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Women on Youtube: Laura Lee Reacts to Her Very First Video

So this isn't necessarily a feminist post... but it is by a woman and I think other women can relate to it. It just seems to be something I kind of have struggles with on my own... and I thought it would just be a good thing to share.

Beauty Vlogger Laura Lee  just posted a video where she reacted to the first video that she ever filmed on youtube. She was a little embarrassed when she first watched it, she regretted not being more herself in the video... and her reaction got more emotional when she recalled who she was at that time in her life. She was not happy, she didn't have many friends, she had a job that she didn't really want to stay at and she was just looking for something more. She was crying because she wanted to tell her younger self that things would get better for her and she didn't have to be so unhappy because this little video gave her many more amazing opportunities.

I can relate to this a lot actually. So many times I get hung up on things in the past. "I wish I did something to make myself happier then!" "I wish I knew why this person suddenly stopped talking to me." "I wish I knew why I let that happen." And then there are so many old pictures where I'm so much younger and skinnier than I am now... and I NEVER felt skinny for as long as I can remember... and now I could just punch my younger self in the face for thinking I was fat back then. In a lighthearted way.

These aren't really the points Laura Lee was making in this video... but they're the connections I'm sort of making with it. I just think it is really really hard to reflect on your past... and I kind of think it probably hits a lot of women... and probably a lot of men too... but idk. I kind of want to open the conversation up for women to talk about it... just because I feel like it's one of those things that is kind of taboo to talk about. We all kind of want the perfect life and we want everyone to see our lives as the perfect life... but that isn't always the case.

And hopefully, in Laura Lee's case it can get better. She gave the very encouraging words that her story did end up happy in the end and her life did get a lot better. She worked hard to get where she's at now... she said, you have to actually do something to get to your happiness... you can't really just wait around and expect something.

Peace!
-Shannon

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