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An Open Letter to Selfies

Thanks for all those double chins!

Alyssa Cohen
Dec 21, 2015
SUNY Oneonta
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An Open Letter to Selfies

Dear Selfies,

Thank you.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to show off my best features. I can choose Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or anywhere my heart desires to show myself off.

Thank you for helping my creativity grow. I play with angles, lighting, filters, captions (even if it’s only an emoji) and more to make you perfect.

Thank you for holding onto my good memories, and letting me check back whenever I need a smile.

Thank you for boosting my confidence when I need a pick-me-up. Sometimes we all need to feel on top of the world.

Thank you for looking ridiculously stupid when I send you to my best friend on Snapchat. I’m always amazed by how many chins I manage to have.

Thank you for making my current motto “Life is short, take a selfie!!”

Thank you for never judging me for posting three selfies in a week. Sometimes you’re the only reason I put on makeup.

Thank you for capturing my best and worst moments. From when I was looking so good at formal to when I dropped my phone on my face trying to Snapchat from my bed, you catch them all.

Thank you for helping me love the little things about myself. Whether it’s my eyes or my witty captions, I’ve realized I’m awesome.

Thank you for letting me be whoever I want to be. I can be hipster one day, punk the next, and a flannel bae the day after.

Thank you for helping me glance into other people’s lives. Seeing their little happy moments is the best feeling.

Thank you for reminding me to smile when I'm having a bad day.

Thank you for showing me how to be basic. And for teaching me that being basic is not a bad thing.

THANK YOU FOR THE SELFIE STICK! I can finally get everyone in the picture without dropping my phone.

Thank you for keeping me humble when 30 minutes have passed and no one has double-tapped yet.

Thank you for teaching me that the amount of likes on my picture does not define my worth. If I feel good about it, why should I care who likes it?

Thank you for letting me look back and see how much I’ve grown in the last year. Both my face and my mind have changed for the better, and no one should pass on the chance to reflect on their transformations.

Most of all, thank you for reminding me that I am beautiful.

Love,

The girl holding the camera

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