Bar Mitzvah Magazine | Page 72

I t ’ s hard to be yourself on social media B y : Ya a k o v S h m u e l J . G r u n s f e l d Barkai Yeshiva Social media kids all over the world Be change B y : D a n i e l l e Tu a c h i Barkai Yeshiva When you see that someone popu- are using Instagram, Facebook and your whole personality based on lar has something that you want, just Twitter. Kids are following and friend- what people like and don’t like. because they have it will you get it? ing random people to look popular. It Maybe in school you don’t have so Put yourself in their shoes. When the might look cool to pull a prank or act many friends, so you would think most popular person in your class gets mischievously to fit it. When By: Coral Cohen – Saban Barkai Yeshiva yourself! KOL ISRAEL CONG. You could At TorahValues.com search shul abbreviation KIC that popular item and you don’t even like a kid feels he it, you will go home ranks he and beg your parents would want to do for it. Then they will something silly get it for you and you and funny to fit won’t even appreci- in. pres- ate it. By the time sure comes out you got this item, ev- of all of this. Of- eryone is moved into low, Peer ten, fake friends online make you act a certain way. This pushes you to be someone else. On social media, you try to please people You were born an original. Don’t end up a copy. These aren’t your real friends who that on Instagram or Facebook and you could share problems