Sometimes, I have good hair days. Sometimes, I even wear makeup on those very same days AND put real pants on. I look in the mirror and think to myself Wow, I don't look that awful today. I don't, however, automatically want to share my astounding and rarely seen beauty with everyone on every social media platform that I use. Even though many of my friends will be sad to hear it, I am definitely against selfies.

For me, it's different to take a picture with friends that someone in the group takes by holding it out in front of them like a selfie. It's even okay for someone to call that picture a selfie on Instagram, but in our heart of hearts, we know it really isn't. We're with a group, telling the world, "Look at us, we have friends and we want you to know that we like spending time together," not "Please tell me I'm pretty" or "Look at me, look at me!"

Now, there's even the selfie stick. People are creating things to make it easier and more convenient to get the perfect angle, and they're making a ton of money. While I've joked about getting a selfie stick, I don't actually think I would ever get any use out of it, since I don't take pictures of just myself.

I know many people will read this and say, "Well I take pictures because I like the way I look, and I want to post it because I feel good about myself, not for any sort of vain or insecure reason." That's great! But if your entire profile is bombarded with your own selfies, then I think there's something else going on that you might not even realize.

My generation is labeled as the narcissists. There are news headlines, magazine covers, even tv episodes dedicated to proving how self-absorbed Millennials are, and honestly, I kind of agree. I scroll through my timeline and see picture after picture of celebrities and friends alike that are selfies, and I get instantly annoyed. What about society has changed to where we feel the need to show ourselves off to the world on social media?

Are we truly a narcissistic generation or are we actually so insecure that we need to positive feedback associated with "likes" to make us feel attractive and wanted?

I sincerely hope you always wake up and love the way you look and are proud enough to share it, but let's face it, no one feels that way every day.

Am I better than you because I don't take selfies? No, but I choose to not add fuel to the narcissistic-labeling-generational fire because we have enough against us without it. Older people are afraid to leave this country and this world in our hands because they think we're too self-absorbed to take care of it.

As a Millennial, I know this isn't true, as I've met some of the most intelligent and innovative people my own age who have amazing plans to change the world, but older generations don't see this a lot of times.

They don't take us seriously because we don't take ourselves seriously, but we're telling them it's okay because we sure can take a selfie.