Social media influencer woes – It happened to me, too!

Missy Mwac

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Note: I had read THIS story on Buzzfeed about a social media influencer who posted professional photos of her accident on Instagram along with what appeared to be a product placement. I thought it unbelievable until…it happened to me.

Okay guys…the first thing you need to know is that I AM OKAY. Seriously, I’m okay, but in the interest of self-promotion, here’s the scary, magical series of events exactly as they happened.

My sweet daughter, Madi, and I had gone shopping Tuesday afternoon. After hours spent together throwing our heads back laughing a lot, we had just arrived back home. I misjudged the step up onto the porch and stubbed my toe really hard. I was in agonizing pain but I never lost consciousness.

The moment it happened

I crawled across the front lawn, and my daughter was at my side immediately while sweet strangers gathered up my grocery items for me and provided comfort.

You hear about this happening to other people but never think it will happen to you
Absolute shock
Even more shock
Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers and my #KirklandDrinkingWater
I don’t remember a lot of what was happening around me. #starbucks #guess
I was in a haze the entire time. #treetopapplesauce
Thankfully, I could still move my toe. #Alwaysmaxipads
I was pretty much in a fog the entire time. #jimbeam #applecomputer

Madi is in nursing school, so after my Angel Nurse Daughter fixed me up, I was able to hobble back into the house where I spent the rest of the night laughing with sweet new friends until I fell asleep.

I’m resting now and healing up my toe, but I’m feeling so much better. I can’t believe how much of it all Madi captured. Unreal.

About the Author

Missy Mwac is a photographer/eater of bacon/drinker of vodka and a guide through the murky waters of professional photography. You can follow her social media links here: FacebookTumblr. This article was also published here and shared with permission.


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14 responses to “Social media influencer woes – It happened to me, too!”

  1. Mike Downey Avatar

    Another one bites the dust. And another one, and another one…

  2. Sergi Yavorski Avatar

    The advertisement of photographic products is sadly missing?

  3. Mike Shwarts Avatar
    Mike Shwarts

    I believe it. :)

  4. Jeff Hayward Avatar

    Maureen Hayward (Monie)

  5. Adrian J Nyaoi Avatar

    A day will come when the real deal happen, don’t seek trouble, cos trouble seek you when you least expect it.

  6. Angelina Wiese Devine Avatar

    The lighting of this horrible accident would have been much better had she been travelling with her Spiffy Gear – just saying :D

  7. Clarence Hemeon Avatar

    Social media influencer??? Don’t you mean Attention Whore.

    1. Mike Avatar
      Mike

      You know this is a joke don’t you?

  8. Stee Green Avatar

    Hahaha how funny

  9. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Very good but I can’t believe you left your finger over the brand on the beer can in the last photo! What kind of amateur influencer are you?

  10. chris schlensker Avatar
    chris schlensker

    lol

  11. Carter Tune Avatar

    Too bad its fake.

    1. Ren Avatar
      Ren

      That whooshing noise you heard? That was the point.
      You missed it.