at my school, they dont take cap and gown photos, just senior portraits. so my mom is telling me that i have to go to the mall and take cap and gown pictures cause she wants some of me. but i dont want to go to the mall and do that. i'm not going to want any of those pictures. (can anyone say "waste of money"?) she thinks that just because my sister took cap and gown pictures for h.s at the mall, that i should too. but it was my sister's choice. i dont even have a choice! how can i convince her to not make me go and take those pictures?
2007-08-07 15:15:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
do it, for your mother, okay, but one day, you will wish you had those pictures, believe me. it's a once in a life time thing - what's it going to take? 30 minutes out of your life and it'll make your mom happy. i don't think it's too much to ask. and when you're a mom, you'll understand better.
2007-08-07 15:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by magichorselover 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here's the deal - on the one hand, the time when your mother can/will make decisions for you, is rapidly approaching an end.
If it takes such a little thing to make your mother happy - do it & smile too. It's a great investment for your future relationship with your mother, when you're an adult.
P.S. You may well want those pictures in 20 years time. Don't you think it would be better to take pictures you don't want, than NOT take pictures you may eventually want ? After all it ain't like you're being asked to donate a kidney or something.
2007-08-07 15:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all know how persistant mothers can be I understand that they don't take pictures of seniors it's traditional but your school apparantly doesn't believe in cap and gown pictures,but it's not the end of the world just because your mom asks for one wish your relationship with your mother will last but that special picture you took for her will last forever and you'll always have something to talk about when it comes to that pecticular picture.
2007-08-07 15:29:38 · answer #3 · answered by DR.LOVE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you want to take your graduation pictures? Are you afraid someone you know will see you at the mall?
My mother made me take my senior pictures....AND I had to wear makeup even though I didn't want to. It wasn't that bad.
Why don't you ask your mother you will take them, but only if it's at a different location besides the mall? There are a lot of professional photography studios.
2007-08-07 15:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by poeticjustice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sucks to have to take the pictures if you do not want to, but think of your parents. I bet that if you have kids you would want them to take some graduation pics so you could have them and show them off to people at work and just hang them on the wall. In this case you should suck it up, and take the pictures for your parents. Just think of all the things that they have done for you, do you really think that taking a picture would be so bad after all?
2007-08-07 15:21:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I graduated I didn't walk, didn't pay for the cap or gown... I didn't even buy my class ring. It seemed like a waste of time to me, too. But then I realized it isn't for you... it's more for your family. I just didn't have any family that cared if I did it or not. But since you do, I think you should go for it. It might be annoying, but you're doing it for someone that cares.
2007-08-07 15:19:45 · answer #6 · answered by slaughterhouseoflove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your mom you'll get the photo taken if she'll let you go with one of your friends and buy you both lunch. Come on... give your poor ol' mom a break. You're not going to understand any of this until you're a mom yourself.
2007-08-07 15:18:59 · answer #7 · answered by mJc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey,look sometimes we have to do some things we don't want to.Don't WA AAA,WA AAA Like some little baby.Be adult about this and have them done,Go and get it over with and quit being so self centered.This means a lot to your mom,and I bet she doesn't ask for much. So,let her waste her money.Its her money after all. She probably wants to display them together (you & sister) She is very proud of you.And, you are selfish.Just make your mom happy.
2007-08-07 15:27:22 · answer #8 · answered by lotteda717 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please, please, please honor your mother's request. Take the pictures (it's not painful) and let her have the pride she needs in being able to show how she's raised a young person who she's extremely proud of. Also, later in life when you have your own children you will show the pictures and tell them how you made it through school and how proud you'll be when they graduate. They'll probably laugh and joke about the picture but it will go into your memory bank of one of the better moments in life. Don't believe me? Just wait. Or, better yet, ask your mother.
2007-08-07 15:23:37 · answer #9 · answered by Frosses 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"I'm not going to want any of those pictures." Yeah, but your mom does. See, right before I left for college my mom did a mini freak-out b/c I was the youngest and leaving home soon. I vote you patronize her on this, she wants to be proud and show you off!
2007-08-07 15:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by foxsden524 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