# @heypaigeflamm on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3aED8DSfq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79127544-heypaigeflamm-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/622a717505.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-04-30T04:09:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Paige Flamm (@heypaigeflamm) — https://gondola.cc/heypaigeflamm

## Caption

Tonight Derek and I were talking about social media and the struggles that come with comparing the worst parts of our own lives with the best parts of other peoples lives. We also talked about how amplified it is within the special needs community. Questions like, “Why is this person’s kid walking and mine isn’t?” Or “Well if I had that kind of money my kid could be doing that therapy too...” or “Why does so and so do this and my kid can’t?” It’s a vicious cycle that can really wreck a parent if you’re not careful. I’ve even questioned posting things sometimes because I never want to be the parent that makes someone else have those thoughts. But then I remember why we’re on the internet. I remember the countless mamas who have emailed me over the years saying that their child has #holoprosencephaly and that seeing Kinsley has given them hope. It’s for those parents who just got the hardest news of their lives and need something to hold onto. It’s for me to look back at on a hard day and remember how far we’ve come. Like most things, the pros of sharing the vulnerable parts of our lives will usually outweigh the cons. .
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