Child ruins every picture!

[HM]

Oh gosh. I remember a point in time where my son didn't want to have anything to do with being in pictures. I don't think this is abnormal at all. He came around as he matured. (of course we also never paid for a photo package so didn't have numerous photos 'ruined' by his lack of cooperation).

Sorry you don't like the photos.

 

[chmurf]

I really hate it when a picture is not as perfect as I wish it were.

but there is one thing I hate even more (well, hate is strong, let me rephrase that it makes me sad) that's hearing parents yell at their kids "you ruined our *insert event* ", just because they behaved like kids. (yeah you've all heard the 'you ruined our vacations' just because the kid is tired or doesn't want to ride splash mountain ... you heard it at least once at the parks)

I'd probably have that little girl on the next Delta rocket off Kennedy Space Center, and pray she doesn't ruin any telescope pictures while she's floating around in orbit.

 

[aprilgail]

I wouldn't have let Snowflake go that far. After one or two stunts like that, when she'd been politely asked to stop making faces, she'd have been told to stop. In front of everyone. As long as necessary to get the point across. Let her mug for her cell phone, or that of her parents. It's not appropriate for a Memory Maker package and it was rude to continue doing so after be asked to stop. Her parents should have made her stop. Unless she is seriously special needs, it's not that hard. Red Foreman could have done it easily.

I agree as a parent I would not have tolerated that.- my daughter had a kid do that in her sweet 16 pictures- she found a picture of that kid she had from something else and photo shopped her head onto the picture of her making stupid faces in her sweet 16 pictures to make a "good picture" LOL.

 

[RedAngie]

Put her up for adoption- good pictures are more important than a beloved family member.

Better yet, sell her cheap on Craigs List.

 

[BunsenH]

Photoshop in the head of a child who would appreciate a family that takes her to WDW.

 

[Princess Mulan]

We recently took a big family vacation to the World. We had the Memory Maker package and so took a number of group photos. Our 12 year old grandaughter ruined every single one by mugging for the camera. Nothing anyone said would stop her. Parents of 12 year old daughters - what do you think? I didn't make a big issue of this at the time, but we just got the pictures back and it's really irritating to realize we don't have one decent picture.

I feel your pain! We have a 60-year-old family member who does the same thing! At any special event (especially weddings and graduations) he thinks it's hilarious to make funny faces, make bunny ears, etc. Others have tried explaining to him that his antics take the focus off the happy couple or the graduate, but it hasn't changed his behavior.

 

[cabanafrau]

Our youngest DD never liked having her picture taken, something that started with her infant portrait shoots. She was always over the picture taking mighty quick on every vacation so we treasured every good pic and usually scrambled to come up with shots for Christmas cards. When her sister graduated from HS she saw the whole party preparation process and the pains her sister took in creating the picture boards. Suddenly in her own sophomore year of HS it occurred to her that the time was coming close to make her own picture boards and, oh no, she didn't want slim pickings. Suddenly she was "ready for her closeup" as her sister literally had been her entire life. She's been putting together her picture boards over the past month or so and really regrets the selection of pics she has from several of our vacations.

 

[pat fan]

My DS did that on one trip. He was old enough to know better (it was his high school graduation trip) and of course we didn't see the pics til we got home and got our CD. Every flippin' one he has his tongue stuck out in that stupid Miley Cyrus way, sometimes with hand gestures, sometimes not. Well, I think there may have been one where he didn't do it, the day he had a major sunburn and was miserable. No smile that day. I am not in love with any of those pics, my gut still cringes when I look at them, but whatever.

OP, try and remember the fun you had, and you can always edit them on Memory Maker so that Mickey or something is covering at least part of her face

 

[megster1123]

Is everyone else in the family upset about her appearance in the photos? What's the harm in displaying a photo where a kid in WDW is making a silly face? She's a kid. It was her vacation too, right?

 

[Gorechick]

My almost 11 year old DD likes to do the peace sign and try to look cool in pictures. I tell her she gets to take one pic trying to be cool and the rest normal.

