Sunday, June 28, 2020

a huge mistake

So I'm slumped in a chair scrolling through Instagram.

I still barely know how to use it correctly, but with four toddlers in the family and another almost here, I love seeing all the kids' photos.

I come across some special effects thing and for fun, I start playing around with it. It 's called mouth face, whatever that means.

I snap a picture of myself and barely recognize that it's me. Not so much because of the special effect, but because it's so frightening.

My hair is all pulled back so I look bald, except for a few stray white hairs.

And, I'm showing more chins than Mitch McConnell.

I am horrified at what I see. 

I click cancel, and move on to see more adorable, sexy, fun, and always-beautiful photos of friends and family. 

This morning I get a text from Lisa, Alexander's aunt, and my friend. 




OMG. I should have tapped delete, not cancel.

Showing the actual photo would obviously make a much much better post. But I am far too vain for that. 

Trust me, it was that horrible. So horrible that Lisa knew I would never ever have intentionally posted it. And that horrible that she wrote to warn me.

Thank you Lisa. I am profoundly grateful.

If you did happen to come across that photo, please erase it from your mind. 

I am not that person. Really. Someone else was using my phone.


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