145 Marbles
I was recently thinking how as a singlish parent there isn’t much opportunity to have photos taken of me and my children and presto, here one is. My son’s school is having a fundraiser tonight - $20 for a family photo.
My kids complained about getting a photo taken, saying that those photos are always so “lame.” I asked them to humor me - in about a dozen or so years they may all be on their own and I wanted photos of us along the way.
A few months ago I would never have considered going to the school with my kids to take a photo of us as a family. I would have been slightly embarrassed in front of all the “whole” families. Now I think of it as a snapshot of where we are, and it is good - nothing’s broken here. It’s also part of my commitment to focusing more on the family I have and less on the family I don’t have (or didn’t have as a child).
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Just got back from taking the photos. We were put in several standard poses and in hindsight, I should have also asked him to do a candid shot. We all thought the process was quite hilarious and we had to contain our giggles, especially when the slightly geeky camera guy said, “Say monkeeee”. I can’t wait to see how they turned out.
I was recently thinking how as a singlish parent there isn’t much opportunity to have photos taken of me and my children and presto, here one is. My son’s school is having a fundraiser tonight - $20 for a family photo.
My kids complained about getting a photo taken, saying that those photos are always so “lame.” I asked them to humor me - in about a dozen or so years they may all be on their own and I wanted photos of us along the way.
A few months ago I would never have considered going to the school with my kids to take a photo of us as a family. I would have been slightly embarrassed in front of all the “whole” families. Now I think of it as a snapshot of where we are, and it is good - nothing’s broken here. It’s also part of my commitment to focusing more on the family I have and less on the family I don’t have (or didn’t have as a child).
….
Just got back from taking the photos. We were put in several standard poses and in hindsight, I should have also asked him to do a candid shot. We all thought the process was quite hilarious and we had to contain our giggles, especially when the slightly geeky camera guy said, “Say monkeeee”. I can’t wait to see how they turned out.
Are you ready to tackle some things that you weren't able to right after your breakup? If you felt slightly broken after the breakup, are you able to see yourself as more whole?
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