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[quote=Anonymous]I think with young kids, the more pressure there is to be "good" the harder it is and the more likely they are to act out. I definitely don't think you are alone, OP. I think it's worse when there are extended family expectations. It just ups the ante that much more and makes it harder on them. One thing I have had to do to get better days out of Mother's Day is to let go of the expectation that we will get a single good picture. I think it makes me tense. Even when the kids look cute, I wind up not liking how I look. And micromanaging what anyone is wearing is not a good way to celebrate motherhood. I know I'm not alone in getting hung up on that, but this year I didn't even care how anyone looked or if we got even one picture of any of us together, much less a good photo. And my day was better. I'll book a professional photographer for a family photo in late summer or the fall, on a day that isn't also a holiday. [/quote]
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