Send the picture or not?
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Anonymous
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I caught a great photo of DD and her step-grandma playing the piano together; something they do whenever we visit. It was taken from behind—they are gazing at each other and look happy. However, and I don’t know if it was the angle or what, but grandma looks a little “wide” from behind, if you know what I mean. As a woman, it’s a photo I wouldn’t want to see of myself, to be honest. But the photo just captures this special bond they have together. I was going to print it and send it, but maybe I shouldn’t?
Ladies? What do you think? |
Anonymous
| Send the photo. Us old folks are at lot less concerned with our physical appearance than we were when we were young. We know what we look like. It sounds like a lovely photo and grandma should be happy to get it. I am sure that she will appreciate the gesture. |
Anonymous
| Is there any way to crop out the lower portion? |
Anonymous
| Would cropping help? |
Anonymous
No, I tried that. And grandma isn’t old! She’s a young 65! (Grandpa remarried well lol) |
Anonymous
Is she vain? If so, don't send it. Otherwise, send it and don't worry. |
Anonymous
| Just send it. Don't overthink. If she doesn't want to frame it and display it because of the angle, she may still treasure it. Let her worry about whether she thinks it isn't flattering. |
Anonymous
Not really, but she mentions her weight gain in a self deprecating way occasionally. |
Anonymous
| This is such a sad post. Maybe she won't want to display it in her living room, but I doubt that she wouldn't like to see the photo just because it isn't perfectly flattering. |
Anonymous
| Send it and mention how happy both her a DD look. What a special bond. |
Anonymous
| You're overthinking it. Send the picture already. |
Anonymous
This. Don’t apologize for the bad angle or anything like that. |
Anonymous
| Send the photo with a note how your love the expressions and that it captures such a wonderful moment. Leave it at that. If she mentions that she looks terrible just say you just love how it captures ther bond. |
Anonymous
This is pretty much what I was going to say. I would probably hate an unflattering picture of myself (which is most pictures, to be honest) and wish you hadn't sent it, but if you write a lovely note with it and say how much you love the picture and how you can see their connection with each other and how happy that makes you as a mother, than that might soften the blow for me. |
Anonymous
+1 for both of these. |