Reality Check

There's something that happens each time I log on to FB and Twitter lately. I cringe reading my news feed and timeline. There have been times in the past week where I closed the computer down because if I saw one more 'b*tch' or 'h*e' or 'she's not about that life' I was going to throw up my lunch.

...it's a hard pill to swallow seeing people you like, love and care about - grown adults, that are also parents putting so much energy into meaningless habits, behaviors, words and phrases, following & emulating negative trends. I could be wrong but I was sure that as an adult in your 20's, 30's and even 40's mimicking the identity of a reality tv star or rapper was far from cool - who wants to be someone else? Why not strengthen your own personality and let that shine. There's no way, that us middle class American's are about 'any life' but trying to make it from day to day. You're not a barbie - and that's ok! Barbies are for children.

Watching my FB and twitter friends - degrading themselves by words and just plainly making a mockery of themselves & not even fully realizing the extent of damage we're doing to our lives. It's not just words - it never is. When you visit FB and Twitter daily and this is the image you portray - it has a way of seeping into your real natural life and becoming who you are . If you are fussing and fighting with people and cussing people out and talking about all of these negative things - that's habit forming and is hard to shake once you're deep in.

..I'm probably stepping on some toes (including that of my own) but truth is truth. That's it. We all have unhealthy habits and behaviors that need be checked at the door of of maturity - not now...but RIGHT NOW. If you're honest with yourself, you'll look back over the things you've posted, the text messages you've sent, the pictures you've taken and determine personally where your change needs to begin.

We are parents now - and if you're not yet you will be and if you dont desire to be, you still have someone in this upcoming generation that you're impacting.

It used to be that people cared about their image& what they allowed the world to see...now it's bar none - how I feel is what I'm going to do and say...and that's NOT ok. .

Reality is that it's so easy to get caught up in a fast and empty life because it's so enticing...but challenge yourself daily to be a responsible adult, a positive addition to society.