julifish
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I'm with Kim - I am at that point in the year where I realize how few photos I've taken or worse, they are all of my youngest and my DH and none of my oldest or me. Now I'm trying to put together calendars for my mom and MIL and what a headache.
I realize though that my oldest is almost 15. She takes daily pics of herself and her friends and is documenting her own life; in her own way. I think that is pretty cool in itself. She did mention to me the other day that I don't post any pictures of her on my FB page anymore. I had to remind her that she never wants her photo taken unless it's a selfie with my phone and that she's do picky about what picture I post that I'm afraid to post anything of her.
I think as kids get older, life moves faster and it's harder to capture everyday and sometimes even big things. We just went on vacation for 5 days and might have taken 40 pics, where as a few years ago I'd have hundreds to go through right now. It just doesn't fit with our lives anymore and my kids are sick of having a camera in their face (hubs too!). So I try to capture the important things - likes sports games, homecoming, firsts and holidays and the rest I let it slide or try to get a phone pic and settle for that.
I realize though that my oldest is almost 15. She takes daily pics of herself and her friends and is documenting her own life; in her own way. I think that is pretty cool in itself. She did mention to me the other day that I don't post any pictures of her on my FB page anymore. I had to remind her that she never wants her photo taken unless it's a selfie with my phone and that she's do picky about what picture I post that I'm afraid to post anything of her.
I think as kids get older, life moves faster and it's harder to capture everyday and sometimes even big things. We just went on vacation for 5 days and might have taken 40 pics, where as a few years ago I'd have hundreds to go through right now. It just doesn't fit with our lives anymore and my kids are sick of having a camera in their face (hubs too!). So I try to capture the important things - likes sports games, homecoming, firsts and holidays and the rest I let it slide or try to get a phone pic and settle for that.