I am always seeing tweets and blog posts about The Gallery hosted by Tara over at Sticky Fingers and keep meaning to join in. This week I decided I was definitely going to do it. That was until I saw the theme – Self Portrait.
I hate having my photo taken because I hate what I’ve become. I’m massively overweight, never bother wearing make up and always look a mess! Whilst searching through the our photos I could probably count on one hand the number that had me in them. In the few I do appear in, I am usually trying to hide behind one of the children or looking away from the camera. This is sad really and, as Laura pointed out, we don’t want our children to look back on photos and wonder where on earth Mummy was all the time!
Anyway, against my better judgement and I’m not sure I can bear to keep this post up, but here are a couple of photos of me from our recent holiday. Warts and all š
Head over to Tara’s and check out all the other fab posts in The Gallery this week.
17 comments
Kelly says:
May 19, 2010
Well done for being brave enough to post them. I think you look very happy and lovely. Why do we focus so much on our percieved flaws?
amylane says:
May 19, 2010
Thanks Kelly. I guess we look at ourselves day in, day out and our flaws become what we see. I have a friend who is paranoid about her skin but I never see all the spots she is talking about because she just always looks so pretty to me š
bumbling says:
May 19, 2010
I see no warts! These are lovely photos.
Love your smile – you look so happy! And I want to know what the little one was about to say/lunge for…
xx
amylane says:
May 19, 2010
Thank you š I should imagine she was about to try and wrestle the camera off her Daddy!!
Tara@Sticky fingers says:
May 19, 2010
What are you talking about woman? You are who you are, you should celebrate that.
Your children don’t care if you have wrinkles or signs of age – they love you for you and will want to see photos of that when they grown up.
Rant over
Thanks so much for joining in x
amylane says:
May 19, 2010
You’re right Tara, I need to get over this. This is what I look like so there we go and yes, my kids don’t care because I’m their Mummy and according to Grace I’m the best Mummy in the world! š
MuddynoSugar says:
May 19, 2010
You look lovely and both of you look so happy. Beautiful.
amylane says:
May 19, 2010
Thank you very much, we were on holiday and it was happy times. Who cares what you look like when you’re happy, eh? š
bumbling says:
May 19, 2010
It’s always the camera, isn’t it!
amylane says:
May 19, 2010
Lol, it has buttons so it is therefore the most interesting thing around!
Brighton Mum-Teenage Angst says:
May 19, 2010
You look lovely! Happy & smiley, I don’t see flaws, I see a happy mum & daughter together.
amylane says:
May 19, 2010
Thank you so much, x
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May 19, 2010
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faithy says:
May 20, 2010
Amy, i think you look beautiful! You have such smooth complexion and beautiful sharp features! You should celebrate that and not hide behind cameras! š
amylane says:
May 20, 2010
Thank you Faithy x
Vonnie says:
May 21, 2010
Oh my God Amy I would never have thought you felt like this too! Do you know I posted a photo of myself on my blog today and nearly cried because I hate that I feel ugly, fat and unattractive. I guess that by blogging I get to hide that? So, in the same vein I have minimal photographs of me with my children.
Well done you for putting the photos up. I know that wouldn’t have been easy xx
amylane says:
May 22, 2010
Thanks Vonnie, it wasn’t an easy decision! I like to hide behind a picture of a cupcake š
You always look so gorgeous in your photos! xx