However, there is a reason why I chose that title. Today was picture day at my son's charter homeschool. I was so excited. We went out and bought him a special shirt for his pictures; we even were sure to have his hair trimmed two weeks before today so that it could look trim, but not severe. I even made sure to wipe off all of the yogurt off of his face before the fact.
I thought that I prepared for everything. I didn't.
My son cannot smile on command. To do so, I have to get him to say "money" or "cheese." If I am really desperate, I can call him "guapo" (handsome in Spanish) in a very flirty voice, which usually makes him smile.
None of that worked today. It was bad. The photographer (who didn't have much patience to begin with) couldn't get him to smile either. So, I paid $30 for really, really bad pictures.
But who is at fault here? The cranky photographer? My non-smiling child (who does smile, but never when requested of him)? Or me, for expecting too much out of him?
Maybe it's because I'm Catholic, or because I am mom, but the guilt probably lies with me. We haven't practiced fake smiling (which we should work on. It is a skill I have mastered.) enough. But maybe, it is just my fault because I put too much stock into a stupid school picture.
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| Here's a picture of my kid giving you a fake smile. |
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