A woman whose son ``always looks silly'' ordered him to be excluded fromfamilyphotos that his sister planned to send to his grandmother Afterwards, I was left "hurt". According to this dejected mother, her 10-year-old son has always looked silly. They've tried to stop him in the past, but he "can't help himself," so they decide to "just keep doing it." It's all about him grimacing and she feels all she can do is smile. Unfortunately, things recently came to a head during a family trip to a national heritage site.
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Take Mumsnet, Unnamed Mom - go with username @HellMc - what she did Described a day trip with her son, sister,children,, and another sister's son.
She recalls:
``At first, everyone was laughing at him, but suddenly she got angry, which shocked me. I told her I thought she was a little harsh. "Sorry, I've been trying to get a nice picture for my mom all day.} Image:
She spoke to her son and told him "once" not to pull his face, but he continued to do so, eventually his exasperated aunt told him "not to take pictures".
continued the upset mother, her wall.' I asked my mother to collect all her children, she was upset with the last lot of pictures I took.
"It's not only about her sister, but what her mother (grandma!) said so clearly!"
A fellow Momsnet user of her Opinions were divided on the topic. Some felt that now that her sister was older, she would stop pulling her face when told to do so, while others felt that her sister was "a little mean."
One wrote: Because he's never been seriously asked to quit and he thinks he's the joker to his family.
Another commented: "As he is getting older, I agree that this behavior can make people uncomfortable, but I don't think a silly face would ruin a photo." It just shows his character, doesn't it?” Just because a kid draws a funny face doesn't mean the picture doesn't belong on the wall.
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