tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post3154990893116792458..comments2024-03-28T04:08:40.540-04:00Comments on THE MEANEST MOM: All I Want For Christmas is a Normal Christmas PictureJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840070603313673129noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-85219302779284434222012-01-11T19:00:08.802-05:002012-01-11T19:00:08.802-05:00OMGoodness!!! i just went through the same thing t...OMGoodness!!! i just went through the same thing this year. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-21169434077057523192011-12-28T17:44:55.707-05:002011-12-28T17:44:55.707-05:00HIL-FREAKIN-LARIOUS!!HIL-FREAKIN-LARIOUS!!Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-12675294402554831212010-09-25T14:46:18.792-04:002010-09-25T14:46:18.792-04:00A friend just referred me to your blog so I am now...A friend just referred me to your blog so I am now just reading this and laughed so hard as we can relate! We have 5 under 6...I'm just happy when no one is crying in the picture!Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125320545179820894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-28319563627333351332010-07-25T19:17:03.514-04:002010-07-25T19:17:03.514-04:00I am just now finding your blog and therefore this...I am just now finding your blog and therefore this post. I was laughing out loud while reading it. OH MY! I tried M&Ms one year...not my best bribe as my 3 had chocolate drool all over their chins...sadly I don't know how to use photoshop nor do I own it!<br /><br />AndieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-8647404409506239662010-07-25T19:16:28.840-04:002010-07-25T19:16:28.840-04:00I am just now finding your blog and therefore this...I am just now finding your blog and therefore this post. I was laughing out loud while reading it. OH MY! I tried M&Ms one year...not my better bribery as my 3 had chocolate drool all over their chins...sadly I don't know how to use photoshop nor do I own it!<br /><br />AndieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-4060291522865047062010-05-15T01:38:05.914-04:002010-05-15T01:38:05.914-04:00Yes! Yea! Yes! You've captured it exactly! H...Yes! Yea! Yes! You've captured it exactly! Have I used enough exclamation points to convey my urgent feelings of sympatico? We just took family pictures (yes, in April) because the closer we get to December, the less likely we will actually get a picture. After the shutter has clicked over 200 times, we figure the odds will allow us just one pic where we will all at least have our eyes open. Bravo on your cute family and all your family picture endeavors.<br />SherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-32733431582772443212010-04-13T10:48:55.987-04:002010-04-13T10:48:55.987-04:00I just found your blog and it is cracking me up!! ...I just found your blog and it is cracking me up!! Thanks for the laughs, it's good to know that other people have the same craziness as I do with my children!Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979755981166554643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-36125916422053378682010-03-22T17:24:29.633-04:002010-03-22T17:24:29.633-04:00oohhh I FEEL your pain!! I am mom to seven, 4 yea...oohhh I FEEL your pain!! I am mom to seven, 4 year old twins, 3 year old, 2 tear old and 4 month old triplets. We did the same recently, and well my experience was much the same as yours!! Well, at least it provides us with amusement! Thanks for sharing your story!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-81539209931857458082010-03-09T23:36:40.407-05:002010-03-09T23:36:40.407-05:00This made me laugh out loud. That's really al...This made me laugh out loud. That's really all I have :) As a mother of one so far, I'm sure I haven't a clue, but this was good stuff. Wonder if this year turned out better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-14102291320473573382009-10-21T14:13:52.997-04:002009-10-21T14:13:52.997-04:00I laughed so hard while reading this that I cried....I laughed so hard while reading this that I cried. I can't wait to read more! And ironically enough, the word verification is saniti; coincidence (ignore the spelling difference)momma23https://www.blogger.com/profile/16169820251819434642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-24437547316747727522009-08-28T03:13:18.062-04:002009-08-28T03:13:18.062-04:00This is hilarious. While I'm not a mom myself,...This is hilarious. While I'm not a mom myself, I am the older sister to four siblings (the youngest being four). <br /><br />My mom has forgone "normal" Christmas pictures and instead, takes pics of us randomly through the year saying, "this will make a perfect Christmas picture." <br /><br />The picture we used last year? <br />Me, my 14 years old sis, 10 year old sis, 5 year old bro and 3 year old sis had just finished walking all through Disneyland and were practucally half asleep on the bench outside the hotel. Instead of offering us simple, meaningless things like water and food, my mother instead told us not to move (like that was going to happen anytime soon) and whipped out her camera and then procceded to take a few thousand pictures of us practically drooling in exhaustion.<br /><br />All our relatives found it "cute".Kassienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-16705891256372172482009-05-28T16:08:09.617-04:002009-05-28T16:08:09.617-04:00I know this is a little late... but I just found y...I know this is a little late... but I just found your blog and love it. I guess because I can relate... I have a 5 year old, 2 1/2 year old twins and an 8 month old. Just after the twins were born I took a ton of pics of the (then) three year old holding the twins. Of course I had about 20 pictures... non of them "Christmas Card worthy". I ended up putting 9 of the worst ones on a card that I made from an online service with the message: Matching sweaters $12.50 each...