If you have a profile on a social network, it is almost certain that you know Pinterest. And like everyone who knows him, you know that if you're looking for inspiration to do something, it's the ideal place to find it.
Do you want to find a new hairstyle for your daughter? Do you need ideas for the next family party? Are you pregnant and want some tip to dress beautifully and comfortably? You will find all the answers to those questions there. And the truth is that Pinterest does offer us hundreds of ideas For thousands of things: crafts, recipes, fashion, beauty, travel, shopping, art, gardening, decoration and many more.
But besides being a great source of inspiration, Pinterest, like many other social networks, can cause an unwanted effect: feeling that what you do is not enough.
This was something I realized when I saw an interview with actress Anne Hathaway. She was recently on the Ellen Degeneres program where she mentioned that her son had just turned one year old and she had made a simple birthday party with a rainbow theme. But then he explained that During the planning of the same he had made a big mistake: enter Pinterest.
"Go to Pinterest to see other parents' first birthday parties and it's not just what some people do. You know, event organizers have children, which is definitely not fair. Think about it, they throw the house out the window!"says the actress during the interview.
And although she mentions it a little as a joke, I think I couldn't agree more with her. I must confess that I am a fan of Pinterest, I have dozens of boards full of images of things that I like or inspire. But as I find things that inspire me to try them at home, I also find a problem that we see a lot in social networks: that image of perfection that everyone else seems to have.
Don't get me wrong, like any other person, I love seeing beautiful and well done things. But as I enjoy seeing them, sometimes internally it makes me a little envious and without realizing it, there are times when I have come to think: "Why can't I do something like that?"or"Why don't I have things as beautiful as in the picture?".
In the end, your child will enjoy the moment more than the party decoration
But I think we should remember that the most important thing is not how the children's party is, but the little people for whom we organize and do it: our children. They don't care if we bring a three-storey cake bought at the bakery or if it's a homemade one. Those we must seek to please and make happy are them, not others.
It is true that we all like to enjoy a party with good food, good music and a beautiful decoration, and although all that is important, we should not feel pressured to have a perfect party. Of course, all mothers and fathers want to celebrate our children and give them their best, but sometimes making comparisons is inevitable.
There are more and more things we can add to make it spectacular and every day there seems to be a better party than the previous one. From the decoration, the food, the outfit of our son, the cake and many other things, we see perfect party after perfect party on social networks. It seems that the more we spend the more impressive the party is, but we can always have a nice party without going to extremes or spending too much money. Let's not let an image on Pinterest make us feel that we are better or worse than others to do things.
If we do not think and act with objectivity, planning a children's party could become stressful and we wear out a lot. It is very important that we remember that other people's lives are not as they look on social networks. It is best to focus on everyone enjoying the moment and if we also have a beautiful party, well! But that is not the most important.
Now, I do not say that those who make a big party are wrong or exaggerated, although it is always good to seek inspiration elsewhere, we simply should not feel that pressure to have a perfect party. At the end of the day, our children will enjoy more and remember a fun afternoon with their friends and loved ones, that the decoration of the event.
