Today was “picture day” at Stage Door Studios . People often ask if I participate in school/sport/dance pictures for my kids. The answer is yes, I do. Everyone should have materials that can be used later for bribery lovely images of those events. Caroline, being the independent, mind of her own, my way or the highway, kind of kid, decided she wasn’t going to have her pictures taken at the studio. In fact, she went to bed refusing and woke the same. I thought I had her this morning as we were getting dressed in her “ballerina princess” costume, but she was adamant that unless I was taking the pictures, she wasn’t going to do it. I took her for her word, and decided, rather than be “that” mom, you know, the one that’s yelling and begging in the background, I would just take do a quick session before we left. If she changed her mind at the studio, great, but if not, I had my bases covered.
Now, I know this could be a simple case of “mommy goggles”, but I think we hit an out-of-the-park, game-winning, walk-off grand slam. Here’s my sweet, tiny dancer.
For those wondering if she cooperated with her official Stage Door Studio pictures. Well, that would be a big, fat NOPE! She did sit for group pictures, but despite the many tricks attempted to get a smile from her, she remained stoic. Glad I went with my gut and had this insurance. It certainly paid off in this circumstance.
