school picture day

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Registered: 11-28-1999
school picture day
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Thu, 09-21-2006 - 1:38pm

Today is school picture day for my 16 yo DSD (since my DD is a senior, they had to take special pics. over the summer to be ready for the yearbook). My DSD's picture outfit (of course you can only see the shirt) is a black T shirt since she wears black almost every day. Last night she asked to go to the drug store to get mascara, so I took her. Instead she picked out eye shadow that was almost black. Now mind you, she has red hair (a very pretty color), brown eyes and pale skin w/ freckles. I told her that the eye shadow was a little dark for her coloring and she might end up looking like she was ready for Halloween. Her response is "but I like it." She also does the heavy eyeliner. When she first started to wear eye makeup, I bought her eyeliner and mascara in brown, which looked better than black. Other than the makeup and T shirts, she hasn't really adopted the rest of the Goth look. I just saw the back of her this a.m. as she was running out for the bus, so I don't know how the makeup looked. I guess we shall see when the pics come back.

I can't make a big deal about this. Maybe years from now, she will look back at those pics and think "what was I thinking?" or maybe she'll like them. The other day she was asking her dad if she could get her upper ear or eyebrow pierced and he didn't look too happy. The funny part, that I couldn't wait to point out to him, is that he has quite a few tattoos, including one from his much younger days, that's a skull w/ the word "rebel" on top of it, so he's really not one to talk, whereas I'm very conservative in my looks and dress. I would never think of getting a tattoo. He also used to have 2 earrings in one ear and had hair down to his waist when he was young. Then a couple of years ago, he had to have surgery and had to take the earrings out and since he couldn't move his arm up, he couldn't put them back in. I told him that a 50 yr. old man who now has short hair is really getting too old for earrings.

My friend's 20 yr. old son came home from college w/ both his ears pierced. She said at least it's better than a tattoo, cause the holes can close up.

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Registered: 08-17-2005
Thu, 09-21-2006 - 10:03pm

The question is do you regret not getting the senior pictures? Just make sure you take lots of pictures with her and dreds so that when she's the mother of a teen you can show them to her!

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Registered: 07-21-2006
Thu, 09-21-2006 - 10:55pm
I do wish I had her senior pictures, but since she looked like a pin cushion I don't see how I would hang them up. I do have some pictures of her, dreads and all that came later. Her hair suits her and she really is quite beautiful. I suppose she will laugh at it all someday, as we all laugh at our 80's hair.
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Registered: 02-14-2000
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 10:26am
I hate some of the styles these days, too!
Pam
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Registered: 11-28-1999
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 11:40am
My DS just started 5th grade in a school that goes from grades 5-8. The principal told the boys that if they wore their pants too low, she would make them a belt out of duct tape.
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Registered: 11-06-2003
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 7:29pm

My oldest DD,14 brought her school pictures home yesterday. When I had to order them she wanted me to get the "air-brushed" pictures that took away the blemishes. She's got a little acne, not bad. It's improving as she's finally starting to cleanse her face better. I told her I wanted pictures to look like her, not like someone else. I wanted them to remind me of just how she looked, not how she wanted to look. She did at least put on the pretty blue shirt and the necklace we'd got her to match. She looks good in blue.

Sallie

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 09-24-2006 - 9:08pm
Deb, this reminds me of a novel I read a few years ago about a rebellious girl who runs off to NY to get a tattoo on the back of her hand. In a rush, she chooses a symbol she likes and refuses to listen when the tattoo artist asks if she's sure. Much to her dismay it turns out to be the lesbian symbol, well-known to everyone but her. She ends up begging her mom and grandma to pay for getting it removed!
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 1:15pm
So you didn't do the airbrushing? I let me 13 year old get the retouched ones. She doesn't have "much" acne either - really only one spot to fix - but I know that it really takes away her self confidence. The pictures still look like HER - but her without the skin problem! I can see why she wouldlnt' want to hand them out to her friends, or look back fondly on them years from now. (Mind you, if they "airbrush" her freckles out, that's a different story! LOL)
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 1:17pm
What about a kid that refuses to GET his pictures? My 15 year old son says he just won't do it. They are scheduled for next week, so I hope he changes his mind - but at this point I dont' care WHAT he wears, just so long as I can get him to sit and smile for 15 seconds!!
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Registered: 11-28-1999
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 1:34pm
well, in our high school, kids have no choice but to get their pic taken because they are used for a student ID, however, they can't be made to buy them. Now my DH really enjoys photog., but there is no way the kids would let him take their pics. They run and hide if he gets out his camera. lol

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