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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I refuse to be one of those parents who is always taking pictures and videos of their kids.  I'm so glad that Iphones barely existed when my kids were babies.  Parents spend so much time trying to curate a "moment" it all ends up being fake.  There is no way you can captures really meaningful moments unless you ALWAYS have your phone out and on the ready.

I know I'm the odd one out of this one.  My SILs both seem to spend all their time taking and posting pictures of their kids.  I guess a lot of people like that, I find it highly annoying and truly fake.  They don't take pictures of their kid hitting other kids or crying or being assholes.  IT's all just so fake. [/quote]

YES!! I totally agree with this. It's one thing to take pictures at home or during a special moment (Christmas, etc.), but I never take pictures of my DD when we're out and about. I see too many parents with their phones in front of their faces trying to get their kids to 'smile' and inappropriate times (busy airports, trampoline parks, the farmers market). It's really annoying and distracting. I'd much rather be in the moment enjoying myself with my kids than trying to 'capture' it. 
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Omg, yes. On the Santa Train a family did pictures with the cell phone, a fancy DSL camera, and a polaroid in various groupings. They took up so much of the Claus's time too. [/quote]

I think this is one of those weird things where people on the other side think the other side must be doing something WRONG instead of something different. I'm a picture taker and I am totally present with my kids all the time! They love pictures as much as I do and I love to print them and put them up and watch videos and photos with them together of when they were younger.

I don't have a very good memory and I am so happy for every video I have ever thought to take, its like a window back into their childhood. I think of them as probably my most valued physical possessions. I don't think there's anything wrong with not being into photos, but for me it isn't just not living in the moment. It is a creative hobby that I really love and one that I share with my kids. And what we all love to take are candids so I feel like I'm constantly in the moment because you have to be paying attention to know when to whip out the camera for the perfect quick shot. Although I do almost everything on my phone mostly for ease/quickness[/quote]

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