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Samira0407
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Holiday Card Drama
Ugh idk why organizing taking pictures is such a hassle. Had an appt over 3 months. Now DH is ******** he doesn't feel like taking them..how we took family pictures back in March. Am I crazy for taking pictures 7/8 months later? This child changed so much in that time and I'm tired of every photo of DS and I being blurry because someone took it at some function we were at on their cell phone or its a selfie I took of the 2 of us. Plus i'm due with #2 soon and thought it would be nice to have some pictures before we're a family of 4 and include the belly.
Maybe it's my hormones? I need to sit back and figure out if i'm being irrational? Him? Do I say Eff it we won't go then and figure another time to take pictures if we can closer to the holidays OR say EFF HIM and take DS on my own and it will be Mommy and Son only (did this last year)? Then it's his loss years from now not having good pictures with his toddler son or being in a family picture ?? This was going to be our Christmas card picture as well...couldn't figure out timing with the new baby (due 12/11) so was just gonna get pictures done now. Leaning towards Eff HIM go take pictures with my son and IF new baby comes in time having the kids only in a holiday card photo. Opinions?
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Posted 11/9/14 7:12 AM  |
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allIwant
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
I'm a kids only pic for holiday cards
Can you take ds and then if #2 comes in time take a pic of them together yourself and put 2 pics on the card?
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| Posted 11/9/14 7:40 AM |
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JME78
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
I would just take new pictures of your son.
I prefer just the kids on holiday cards.
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| Posted 11/9/14 8:05 AM |
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Samira0407
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Holiday Card Drama
Thanks! After calming down I figured if he doesn't want to go today DS and I would still go to at least to have a nice photo of the 2 of us. And then IF timing permits do another photo just the kids as the holiday card.
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| Posted 11/9/14 8:27 AM |
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nferrandi
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
I have professional pictures done every year. DH is only in them every other year. He likes the outcome, but he hates taking pictures, so that's our compromise.
Last year we got amazing family pictures, this year was just about the kids- but I also got a few pictures of me and them also. DH can't wait until we get the disc so he can put one on his desk.
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| Posted 11/9/14 8:47 AM |
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Samira0407
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by nferrandi
I have professional pictures done every year. DH is only in them every other year. He likes the outcome, but he hates taking pictures, so that's our compromise.
Last year we got amazing family pictures, this year was just about the kids- but I also got a few pictures of me and them also. DH can't wait until we get the disc so he can put one on his desk.
Glad to hear it's not just my DH! Always feels like it's so difficult to get him to do things.
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| Posted 11/9/14 8:52 AM |
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luvmotherhood
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Holiday Card Drama
I have hardly any family photos with Dh and I in them. When I get professional photos it's just with the kids. Dh never wants to do it so I don't force it.
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| Posted 11/9/14 9:01 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by JME78
I would just take new pictures of your son.
I prefer just the kids on holiday cards.
This.
My DH would never particpate in a family photo shoot for amy reason. He would laugh if I asked him to.
just not our thing.
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| Posted 11/9/14 9:32 AM |
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Nifheim
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Holiday Card Drama
I can certainly understand only want the kids on the card but not having a family portrait makes me sad. Even if it's just to have a record of the yearly family and how it changes.
My family had a formal portrait done yearly since I was three. We have albums that I am still scanning negatives of or prints if Polaroid of candids and informal family photos. They mean more to me then anything especially knowing most of the people in the photos are no longer here and at least now I get to remember them.
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| Posted 11/9/14 9:54 AM |
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Jbon630
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by JME78
I would just take new pictures of your son.
I prefer just the kids on holiday cards.
This.
My DH would never particpate in a family photo shoot for amy reason. He would laugh if I asked him to.
just not our thing.
Mine too. If he did take a family pic to appease me there's no way in hell he would let me send it out on a card lol
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| Posted 11/9/14 10:39 AM |
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evrythng4areason
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Holiday Card Drama
I get one photo shoot a year out of DH. I had him in pics when the baby was born, so Xmas pics this year were just her, although I did get a few of her and I together.
Next year well probably take our Xmas pics early, around August, since it will be close to her 1st bday
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| Posted 11/9/14 11:29 AM |
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Naturalmama
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Holiday Card Drama
DH is willing to do a family photo shoot only when we do newborn shoots. So we have one of us with our 1st DS, and one with us and the 2 boys. That's it...I will get one more out of him when the twins are born. Christmas cards are kids only.
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| Posted 11/9/14 1:34 PM |
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Strawberry2468
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
We do family pics ever 6 months. DH ******* each time. He has to deal though b/c he isn't getting out of it. lol We will eventually do once a year when the girls are older, but they do change SO much in just 6 mo when under 3.
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| Posted 11/9/14 1:46 PM |
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WannaBeAMom11
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Holiday Card Drama
I lost my parents at a young age. I have very few family photos and to this day it bothers me. Dh hates photos but does so every 6 month for bday and Christmas as he knows how much it means to me. If he refused to participate in family photos I would have ones taken of just dd and I.
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| Posted 11/9/14 3:02 PM |
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Pinkisles
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Holiday Card Drama
Just the kiddo on. My card. I didn't even send out cards before though.
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| Posted 11/9/14 3:49 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by Pinkisles
Just the kiddo on. My card. I didn't even send out cards before though.
Same here.
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| Posted 11/9/14 7:42 PM |
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Chai77
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by JME78
I would just take new pictures of your son.
I prefer just the kids on holiday cards.
This.
My DH would never particpate in a family photo shoot for amy reason. He would laugh if I asked him to.
just not our thing.
This is exactly us too. And I don't care because we do only the kids picture for our holiday cards.
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| Posted 11/9/14 8:56 PM |
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BlessedMomma
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Holiday Card Drama
Its not I was upset my DH wouldnt do the pics... We did last year and this year he doesn't want to... My photog can only do week days and even though he has time he doesn't want to 'waste' a day off for pics... So Im doing the pics with my dd and I will get a few pics of just us 2...
Its fine because I barely ever get pics with my dd, my dh is not a big picture person so I really only get pics of just her or her and him... Never her and I... so im going to take the time to get some nice photos of her and I.
On xmas day Im going to get some nice family shots with my brothers good camera... That's our compromise LOL
But the holiday card will be just her.
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| Posted 11/10/14 2:10 PM |
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ali120206
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by JME78
I would just take new pictures of your son.
I prefer just the kids on holiday cards.
This.
My DH would never particpate in a family photo shoot for amy reason. He would laugh if I asked him to.
just not our thing.
Same - word for word.
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| Posted 11/10/14 2:24 PM |
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Nifheim
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Re: Holiday Card Drama
Posted by WannaBeAMom11
I lost my parents at a young age. I have very few family photos and to this day it bothers me. Dh hates photos but does so every 6 month for bday and Christmas as he knows how much it means to me. If he refused to participate in family photos I would have ones taken of just dd and I.
Have
I think that is the reason I value the family portrait (pro or not) because my husbands parents died before he was 13 and he literally has 12 photos of them and none of him with both his parents. We always did it in my family because we are pro photography and keeping a family record.
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| Posted 11/10/14 2:30 PM |
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PregowithTwins
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Holiday Card Drama
I like the kids on family photos. However, my husband is not into family photos profesionally either. I have them taken with regular camera.
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| Posted 11/10/14 6:21 PM |
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