Dear Happy Instagram girls, did you know there are girls out there crying? There are girls who used to be smiling in your pictures and instead they are stalking your Instagram in tears because they weren't invited. They were left out. Forgotten. Abandoned. And in your mind, you don't see anything wrong with what you are doing. As long as you're surrounded with friends what does it matter whether someone else got invited or not. But put yourself in their mind for a minute...
Why wasn't I invited? Maybe I'm just worthless. I don't really matter that much anyway. It will be more fun for them without me. But I thought they liked me? Well, maybe I'm not really that funny. It feels like every time I try, I fail. I am always one step behind. I feel like I am always following. I'm looking into people's friendships from the outside and I'm never on the inside. I try and do things or make an effort to be a better friend but it never feels like its enough. They are happier without me so I content myself to stay out of their way. I don't know, you think I would learn because everyone is always better friends with someone else. I want to go back to when life was less confusing and stressful. Of course it's always been like this for me so I really shouldn't expect any different.
So go on and live your happy little Instagram life but just know that there is someone out there crying because they didn't get invited to the party. There is someone thinking they are worthless because obviously they weren't worth a simple text. I write this because I know how bad it hurts. I have been bullied and been left out since I was in second grade. There was even a group of girls in my high school that called themselves the "Fab Five." There were only 10 girls in my class anyway.
So dear happy Instagram girls, think about how your pictures may affect someone. I'm definitely not perfect but I know how it feels to be left out. I am still dealing with things that happened to me in elementary and high school. Social media is such a dangerous place if used incorrectly. Just remember who may be affected after you post that happy Instagram picture.
#blessed
