tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post2016091551779850276..comments2024-01-25T15:37:56.089-05:00Comments on *Results Not Typical: Picture Day PoliticsCrittlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08868628035597050680noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-31863270568889978822015-12-07T12:13:35.848-05:002015-12-07T12:13:35.848-05:00My son w/DS is 12 and loves fashion (his own style...My son w/DS is 12 and loves fashion (his own style) ties,hats, collared shirts-layered. I have to reighn in his outrageousness sometimes. My youngest son is 10, could careless, well actually he does care-he would wear athletic shorts in the dead of winter if I would let him, but a polo style shirt? pulling teeth. I do like for them to dress their best on pic day, but I can tell by the picture if the photographer cares or is just shuffling them through :/Small town lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013225550540630336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-73102612967048157592013-10-09T22:38:51.732-04:002013-10-09T22:38:51.732-04:00Oh, I'm so late in commenting on this--but you...Oh, I'm so late in commenting on this--but you mentioned me! I feel incredibly famous!<br /><br />And I recognize that I have many, many fewer pressures in how Maybelle looks. She's often a slob, and I think there are lots of reasons I'm allowed to let her look slobby.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-4375051234989163582013-10-09T21:28:10.200-04:002013-10-09T21:28:10.200-04:00You have a beautiful daughter.You have a beautiful daughter.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375884687705693549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-48932462265712436412013-10-06T13:48:24.772-04:002013-10-06T13:48:24.772-04:00She looks absolutely gorgeous. But I have drilled...She looks absolutely gorgeous. But I have drilled that term into Matt's head because he has morning duty and there were times pre-K that... it was not pretty. I pick out her outfits now. I'm still putting her in dresses w/shorts underneath, partly for this reason (& partly to hid the pull ups). I am fairly certain the other kids are in T-shirts. I even (gasp!) cut her hair so it'd be easier & stay neater. I was the ..not poor-poor, but relatively speaking not-well off kid in a well off neighborhood and was painfully aware that when *I* showed up in sweatpants it was a totally different thing that when some other kids arrived in sweats - via their shiny new BMWs. I think it's all a load of crap now that I'm older, but I get it. Not for all the same reasons, obviously, but I get it. krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-7612169409456237802013-10-06T10:35:43.824-04:002013-10-06T10:35:43.824-04:00I LOVE this blog post Chrystal! First of all, the...I LOVE this blog post Chrystal! First of all, the iron thing cracked me up. I ironed Logan's pants last week and he was soooooo perplexed as to what I was doing. He said, "I've never seen that thing before."<br />Second, I do these things with Logan. This year all the little boys in his class are into wearing under armour. Logan would never tell me what he wants to wear, but I want him to have the same things as the other boys!!! So, of course!!!, I went out and cleared out the under armour outlet and now he's decked out in ua everyday:) My husband thinks I'm ridiculous, but reading this made me feel validated!!! <br />Thanks for blogging, I love reading it all, makes me want to blog again:)<br />Katie Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-29992473786729939852013-10-06T06:53:14.452-04:002013-10-06T06:53:14.452-04:00Oh, man, you nailed this! I feel the same way abo...Oh, man, you nailed this! I feel the same way about sending Sammi to school, especially on picture day. I take extra care to make sure she's extra cute every day, being the only child with Down syndrome in a school full of mostly-typical peers. Just to take care to never give anyone any additional reasons to pick on her. And, traditionally on picture day, Sammi does not smile for the camera and the photos are so awful and miserable I ensure that they do *not* make it into the yearbook - I don't want her being remembered that way. But this year I've been told she smiled. I didn't purchase any pics, of course, but we'll see if they'll let me after the fact. BTW, your princess looks gorgeous in her perfectly pressed outfit. :-)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963099760885760598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-32874579127523309942013-10-04T21:28:37.389-04:002013-10-04T21:28:37.389-04:00What a gorgeous little girl! How could you resist ...What a gorgeous little girl! How could you resist buying her school photos?<br /><br />Your post explained a lot to me about my childhood and my mother for somewhat similar reasons; thanks for bringing it to light.<br /><br />So glad you're doing the "31 for 21" thing because that means I'll get to read you every day for a month.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753793573943281539noreply@blogger.com