Okay, it's probably mostly just lazy. But maybe also a little unethical. Or immoral. Maybe both?
But what about this? Is it bad that three days ago, when Josephine had a small scab on her nose, I panicked and seriously considered putting concealer on it if it was still hanging around for her sitting? Bad? Or not that bad? Probably bad.
Also, after the sitting, when I was winded from chasing her around the studio and prying her hands and teeth off of things, fake coughing and sneezing to make her laugh, and clapping wildly while shouting "YAY JOSIE!" for a half an hour, when she found one of those tables with swirly loops with beads attached that was undoubtedly covered with all kinds of disgusting and miserable germs, I just stayed seated, looked at Jeremy, shrugged, and said, "Eh. She just started a course of antibiotics." Yeah, that one was bad.
But even with all the immorality and whatnot, she was a freakin' superstar, and her pictures are A-MAY-ZING. Praise Jeebus. She managed to cancel out all my bad-mom vibes. What a gal.
Antibiotics are like magic against germs, right?
As the father of three, I can tell you this:
ReplyDeleteYou do whatever you can. You're the only one who knows the difference. Plus, it NEVER FAILS, something is always fucked up when picture time rolls around. Scratches from the neighbors dog, running green nose from neverending crud, scabs from bicycle face-plant, bruises from that "fall" down the stairs (kidding).
Something ALWAYS ruins the pics at the appropriate age.
Man. I was on antibiotics a few months ago, and I could have really capitalized on that immunity had I thought it through at the time. I hope I get wicked sick again soon so I can let loose. Maybe I'll even do something really crazy, like pee sitting down in a public bathroom.
ReplyDeleteEd -- Thanks, dude. I should post the family pics we just had taken where she had a sourpuss the entire time. She looks emo. Classic.
ReplyDeletealone -- You squandered a GOLDEN opportunity. So sad.
Ed -- Thanks, dude. I should post the family pics we just had taken where she had a sourpuss the entire time. She looks emo. Classic.alone -- You squandered a GOLDEN opportunity. So sad.
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