It can be hard to feel and act confident all the time, which is why it’s helpful to look to our elders to see how they’ve done it. And there is no better example for pure, unbridled confidence other than someone’s outspoken white aunt posting on Facebook. Here are four tips for confidence from the loudest voices online.
Hold on to all of your beliefs for dear life, no matter how outdated.
A key tenet of white-aunt-on-Facebook behavior is the desperate clinging to any and all beliefs, no matter how old. If you have fragmented views from various adults in your life inform your political views today, say it loud and proud! Your beliefs are your beliefs, and there is nothing wrong with them!
Know that you are the main character and everyone wants to know what’s going on in your life.
A big part of a white aunt on Facebook’s confidence is the unflinching attitude that everyone is interested in what you’re doing that day, even though it’s 2021 and most Facebook users have not made a Facebook status in more than a few months. Adopt this perspective so you will freely and confidently publish your life. Let the details flow: mention your plans to go camping this weekend, write a status about how your husband is baking for the first time LOL, upload your pics and write on people’s walls like it’s 2010! Your fans are waiting.
Speak with conviction or in all caps.
A KEY PART OF CONFIDENCE IS SOUNDING CONFIDENT. TYPING SOLELY IN ALL CAPS IS HOW WHITE AUNTS ON FACEBOOK DO THAT ON THE INTERNET!
When in doubt, post a hand on hip or sunglasses selfie.
Sometimes, all it takes to build confidence is a moment of feeling fabulous. Put on your favorite pair of sunglasses from Kohl’s and snap a hot hand-on-hip pic for your new profile picture. If you’re like any white aunts on Facebook we know, you’ll get more engagement than most other age demographics for saying something like “Nancy Pelosi STINKS!”, because you’re just that fabulous!
Take it from the white aunts on Facebook, real confidence is hard to come by, but you sure can fake it while you make it. Good luck feeling fierce!
