In what has become a parent necessity, parents line their kids up in front of the house and snap a quick photo of the kids before shuttling them off to school. The problem is, these pictures are looking more and more alike. When it was the first born heading off on their first day, it was a big deal, and you can clearly tell by the picture when it was taken. Ten years and two kids later, each year’s picture is becoming more challenging to identify.
“We have to do it,” says Stapleton mom Andrea LeHew. “Even though we are not near as excited about it, it is just one of those things you have to do as a parent.”
Luckily, most photos taken nowadays are digital, and therefore, have a date stamp on them. However, some parents seem to be getting lazier and taking pictures with their phones, only to never send them to their computers, and eventually accidentally deleting them when they are drunk.
Some parents are finally giving up on the “back to school” photo and doing more creative things. Here are some ideas:
- Final day of school picture
- First time in the principal’s office
- First time having to leave school after throwing up in bathroom
- First time failing spelling test
- First time caught cheating on test using dad’s smart phone
- First time getting picked last for dodge ball during recess
- First time getting broken up with