My eldest daughter commented the other day that she had lots of photos of her siblings,dad,grandparents, etc,but hardly any of me. "I was the photographer" I said, and now I've noticed since she became a mum, the same thing is happening to her. The thing is neither of us likes to be photographed,we hate the result and are too hard on ourselves. It occurred to me that they are not pictures to pander to our egos, they are a record for our family.
I have a photo of my father in law as a baby, identical to my grandson here. A picture of my grandmother at 15, I can see me and my nephew in her face. I never met her, but the picture helps me feel that sense of family. Now we can email photos, friends and family can share these memories easily with each other,and perhaps Helen and I will obtain more pictures of ourselves. I promise I will smile the next time mother in law gets her camera out!
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