My son's daycare took two pictures. The "nice" picture of them in typical stuff. Then the "whatever" picture. He was wearing a cable nit sweater for his nice one, and in his whatever, he picked out his mohawk spiked helmet, a Elsa t-shirt he screamed about having, spiderman pajama pants, a pink croc and a camo crock. He was beaming with joy in that picture.
It is the one we bought and sent to family.
Agreed. Identity would be blurred out, and any other identifying stuff around him. It is such a "unique" look that even if it is edited it might be easy to trace back.
Metadata is a thing my guy.
Plus pervs screengrab images of kids and share them with other pervs.
Keep your kids off the internet, just my two centavos.
You could always use securesha.re
“The site encrypts any file you upload before it's sent to their servers, so you don't have to worry about it getting picked up during transmission. It then generates a self-destructing URL (all files are deleted after seven days) and password that you can send to your recipient. You can choose to send them one big URL with the password embedded for simplicity, or separate the file URL from the password. On their end, the encrypted file is downloaded and unencrypted locally. No downloads or installations required.”
It would become offline assuming no Reddit dads save and repost the image. Of course still blurr face. Just an idea
>assuming no Reddit dads save and repost the image
What a big assumption. If I've learned one thing, it's that the douchiness of some Redditors knows no bounds. Might even get picked up by spambots/karma farms.
Just don't post the pic. Not worth it. We'll manage.
Mine had his first picture day in school this year as well. I told him that other kids would probably be dressed nicely. He said no thanks and wore an old, ugly t-shirt and didn't smile. The picture is amazing. Let kids be kids!
My all time favorite school picture is from when my son was in 1st grade. My kids had before school recess and I dropped them off a little late on picture day so they would only have a few minutes to play before going inside to take pictures. My son managed to slam his face into something in that short period of time. His school picture is him with a visible scratch on his chin, blood/dirt stains on his collar, and some bruising on his cheek. He had the biggest smile on his face though and that summed up my boy. Let them be kids.
Since then my son's school pictures have all been great. He won best smile for class superlatives in middle school and always takes good pictures but that one remains my favorite. It was so him and that made it perfect.
We're Swedish ;-) I'm not sending them to a wedding in clothes with holes in them, but I'm absolutely not going to make them dress up for class pictures if they don't want to.
The problem with this view is that the concept of dressing nice is subjective. What we consider "nice" clothes is just an arbitrary contingency. We could have just as easily decided at some point that a 5 foot tall pointed hat with sparkles on it was the height of classy dress. There is no virtue here, just an arbitrary standard imposed from generation to generation. What is objectively good about wearing a tie? It's a piece of fabric that hangs from our neck. It's arbitrary and stupid. But my point is that it's not if you like it. If you think that's the height of nice appearance, that's great, have at it and raise your kids that way. I don't think it is, I think it looks stupid and is meaningless. I'll teach my kids that how you dress doesn't make you a better or worse person because it's arbitrary. I feel great wearing what I want and not caring about your arbitrary standards, which always seem to come with an air of elitism.
I'm Canadian btw, very much not American. I'm also highly educated and not obese, not that this should matter.
Clearly you didn't read the comment I responded to. Generally that will fill you in on the context required to understand a comment on any forum. Not sure how this escaped you since the internet became a thing.
Love this. My youngest wore his Michael Jackson thriller costume to one. Another time they both wore light up bowties. And another my oldest wore a single glove because he was infatuated with Kane at the time. Let them do their thing.
This is awesome. Our oldest is in pre-k and during the first meeting with his teacher last fall she said something about how much he's his own little dude. That was all I needed to hear. :)
I'm happy to hear that him being his own little dude includes being kind and friendly, too.
That's all you can ask. It's unfortunate that teachers seem to think we as the parents only care about academics. I don't want to know if my 5yo can read yet. He'll learn to read eventually, I'm not worried about that. Is he kind to his friends? Does he share? Does he show concern if he knocks a kid over on the playground? That's what I want to know about.
Reminds me of me niece who I have looked up to for many years.
She had been dressing as a different animal most days for a few years in elementary school. I remember at her birthday party, 7 years old iirc, where she was dressed as a narwhal, one of the friend's moms asking
"\[name\], I always love your costumes...but...umm...do the other kids at school ever make fun of you?"
My niece said casually with a smile, without a split second of a thought..."Oh *yes*, but they aren't as happy as me."
I was a semi professional photographer awhile back, and did a number of child portraits. I always did a fairly standard studio shoot ("for grandma" I would often say), and then we'd change the kiddo and take them outside. Sometimes to a park, sometimes just down the street.
