Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie had a blog showing their travels through National Parks. The blog was called” van-life “and had thousands of viewers. Apparently Gabby Perito edited the blog, I think she was talented. The scenery was beautiful and the attractive couple seemed so happy.
The Moab, Utah police stop of Gabby and Brian that was videotaped and released to the public was an eye-opener. All was not well, as someone had complained to police there was an altercation between the couple.
Now Gabby is dead and Brian Laundrie is hiding. Very sad situation.
*** The scenery was beautiful and the attractive couple seemed so happy.***
This is what social media has brought to the masses. The reality is that our lives are full of ups and downs, struggles, accomplishments, etc, but many times, people only want others to see the good and beautiful things. No harm in that. We should focus on the positive, but there are also negative things there that are just as real.
We can and often do choose to edit out the unpleasant times to show the world, but the truth is, the difficult moments are always there.
My kids don’t understand why I don’t like social media. They seem to thrive on it sometimes. It’s just not my cup of tea.
Anyone who has ever been behind a camera can tell you what editing is. People sometimes tell me I take beautiful photographs. My response to them is that sometimes I get lucky. They have no idea how many photos I throw in the trash, never to see the light of day.
So I am very aware of what we see in any media form. It is almost always edited in some fashion. Especially when it is something we want the world to see.
I watched it about a week ago and stopped halfway through.
Watched the rest of it last night and found it quite odd that the police went out of their way to rent Brian a motel room (at police expense) for the night. As for Gabby, she was handed the keys to the van and told she could get a shower for about $4 or $5 at some truck stop place and she was sent on her way. On the way to the motel, the cop talked to Brian like they were best buddies, recommending national parks to visit and commiserating on how his wife had to be put on meds and then she was a "whole lot better" after that.