Are You A Duck?

Are you a duck?

I read a great article recently about being authentic on social media. In the article it talked about how sometimes friends' feeds can make you feel like everyone has it together but you. Perfect pictures, the best day ever, all the time. But we all know that life is a lot of hard work and just because the pictures are smiling doesn't mean that everything is perfect behind the scenes or under the water. At Stanford University they call it "duck syndrome"! A duck makes swimming across the water look so easy and beautiful but if you look under the surface, its little webbed feet are paddling and struggling to keep that duck afloat!

There are lots of times I am a duck. Maybe I am not feeling great about how my clothes are fitting one day, maybe I got in a fight with my mom, maybe I got in trouble for not doing the dishes, but I still go to school and get through my day, or I still go to dance class or rehearsal and smile. Everyone has duck days and it's okay, as long as you aren't so worried about looking like you are perfectly gliding that it gets in the way of dealing with whatever is under the water.

The article is at https://childmind.org/article/social-media-and-self-doubt/.

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