 

[FINFAN]

Photoshop in the head of a child who would appreciate a family that takes her to WDW.

lol, I was going to say photoshop in different WDW character heads~OP, sorry this happened but I hope the memories of the non-photo moments are terrific and you had a great vacation! If it is about the cost, perhaps (if she gets an allowance or babysits) she should be charged $1 or so a photo ~(to make her think about it if nothing else) and maybe she learns her lesson. Put the $ into the vaca fund for the next trip

 

[mom2rtk]

Is everyone else in the family upset about her appearance in the photos? What's the harm in displaying a photo where a kid in WDW is making a silly face? She's a kid. It was her vacation too, right?

I think by age 12 she should be able to understand the need to control her impulses long enough for a quick photo, especially if someone specifically asked her to stop.

It might be her vacation too, but she probably didn't pay for it, and I bet she had lots of other chances to be silly and enjoy herself.

 

[Canooknic]

I have one who hates smiling and one who likes to goof.
As long as I get one good shot (either with MM or on my camera/phone) in each park then they're free to be themselves after that - it's a standard rule for anything occasion where I want a photo "get a nice one quickly and then we can all goof".

TBH the good shots tend to be for grandparents.....I really enjoy looking at the 'real us' shots but it is nice to have one picture perfect moment captured too

 

[PollyannaMom]

When taking pics of DS and nieces/nephew, I've always done two - specifically told them to be silly in one, and then asked for a "nice one for Mema" (their grandmother). As long as they get that chance to goof off first, the second one tends to come out very pretty. (Of course, I tend to keep the goofy one too. - Some of them are adorable in their own way.)

 

[RitaE]

When my oldest son was in Junior High we took a family vacation to Phoenix. He spent the entire trip (85degrees out) moping around, wrapped in this black hoodie sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and his eyes hidden by black sunglasses. In other words, levels of pained angst that only a teen boy in the midst of hormonal changes can achieve. The pictures now are priceless, especially when I want to tease him. Oh look and here we all are at Cubs Spring Training getting autographs. Black Hoodie, mopey teen. Here we are hiking in the hot, hot desert. Why yes you are wrapped up in a Black hoodie, I remember being a little concerned that you might sweat out all your body fluid.

At the time I was ready to kill him but now I'm so glad to have photographic evidence in case he ever has a moody teen himself to parent and calls me for sympathy. I considered putting him up for adoption but I was pretty sure nobody would take him, so killing him seemed reasonable.

 

[Thing 1]

It will be funny one day. My nephew was awful at that age. He HATED getting his picture taken. He is looking grumpy in EVERY WDW picture that year. My mom ,about that time, paid big bucks for some family pictures and yep.....that same look. Now as a collage senior, he is a very pleasant young man with a nice smile but that was who he was back then and we laugh at those pictures. Now the reality is, he is my sister's kid and not mine but if he was intentionally ruining the family pictures at WDW....I do think I could have and would have stopped it. We would have gone back to the resort and he could have "practiced" the right way to look in a picture for quite a while. I have never made a threat at WDW that I knew I would not carry out but it sounds like he was being defiant and disrespectful of his grandmother and that would not be something I would tolerate. Also remember that 12 is such an awkward age and anything that puts a focus on themselves is tough to handle.....they do need to learn to do these things, but it helps us adults to remember that.

 

[threeboysmom]

Who wants perfect pictures? Trust me, years from now, you'll hate all the "posed" fake pictures and treasure the ones where individual personalities shine through.

I certainly would never consider my child or grandchild to have ruined any picture. That's seems a little off to me.

 

[fly girl]

I'd put money on this ...

In a few years these will be the pictures you'll laugh at and enjoy the most. Perfect pictures get the quick glance, the ones with something different wind up being the cherished photos.



Put it in perspective, she's 12. A very awkward age. This too shall pass.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Who wants perfect pictures? Trust me, years from now, you'll hate all the "posed" fake pictures and treasure the ones where individual personalities shine through.

I certainly would never consider my child or grandchild to have ruined any picture. That's seems a little off to me.

That's pretty much how I see it. I mean... Is it a "perfect" picture? No. Is it a representation of your family? Yes!
It is what it is. Nothing is RUINED. You HAVE a photo.

 

[HarleenQ]

It'd probably be easier to swallow if there was at least one nice photo without the faces.

In reality, the quirky photos are my favorites, but we've never had ALL the photos turn out that way! When she's 20 you'll get to remember her goofiness when she was 12 when you're missing it most.

Relax about it. Nothing about these trips is perfect. That's the fun.