i feel like the only person putting pressure on babs to be "immune to feeling sad" is babs herself. many influencers pride themselves on sharing relatable content which, unsurprisingly, includes content relating to feelings of sadness, anger and fear etc, because they are literally all normal human emotions. babs' content would be far more relatable if she simply acknowledged when she was having a rough day, instead of communicating it to her audience through weird rage-fuelled dances filmed in her hallway, seemingly oblivious to the fact that her behaviour portrays her current emotions. this year especially, for a multitude of reasons, people are going to be feeling sad, disappointed, lonely, angry, frustrated, confused, scared etc etc - babs has the opportunity to actually engage with her followers, and post some potentially relatable content - through sharing her own experiences, but instead chooses to share the occasional "i can't show sadness because showing sadness on SM is demonised" type post, followed by an apology to all the people who supposedly expect more of her.
babs, we know you're sad. it's evident in all the content you share - the desperation to be liked, the obsession with spending your money on endless tat, your inability to enjoy spending any time at home with your family, the overfocus on material possessions, the "calories don't count!" justification for comfort eating, the complete disrespect of your kids' privacy, the inability to stick to sharing promised content - a christmas mug a day, my daily weekly candle etc - your focus on dressing in clothes that are way too young for you in an attempt to "twin" with your tween daughter, your inability to maintain the stable running of a household - cleaning, cooking etc - constantly living in the future and never in the moment, your daily drinking habit, going to bed at 8pm every night, literally living in pyjamas and a dressing gown etc etc. instead of attempting to conceal your emotions, and as a result expressing them in ways which appear bizarre - and will ultimately end in a total breakdown because you're choosing to suppress how you feel - why not actually challenge yourself to be truthful and share how you're genuinely feeling?
babs literally has a platform where she could promote the concept of reaching out for help and/or talking to people when you're struggling, but chooses not to because other people she believes she "should always be happy" and uses that belief to manipulate her followers into showering her with applause and attention whenever she "bravely" decides to break all the rules and share that she's feeling "sad and fed-up" - as though they weren't already aware! - because if she revealed her true emotions regularly, she wouldn't be praised for doing so, and she lives for the reward of attention. emotions are part of every day life, and talking about how you feel should be normalised, not something to be super proud of yourself for each time you manage to announce you're feeling a bit sad. she's not exactly setting the best example for her kiddos - OR her followers - teaching them that emotions should be hidden until you're so on the verge of a breakdown that they can no longer be concealed.