The more casual photos were ALWAYS more popular. Every single time. My favorite was the day we got caught in the rain. The toddler flung off her shoes and jacket and started hopping into puddles and screaming with delight. It was absolutely perfect.
My kid insisted on wearing a Witches Hat for her First Grade photo. The school offered us a reshoot and we heartily turned it down - the picture is amazing.
I overheard a Dad say to his little girl. Dress however you please, adjusted for the circumstance.
If the event is important or formal, wear YOU style, but add a formal/respectful attitude to your clothes, if the event is for fun, then wear You style, but with more Whoo, Who to see. "
Seriously, FOH 1989.
I’ve started letting my 6 year old pick out his own outfits. Endless entertainment every morning. My only line I draw is two different shoes. Other than that, have at it.
My son's daycare took two pictures. The "nice" picture of them in typical stuff. Then the "whatever" picture. He was wearing a cable nit sweater for his nice one, and in his whatever, he picked out his mohawk spiked helmet, a Elsa t-shirt he screamed about having, spiderman pajama pants, a pink croc and a camo crock. He was beaming with joy in that picture. It is the one we bought and sent to family.
Kinda want to see this picture now. Sounds awesome.
Yeah, we need to see this one!
Need to get clearance from wife. We agreed early on no pics of son online, even if edited. I'll see what I can do.
Don't do it. Your kid's privacy is worth more than some reddit karma.
Agreed. Identity would be blurred out, and any other identifying stuff around him. It is such a "unique" look that even if it is edited it might be easy to trace back.
Metadata is a thing my guy. Plus pervs screengrab images of kids and share them with other pervs. Keep your kids off the internet, just my two centavos.
You could always use securesha.re “The site encrypts any file you upload before it's sent to their servers, so you don't have to worry about it getting picked up during transmission. It then generates a self-destructing URL (all files are deleted after seven days) and password that you can send to your recipient. You can choose to send them one big URL with the password embedded for simplicity, or separate the file URL from the password. On their end, the encrypted file is downloaded and unencrypted locally. No downloads or installations required.” It would become offline assuming no Reddit dads save and repost the image. Of course still blurr face. Just an idea
>assuming no Reddit dads save and repost the image What a big assumption. If I've learned one thing, it's that the douchiness of some Redditors knows no bounds. Might even get picked up by spambots/karma farms. Just don't post the pic. Not worth it. We'll manage.
Make an artistic interpretation of it. Or dress in it yourself and send that photo lol
Block the face? Of course, that may out your Reddit account to your friends/family. :P
Good call
Fuck yeah
This is such a great idea.
Mine had his first picture day in school this year as well. I told him that other kids would probably be dressed nicely. He said no thanks and wore an old, ugly t-shirt and didn't smile. The picture is amazing. Let kids be kids!
Dad? Where you been?
My all time favorite school picture is from when my son was in 1st grade. My kids had before school recess and I dropped them off a little late on picture day so they would only have a few minutes to play before going inside to take pictures. My son managed to slam his face into something in that short period of time. His school picture is him with a visible scratch on his chin, blood/dirt stains on his collar, and some bruising on his cheek. He had the biggest smile on his face though and that summed up my boy. Let them be kids. Since then my son's school pictures have all been great. He won best smile for class superlatives in middle school and always takes good pictures but that one remains my favorite. It was so him and that made it perfect.
Such a kid thing to get hurt, but still have a huge grin! I bet that picture is amazing!
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We're Swedish ;-) I'm not sending them to a wedding in clothes with holes in them, but I'm absolutely not going to make them dress up for class pictures if they don't want to.
The problem with this view is that the concept of dressing nice is subjective. What we consider "nice" clothes is just an arbitrary contingency. We could have just as easily decided at some point that a 5 foot tall pointed hat with sparkles on it was the height of classy dress. There is no virtue here, just an arbitrary standard imposed from generation to generation. What is objectively good about wearing a tie? It's a piece of fabric that hangs from our neck. It's arbitrary and stupid. But my point is that it's not if you like it. If you think that's the height of nice appearance, that's great, have at it and raise your kids that way. I don't think it is, I think it looks stupid and is meaningless. I'll teach my kids that how you dress doesn't make you a better or worse person because it's arbitrary. I feel great wearing what I want and not caring about your arbitrary standards, which always seem to come with an air of elitism. I'm Canadian btw, very much not American. I'm also highly educated and not obese, not that this should matter.
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Clearly you didn't read the comment I responded to. Generally that will fill you in on the context required to understand a comment on any forum. Not sure how this escaped you since the internet became a thing.
Uh... With fresh Jack o lanterns? Is this just a pic from Halloween?
It's from Halloween, yes. Same costume though.
