When we become mothers, we automatically acquire a series of different roles: nurse, teacher, psychologist, and among them, the photographer. We like to capture the special moments in the lives of our children, whether to share them or to save those memories to see them again in the future.
However, a problem with being the "official photographer" of our family is that we rarely see mothers in the photos, unless it is a selfie. That is why A mother who lost her own at age 20, asks parents to take those photos today, because the day they are gone will be the only thing they will have.
Maybe it's because of the routine, maybe because of the rush, but if we stop to think about how many photos we have with our children compared to the photos with them alone, we probably realize that the amount is very small.
The pictures They are a beautiful way to capture moments and experiences that we will never repeat, so we welcome them with a special affection. I personally like to see the pictures of when I was a baby and I appear with my maternal grandmother, who died seven years ago and was a second mother to me. Sometimes I weigh a lot of not having more photos with her in my adult life, and that is why I understand the post that I will share below.
Cyndy Gatewood is a mom blogger from North Carolina who recently posted a message on her Facebook page, in which she encourages and asks parents to take more photos of their children in the company of their mothers, after she loses the yours at age 20.
Dear Parents,
I know you are holding your mobile right now. They probably always have it in their hands or at least in their pocket - we all do it. Do him a favor and take more pictures. No, no screenshots of a funny meme they saw on Twitter. I talk about photos of her. From the mother of her children. The love of their lives. The one who works hard with you to keep her precious family together. Take more pictures of her.
Looking at my cell phone the other day I realized that I have hundreds of photos of my husband playing with our children, but I don't have so many of myself with the children. And it's completely my fault. I am always behind the camera or I never want him to take a spontaneous photo of me. I always feel that I should have makeup or a good angle because I have the mentality of social networks. I always assume that it should be published and people will see it.
But it does not have to be like that. We need photos of my family that include me. I love the photos of my children alone, and I am grateful for the photos I have of my husband with them, but it is very important that we are both in the photos with them.
Dads, if you have a wife like me, one night you are lying in bed reading a story to your daughter, take out your cell phone and take a picture.
Without warning.
Without posing.
Just take the picture.
When she is in the kitchen talking with your child about her day, take the picture.
If she is rolling on the floor with the children or helping one with her homework, take the picture.
Time goes by very fast and every day these sweet babies are getting older and older. Before we know it, they will be getting everything in their cars and moving to college.
Take the picture.
One day she will not be and all her children will have of her will be her memories.
Take the picture.
Take the picture to show them the love she had for them. Take the picture so they can always remember how funny she was. Take the picture so you can see how beautiful it was. No matter if you are in pajamas or have been using dry shampoo for 4 days, please take the picture.
My mom died when I was 20 years old. All I have left now are photos. I see images of her holding me in her lap while laughing at something funny that I should have said. I zoom into her hands to see if I have the same as her while I get old. You can't capture those things in a selfie.
Please take the picture.
I know they don't always think about that, but when they do, don't worry about anything else and just take the picture. Your children (and your wife) will be very grateful in the end.
Cyndy's words resonated loudly for other mothers, who labeled their partners in the comments, and to date the publication has been shared more than 274,000 times.
Losing a loved one is a painful thing that makes us realize many things we did not do or let go, so she took her personal experience so that we can preserve those important memories of the people we love most.
So dads and moms, both take pictures with their children and take pictures of each other with them. Someday those images will be the only thing they will have of you.
