Sep 21 2008
The Underrepresented Teen Population
At some point after my oldest hit puberty, she stopped smiling for photographs.
Maybe it has something to do with the symptomatic insecurities that accompany hormonal fluctuations, maybe it has something to do with her irascible personality or her unwavering desire to irritate the socks off me. Regardless, she’s made it impossible lately to snap a decent picture of her.
I’ve got some with her sneering or snarling or some variation of teeth baring unrelated to happiness. I’ve some with a tongue out, or with a book held up, or with a twisted squinty eyed glare that most resembles agony. I’ve got weird profile pics she’s taken of herself, I imagine, to get a good look of what her head looks like from the side. But never, ever anything flattering.
Until now.
I guess she’d borrowed my camera to get a cute photo of herself to maybe email her friends. But now, I’ve got my hands on it. Which makes it blog fodder. Ha.
So here’s my surly girl for the world to see.
To think just a year and a half ago she was this:
And a once upon a time this:
Coming soon: the rest of the offspring.
She is very pretty. I think it is cute when teens take pics like that. (Not so cute when late twenties or any thirties do it)
Wow, she really grew up in the year between those two pics. Glad you got a pic of her smiling, I don’t know what it is about teens and their angst that causes them to scowl but they all do it.
Man I want to squeeze those baby cheeks, she was such a CUTE baby!
Oh man Mom! You are going to have to get the shot gun ready for when she wants to date! Your daughter is beautiful! You are in sooo much trouble if she finds out you posted her pic!!! LOL
They grow up too fast! Oh, so sweet. She’s a beauty!!
She is still a cutie. I love all of the photos of her.
OH, I remember the surly, don’t wanna smile stage! LOL Can’t wait for my girls to hit it! Love the pics - she’s adorable - even with her teenage angst!
Oh, she is so beautiful! I hope she takes more smiley photos to document that gorgeous face!
I am so glad to know I am not alone. I had to snap the football picture (in my last post) from a distance with a zoom lens just to be able to get a recent picture. I am not sure why that is. All I can get him to do is look at me with a serious look.
These are adorable pictures. I know you look at them and ask yourself “where did the time go.”
Wow, your daughter is beautiful. Cherish that picture; it may be a while before you get another one of her smiling…
Our teen is the same way. She’s 19 and I haven’t had a smiling picture of her in years. She could be smiling, then see the camera and instantly stop. Just as she grows out of it, I’ll have another start.
Wow, she really does look like a different person. Scary how fast they grow up.
She’s lovely! I remember my non-smiling days well!
I love her hair! She is quite stunning and I’m with the others who said you will need to fight off her suitors.
Amazing how fast they grow up.
I am not ready for this!
You are so going to hell when she sees you posted it! LOL
What a nice idea you tackled this issue. I complain against this all the time but haven’t thought of posting about it.
Yeah, my dilemma too. No more nice pics. My son insists his surly look is “emo”.
8yr old has started imitating his big bro, so no more nice pics from the smaller son as well.
Booooohw!
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