Baby, I love you, but I just won't smile
Apr. 14th, 2003 01:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twilight33Did anyone else ever play this game at camp? The person who was it would target someone else in a circle and do & say anything possible (except tickle, which wasn't allowed) to get that person to smile & include the phrase 'Baby, if you love me, won't you please smile?' as part of it. I used to be really good at the stone-faced reply above along with nary a smirk. I doubt I would be now because everything makes me crack up, but I bet I'd still kick ass at Kissing Rugby.
I was reminded of the game this morning when I took Kieran in for a second attempt at portraits. The first attempt was last week, when he was really cranky and burst into tears at the second pose before we called it quits. Today was without tears, but no smiles & he shot back the same stoic face I remember using during the game. He combined it with one of the most beautiful wide eyed looks he's ever done though, so I'm happy and can't wait to get the prints back.
I found a mix tape over the weekend that I made when I was home on winter break from my freshman year at Sonoma State. Oh how I laughed my ass off. No wonder I was such an emotional wreck those days, there was entirely too much Morrissey on it for anyone's mental state to be classified as healthy! I chose songs that reminded me of various people in my life that I thought would always be there. Out of 8, only one has remained a constant through the years... another was lost for a long time but back in touch now.
That struck me as very sad. I see myself at a similar life transition point now as then, with lots of new people that I see constantly in my life role as a mom, and wonder what's ahead.
I was reminded of the game this morning when I took Kieran in for a second attempt at portraits. The first attempt was last week, when he was really cranky and burst into tears at the second pose before we called it quits. Today was without tears, but no smiles & he shot back the same stoic face I remember using during the game. He combined it with one of the most beautiful wide eyed looks he's ever done though, so I'm happy and can't wait to get the prints back.
I found a mix tape over the weekend that I made when I was home on winter break from my freshman year at Sonoma State. Oh how I laughed my ass off. No wonder I was such an emotional wreck those days, there was entirely too much Morrissey on it for anyone's mental state to be classified as healthy! I chose songs that reminded me of various people in my life that I thought would always be there. Out of 8, only one has remained a constant through the years... another was lost for a long time but back in touch now.
That struck me as very sad. I see myself at a similar life transition point now as then, with lots of new people that I see constantly in my life role as a mom, and wonder what's ahead.
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Date: 2003-04-14 04:07 pm (UTC)Pictures: babies are harder than hell to work with, and I could use some practice. I'd be willing to have a go at photographing Kieran for you at some point. We could even get some cute "Kieran playing in Mommy's garden" shots and such... Let me know if you're interested.
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Date: 2003-04-14 08:52 pm (UTC)