Originally Posted by UglyCook
It's really sad how many of us can't stand to see ourselves in pictures. In discussing quilt labels with the creator's picture on them, so many have said they would not want their own picture on it.
I can totally relate, but I've learned the hard way that it's only my perception and that I don't look nearly as bad as I think I do.
We went to Hawaii a few years ago and had a totally awesome time. I took around 600 pictures. I am in exactly one picture that was taken by someone else. I was at my all time highest weight. But you know what? When my family looks at that picture they never say, "Wow, look how fat mom was!" No, they start talking about how much fun that vacation was.
I don't want to leave my kids thousands of pictures of them and only one or two of me.
Next time the camera is out, slip your arm around someone else (you can hide some "hip-age") and smile big!
The timing of your msg. is odd since I tried to take a cpl. of pix of myself this morn. with my dig. camera. I deleted all of them. I have the same feeling as you though.
We have miles & miles of video from when our kids & grandkids were little & I'm not in any of them. It makes us all cry to watch the ones of our only daughter whom we lost a few yrs. back. The kids always made fun of "mom's narrations" but now they treasure the silly stuff I said.
Now that we've lost Dad as well, I feel it's very important that I have pix of myself for them now. They won't be by my hand though because just one look at myself & I hit the old "delete" button. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who can't stand the look of myself. I don't even look in the mirror when I get my hair done.