Well, it's been another week of the internet going crazy. But so many friends and followers sent me two of the same poststhis week and I felt called to share my thoughts on them because to me they are incredibly related:1. Hannah of Ballerina Farms is competing in the Mrs. World Pageant and the internet has decided she is dangerous and setting a bad example (oooooookay…)2. The teacher calling for parents to take phones away fromkids and stop letting phones raise their children because 4th graders are bullying, body shaming, and twerking on the playground.  What Do I Think the REAL Issues Are? We have some thinking to do as parents. We can do better as moms (& no, that's not shaming)The need for more self-awarenessParenting our own childrenThe real danger: peer-oriented cultureMom shamingToxic postpartum messagingBullying (by grown-ups and kids)Who are the bullies? Cattiness & MeannessThe over-sexualization of everythingEase and convenience over depth and meaningHealthy boundaries with internet useParents need to ask themselvesAllowing sensationalism to trump the real lessonsAs moms, we need to strive to do better by our kidsThe call to strive “Am I smiling and laughing at strangers entertaining me onmy phone more than I’m looking at my kids and smiling and laughing because they are bringing me joy in my every day?” -Lori Beth Auldridge No ad spots today because I wanted to get right to themessage. But check out all our sponsors at www.elevatingmotherhood.com