Granger Smith has posted his first Instagram message in a long time, and he explains to fans why he’s been keeping his distance ever since his son River passed away this summer in a drowning accident.
“I haven’t said much on socials lately. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say, it’s more that most things just don’t seem important enough to share,” he writes. “We all know that social media has become a mask…a highlight reel per say, that we can hide behind and appear to promote our best moments of our best days. Eh…that stuff doesn’t matter.”
Granger adds that while he still loves talking to fans on the family’s YouTube channel, it’s been his wife Amber who’s been better able to connect on Instagram, noting, “I’m blown away by her ability to be so real, raw and engaging in her captions and pictures.”
Finally, he offers, “Life is a storm. Realizing that makes it easier to be grateful for the rays of sunshine.