School Picture Day Is Not Always So Smooth

1 The flier arrives in your child's backpack.

It tells you when the big day is scheduled, along with how much this is gonna cost you. You scoff at the package prices and vow to only buy the pictures you need this year.

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2 There are so many decisions to be made.

Pick a package. Pick à la carte items. Pick a background. How many poses? Add retouching? Digital proofs? Custom mug? Personalized stationery? What about a mouse pad? Huh?

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3 Despite your best efforts, you end up spending a fortune.

All the packages are crazy expensive and make no sense. Who needs 32 two-by-one-inch pictures anyway? You pick the most expensive one, because it's the only one that makes sense. You got me again, portrait company. You got me.

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4 Then it's off to shop for the picture-perfect outfit for your child.

After a frustrating trip to the mall, you and your kid finally agree on the perfect school-picture-worthy look.

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5 You have your child practice how they will smile on school picture day.

Since you still have the $60 worth of pictures of your child's awkward smile from last year, you don't really want the same this year.

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6 Finally picture day is here, except you totally forget.

I forget about picture day for at least one of my children each year. It's kind of my thing. At the same point I realize I forgot is when I also remember exactly what said child wore to school — and it's far from awesome.

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7 Meanwhile, back at school . . .

He's taking his photo. And he totally forgot all that smile practice you did together.

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8 And the school photographer does not care.

I'm pretty sure school photographers live for bad school photos. Retakes must be their bread and butter.

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9 Then the pictures come home, and they're just as you suspected.

Not good. And not something you want to pay $50 for. Why is this such a hard process?

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10 So you gear up to do it all again for retake day next week!

Because you will get a decent school portrait of your child. Even if it takes his entire educational career . . .

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