Today however, I went out and purchased a "selfie-stick". Not because I want to take pictures of myself behind the wheel of my car with a perma-duckface. Not because I'm self absorbed and vain.
Just for one reason and one only - I have very few pictures with either myself and Hubs - or with myself and my children. Or the whole family.
I call it the "Where's Waldo" effect. Except instead of Waldo, it's me you have to search hard for in our family photos.
As the mom - I've become the default photographer in our family. Our honeymoon - there's a ton of pics of scenery - and a number of Hubs. There are two of me alone. And three of us together. Those ones only because I propped the camera in the hotel room and set the timer.
I can get in the pic if there happens to be someone else in our house at the time of an event. I can get in the pic if I take the extra time to set up the tripod and trip the timer on the camera. I can get in the pic if Hubs uses his gorilla arms and takes one of both of us (but we usually can't fit the kids in frame - an generally there's no scenery because we monopolize the frame).
I'm not knocking Hubs either - he does try. But it usually falls to me - and as a result - I'm always just out of frame.
Perhaps selfishly, my selfie stick is a way of ensuring that not only will I be able to get some nice pics that include scenery - but it will cement memories for my kids. Visual evidence of us smiling and having fun.
I'm no Kimmie...but maybe I am just a bit selfish.
Do your family photos suffer from the "Where's Waldo" effect?
Image Credit: Happy Senior Couple Posing For A Selfie” by Witthaya Phonsawat
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