I’ve blogged about this in the past but as you know it comes around every year. I have a bad vibe with Lifetouch Photography. I have had so many pictures that were bad that it’s hard to believe they care about their job at all.
But as a Warrior mom I am perplexed about the need to let Anna have her own voice, her own choices, and her own life. Yes, you say how can you do this, she doesn’t make any choices. I agree. Here’s what I believe. I am her voice of course. But, with that voice shouldn’t I give her every chance and opportunity to live a full life, be included and be in the action of all things possible? Yes, then this includes picture day (sigh).
Who am I to say no more school pictures? It would seem that might single her out in a way that might not be the best for her. I have thought this through and I try to let her be her own person as much as possible. I try to let her join in on everything she can.
I think the photographers are not used to getting kids in wheelchairs like they are the students who walk up to them and sit and smile and it’s over. They do try, don’t get me wrong. I have gone in on picture day and they are very accommodating. Her class and her nurse are beyond accommodating. Her nurse once took her down and played her favorite music to get her to smile and cooperate! Now that’s really trying. There is no lack of attempt here.
I guess it can go back to the years and years you try to get your daughter (in my case here) to look a little like they are “in the picture.” There’s no way to get them to turn their head or smile on que for sure. You want a picture where they are decent. What is decent?
I’ve come to the realization that maybe it’s me and not her? You know the lyrics to the great Taylor Swift song, “Hi, it’s me, I’m the problem, it’s me.” I might be the problem here.
So I ordered the smallest package and we will see how they look when they come home. We have tried for retakes in the past. We go in and we try again. It always depends on the date of the retakes. I have time to consider this, or dad, Paul, will go and work on it.
As a mom you ponder all things. In fact, I have beautiful professional pictures of Anna because I never have had much success with other pictures. Maybe that’s it, is it time to get a professional shoot now and be so happy with the outcome? I’ve contemplated learning photography myself (not enough time right now) and I’ve come up with good results from these other avenues. Just another little piece of the puzzle for us Warriors that other mothers don’t have to consider.
And for fun I’m posting a picture of her that I love. She was so funny because she has these great headphones that she mostly keeps on her ears, they are great because they go inside and hook on her ears. I came out to check on her and she had them on top of her head!! It was so funny that they were just balancing there. Anna, you give us many laughs and your pictures are your own, mom will have to learn to accept it and maybe stop being the problem!
