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S/O to HLG pictures
Hey ladies,
I have gone back to the HLG pic post and each time that I see someone talk about not having pictures taken of them it makes me sad. I know that we are not always happy with how we look, we aren't in the best shape, our hair is out of place or god forbid I have a pimple on my face but in the end we take and view pictures not to see how good we looked but to remember. To remember the fun we were having, the excitement that was felt, and even how bad our hairstyle was. I look back on pictures and I try not to focus on how bad I looked but the emotion behind why the picture was taken.
I am always reminded of this when I try and take pictures of my mom. I am sure that she wouldn't be happy with some of the pictures that I have taken (those I don't post to facebook). But I know that she understands the need to have her image captured. Sadly, when her mother passed away she had 1 picture of her and her mother together and it is of them in bathing suits. She has it on her dresser and is reminded of how much fun she had with her mother on the day the picture was taken not how either of them look.
So I challenge you all to have pictures taken of you, you smiling with your kids, your DH's and even your bad hair. So that someday when you look back on it you can remember and smile.
Chances are you may even think... why was I so hard on myself, I look pretty good.
~Meg
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Re: S/O to HLG pictures
Very well said! And I love the thoughts on taking pictures of your mom. My mom makes the same comments about her parents, too. I will definitely try to make more of an effort to get her and me into some pictures.
My problem isn't so much that I don't want to be in the pictures, but more that I'm usually the one taking them, and have to actually tell DH to take some pictures of me with Ian. He's gotten better recently, but it's still not second nature for him to pick up the camera like I do.
https://fototails.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/a-letter-on-my-doorstep-portraits-are-more-than-paper/
This was actually posted on the other board I frequent today.
m/c 1/2/08 and 3/12/08
Eve Amelia- Born 2/24/09. 6lb 9.9oz
Natalie Ruth - Born 6/13/11 7lb 6.6oz
That is great, and jeeze Melissa, that letter made me cry.
This is actually kind of how I am able to force Josh into getting family pictures. He hates how he looks and hates the extra weight he has put on, the one tooth he is missing, blah blah blah. But I tell him that someday, when he is gone, Ellie won't care about that stuff. She will just want to look back and see them together.
This is my problem usually too. I don't really have many with Jules as a baby so now I'm trying to be better about it, like specifically on Halloween. Christmas I didn't do as well with.
When I was looking for pictures of my Grandma for her calling hours and funeral, I was really upset to not be able to find many of her and I, especially as an adult. Thanks for the reminder, we definitely need to work on getting in the pictures more!