made me realize, society really has gone soft. Someone blogged about being considerate of less fortunate families and to refrain from posting pictures of their children surrounded by presents. They actually added a picture of a young boy completely surrounded by what looked like half of Toys r Us. Hopefully it was a picture of a child they know and got the approval to use it, because if it were my child and no one asked to use it in a blog basically stating that my child is spoiled, I'd be pissed. Anyway, the blog went on to talk about how not everyone can afford that kind of Christmas and other kids might not understand why Santa only brought them one thing and this kid all 10 toy isles at Target. To be sympathetic for those families and not share your pictures on social media. Ummm....who the hell are you to suggest to everyone what clearly is your own problem? I admit, Christmas for my sister and I was pretty much like the kid in the picture that the blogger used. I also admit, if it wasn't like that every year, I would have been disappointed, at least in my younger years. My family was fortunate that my Dad had an excellent paying job 20+ years ago. Had he lost his job and my parents had to sit us down and tell us that there would be no Christmas presents, of course we would have been bummed, but we would have survived. No tantrums or anxiety attacks would have happened. (Reminds me of those videos people posted, pretending that they ate all their kids Halloween candy...the way those kids acted...over freaking Halloween candy?! My parents would've smacked the shit out of me!) Back to the original subject of my blog..... Post your damn pictures people! If there are people that are THAT sensitive to certain situations then they either should not have a social media account or they can avoid getting on there for awhile. I personally have friends in all stages of life. Some are extremely well off, some are about average and some are struggling. One just lost their home and everything they have in a house fire. Scott and I are in the process of launching ANOTHER business as well as his Podcast and in doing so, he left one of his two jobs so we could have more time to work on this. Was this the BEST decision right around the holidays? Not really. Do we regret it? Absolutely not. We have more time together, Cruz gets more time home with his Daddy and I have more time to schedule clients for tanning appointments as well. But, our Christmas for the kids and our family is slim. I'm struggling with this, as I love to shop for others. We have hope for an amazing 2015 with so many things happening, but in the meantime, the struggle is real. We have catching up to do on bills. Does that mean I will frown upon Facebook when my friends are posting pictures with all their presents and happy smiling faces?? Will I avoid Instagram all together? Absolutely not! I will be sharing my pictures as well! 
Stop worrying so much about what others think. If you're happy, why hide it? There is a way to be classy about things. If you post a picture of your kiddos surrounded by gifts and your hashtag reads #mykidsgotmorethanyours well, that's just being an ass. Post that same picture and hashtag it #imsorrymykidsgotsomanypresents well, than you are being weak and apologizing for being able to do that for your kids. Why? Why are you so worried about being judged? For those of you that agree with NOT posting these types of pictures out of respect of other families that can't "spoil" their children, what about this situation? Say you have a friend that has been unable to conceive children or a friend had a miscarriage, do you NOT announce you are pregnant in fear of her feelings? Do you NOT show pictures of your newborn baby? I could go on and on with different scenarios of being "sympathetic" to others situations, but honestly. Get real. Don't be weak. Don't hide your happiness. If your children can't handle that little Bobby next door got more than them, then clearly you need to look at what you're teaching your kids. Tis' the season to be real. To be happy with what you have. Not look for handouts (I'm seeing A LOT) of this on Buy, Sell, Trade sites, not to pick and choose which pictures you share in fear of "hurting someones feelings" and to just appreciate that you are ALIVE and here to be with your loved ones. Stop being weak society. Happy Holidays!
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