Perfectly Imperfect

“You have the perfect life” is a compliment that I received recently and it made me cringe. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful compliment if it were true . When I asked her “What ever would make you think that?!” she replied “well I see your pictures on Facebook and you and your little family always look so happy”… And it got me thinking.. Am I portraying a life that doesn’t really exist? Don’t get me wrong, everything I put on Facebook is real, they are real moments caught on camera and are moments that I have loved and cherished… I have an amazing family that I am beyond blessed by… But perfect?? Not a chance. People have to remember that there is so much more to our lives then what we all put on Facebook or pin on Pinterest. And the stuff that does end up on Facebook isn’t so perfect either. Like for instance half of the time I take a picture of my three kids all together it ends up being abbbooouutttt the 37th picture that actually gets put up because the first 36 looked like this :

Or how about the back grounds in those pictures, anyone else have to push laundry baskets and toys out of the way so that it doesn’t look like a complete disaster?! Or let’s talk dinner time.. While all these other people are posting pictures of gourmet looking meals, I am picking up whatever meal I just made off the floor, thankful my kids ate some of it before the rest hit the ground. (Although I do have to say I am very thankful for my good eaters, they eat pretty healthy without very many complaints). How often do we look at other people’s posts on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest and feel like we are some how not “keeping up” or that some one else seems to have it all while not realizing someone else is thinking that same thing about you?? I know I do. I know I have found myself feeling so inadequate for not having a perfectly clean home at all times like so many of my Facebook friends seem to have. I find myself feeling like I am failing left and right because I haven’t made the perfect footprint ornament or the ridiculously hard recipe off of Pinterest, or that I am doing my kids an injustice because I haven’t brought them to the newest bounce house place yet.  I try very hard not to compare myself to other people because I know we are all in very different places in life, but sometimes its hard not to. There are times I find myself thinking “wow, so and so has it so put together” and “look at her, she’s got more kids than me and is able to do so much more with them then I ever could,” and many times “Woah, look at that selfie, I could never look like that!” So when these moments come where all of a sudden someone is telling me they think my life is so perfect, I realize that we all have such a skewed vision of each other, because I don’t care who you are, no one is perfect, especially me.

So I ask you, Do most people know about your daily struggles? Do people know that some nights you cry yourself to sleep? Or some mornings your heart is so heavy it hurts to open your eyes, or that you carry guilt for something that’s not even your fault? Odds are probably not. Because these are not moments that many people want to see or post on Facebook, and they certainly are not pin worthy on Pinterest. But they are real. Just like those happy times. Just like those movie nights, playground smiles, and afternoon snuggles. We all have our “not Facebook worthy” moments and guess what, that’s okay, that makes us human! Oh and as for those Selifies… Well let’s just say, there’s an app for that!! 😉 (All kidding aside, because let’s face it, some of those people really are just that good-looking) but as for the rest us, do yourself a favor and remember behind every picture perfect moment is a beautifully imperfect life. XO Check me out on Facebook!! Like my page and you’ll get the latest blog posts in your newsfeed! 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/mommytalk73?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

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