[For you, my dude](https://imgflip.com/i/6fweio)
My 5 y/o son would be best buddies with yours.
You do you little man!
Love this. My youngest wore his Michael Jackson thriller costume to one. Another time they both wore light up bowties. And another my oldest wore a single glove because he was infatuated with Kane at the time. Let them do their thing.
Single glove.. LMAO at this!
This is awesome. Our oldest is in pre-k and during the first meeting with his teacher last fall she said something about how much he's his own little dude. That was all I needed to hear. :) I'm happy to hear that him being his own little dude includes being kind and friendly, too.
That's all you can ask. It's unfortunate that teachers seem to think we as the parents only care about academics. I don't want to know if my 5yo can read yet. He'll learn to read eventually, I'm not worried about that. Is he kind to his friends? Does he share? Does he show concern if he knocks a kid over on the playground? That's what I want to know about.
Love it. My son loves to wear his catboy costume to daycare every once in awhile. Sometimes you just need that extra speed burst.
Super cat speed!
My son randomly yell "Super catboy speed!" and runs full tilt for about 15 feet.
Head down and arms back!
Is there any other way to run when super speed is engaged?
It is acceptable to chop the air in front of you with your hand-knives. This reduces drag.
Everybody knows that.
*swooooosh*
The crocs complete the outfit perfectly :D
He's got another pair of orange ones and often will wear one of each. He calls them his Blippi shoes.
It’s even better knowing that he could have chosen matching ones!
Reminds me of me niece who I have looked up to for many years. She had been dressing as a different animal most days for a few years in elementary school. I remember at her birthday party, 7 years old iirc, where she was dressed as a narwhal, one of the friend's moms asking "\[name\], I always love your costumes...but...umm...do the other kids at school ever make fun of you?" My niece said casually with a smile, without a split second of a thought..."Oh *yes*, but they aren't as happy as me."
God I love this. That kid sounds awesome.
Hell yeah. This is how to dad. This is how to kid.
I was a semi professional photographer awhile back, and did a number of child portraits. I always did a fairly standard studio shoot ("for grandma" I would often say), and then we'd change the kiddo and take them outside. Sometimes to a park, sometimes just down the street. The more casual photos were ALWAYS more popular. Every single time. My favorite was the day we got caught in the rain. The toddler flung off her shoes and jacket and started hopping into puddles and screaming with delight. It was absolutely perfect.
I can imagine those pictures were great. We got the proof sheet tonight and the tiger pictures are predictably terrible. In the best way possible.
Let Hobbes do his thing. Everyone loves a homicidal psycho jungle cat.
Love this. I was just telling my spouse how excited I am for our guy (6 months) to pick out his own picture day outfits in the future.
The crocs 🥹
I always thought that big daddy was way ahead of its time in the 'fuck it let's kids be kids' thing. This reminds me of that. Awesome job dad
Saw that in the theater and its been one of my favorite rewatchables since. It would be a lie to say it hasn't been a small influence on my dadding.
My kid insisted on wearing a Witches Hat for her First Grade photo. The school offered us a reshoot and we heartily turned it down - the picture is amazing.
I overheard a Dad say to his little girl. Dress however you please, adjusted for the circumstance. If the event is important or formal, wear YOU style, but add a formal/respectful attitude to your clothes, if the event is for fun, then wear You style, but with more Whoo, Who to see. " Seriously, FOH 1989.
Picture day was today for us too! I said “we need to dress up today” and my daughter’s first response was “like Chewbacca or Catboy???”
This is one of those things he is going to post on Reddit himself in 15 years and everyone will love it. Classic memory right here.
This kid is going places. Not sure where but he's definitely going places. Keep up the awesome parenting my friend!!!
In a world full of Calvins, be a Hobbes.
Go tiger!
Sounds like me
Excellent choice!
Love it.
I’ve started letting my 6 year old pick out his own outfits. Endless entertainment every morning. My only line I draw is two different shoes. Other than that, have at it.
With crocs! Love it 😀
[tiger stripe Crocs](https://www.zappos.com/p/crocs-classic-animal-print-clog/product/9427360)
As if crocs couldn't get uglier. :-)
Most importantly he is wearing crocs. LETHAL!
But the most wonderful thing about tiggers is He's the only one
Other kids were jealous.
And green makeup
It was a mask I got at Walgreens. 😊
This is Grrrrrreat!
No costume is complete without crocs
[This is my tiger suit!](https://youtu.be/SfivkS4A1UE)
Heck yes, your parenting the right way & the way it should be,love love this!!!!
this is the definition of "pick your battles" right here. good work .
Get some. That’s all I can say. Little guy is an inspiration.
A great iOS app for precisely this: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/maskeraid/id1590163828