<br />Christmas Cards $50<br />Good Christmas card picture: priceless<br /><br />To date people tell me it was their favorite card!Julie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073373966324490935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-8426857967474457602008-12-07T23:50:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:50:00.000-05:00those are the best christmas card photos evar.those are the best christmas card photos <I>evar</I>.katydidnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710011717146842223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-38670631703609162742008-12-07T20:30:00.000-05:002008-12-07T20:30:00.000-05:00Oh my, can I ever relate. You had me rolling about...Oh my, can I ever relate. You had me rolling about the experienced photographer you had. Why do these cheesy studios think that teenagers make good photographers?? Maybe they figure they can relate to the children so well...because they still ARE a child!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting us into your moment of insanity. Can I have a lollipop now?Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228076015275972068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-20926183836028755232008-12-06T00:06:00.000-05:002008-12-06T00:06:00.000-05:00I only have one baby...a one year old, and it took...I only have one baby...a one year old, and it took 3 sittings to get a decent professional picture worthy of a Christmas card. I thought pictures might be easier when she gets older, but then again, maybe not!Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368848209887067737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-87405713096021861002008-12-04T18:23:00.000-05:002008-12-04T18:23:00.000-05:00That is so funny! I can totally relate, although I...That is so funny! I can totally relate, although I have just one child. Last year I wasn't able to get a very good picture for our Christmas cards because my son just wouldn't cooperate. To get a great picture of three to four kids seems a near impossible feat!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352909161587824227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-58576393199848601122008-12-04T14:33:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:33:00.000-05:00OMG I wrote the exact response Tara@StickyFingers ...OMG I wrote the exact response Tara@StickyFingers wrote.... so I deleted it. I didn't want to bore you. I will get that picture before December 15 and those kids better be smiling ;)(insert crazy delirious laugh)jenj22https://www.blogger.com/profile/16929147211283035108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-30796775831588058632008-12-04T13:16:00.000-05:002008-12-04T13:16:00.000-05:00I'll join in with the others about a "normal" Chri...I'll join in with the others about a "normal" Christmas picture. We just took pictures of our grandsons and they look similar to your pictures! I guess we just need to redefine what normal is!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009527507151342963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-6515387927729202882008-12-04T11:23:00.000-05:002008-12-04T11:23:00.000-05:00Looks like the same experience I have. There's...Looks like the same experience I have. There's a reason we only do pictures every 2-3 years. Ever see that Calvin & Hobbes about Christmas pictures? Absolutely Hilarious!Jaime Thelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442679809704484650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-39252542937945889942008-12-04T10:59:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:59:00.000-05:00By virtue of the resopnses seen here...'normal' is...By virtue of the resopnses seen here...'normal' is exactly what you to! Revel in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-43680941316412865402008-12-04T09:47:00.000-05:002008-12-04T09:47:00.000-05:00Aaahh holiday pictures...nothing and I mean NOTHIN...Aaahh holiday pictures...nothing and I mean NOTHING reduces me to tears more quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-34205067082279880602008-12-04T07:40:00.000-05:002008-12-04T07:40:00.000-05:00That's hilarious because it is so true! WIth four ...That's hilarious because it is so true! WIth four kids ages 5 and under, I can totally relate. <BR/>I just don't understand why the photographers don't understand that there's a window of opportunity approximately 30 seconds long, and then it's all downhill from there. My kids WILL NOT pose or sit still. We have not found a very good photographer yet. Thank God I only take them once a year to do the Christmas shot.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864060563315231039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-64101081972843471482008-12-04T01:11:00.000-05:002008-12-04T01:11:00.000-05:00What's wrong with photo #2? Send it!What's wrong with photo #2? Send it!Brossettelewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707993602962565420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-20779831535646203242008-12-04T00:58:00.000-05:002008-12-04T00:58:00.000-05:00I have to say, your description was all too famili...I have to say, your description was all too familiar to me...we haven't done our photo shoot yet, but plan to this weekend. Give me strength!Momlissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138108195368769713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-73388819967125720202008-12-03T23:06:00.000-05:002008-12-03T23:06:00.000-05:00oh. em. gee.oh. em. gee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227163395973219648noreply@blogger.com