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| *SoulEyes Photography>>>Child Photographer |
Do your children laugh and smile at you when you spank, hit, punch, kick, insult, threaten or belittle them? |
I'm hoping maybe someone out there can help me understand something because I'm at a loss. I work as a photographer in a portrait studio. It is unbelievable the number of mothers who will threaten, spank, or belittle their children to MAKE THEM SMILE. Yesterday, I watched a child get a slap across the legs while his mother said "You will look HAPPY in these pictures!!!" and wondered, "HOW IN GOD'S NAME DO YOU THINK THAT WILL MAKE THAT KID SMILE???????" I had a dad punch -- not swat or spank, but close-fist punch -- a four year old because he moved while I was posing him. My boss told me I need to just say I'm going to step out and give them some privacy and I'll be back in a few minutes, which I do in a lot of instances (except the kid who got punched, I wasn't leaving him on MY turf with no witnesses). Now, maybe my kids are weird, but they would cry or whine if I were to do any of those things to them. So, parents, please, help me to understand! WOW! No, I would not do that to get a picture. In fact, our best family portrait ever was taken when my brood of 4 were impossible to catch at any one time without one of them looking like a goober. The photographer said "Okay, on the count of three, make the goofiest face you can and we'll get it alll out of your system!" So we all did, and she went ahead and snapped a photo. When we came back to look at the pictures, that one stood out as the true us. I loved it so much we bought ONLY that one, and it is still framed on the walls of myself, my mother, and each of my kids carry a wallet sized version to show off. I don't know if that would work in your case - but I thought it brilliant! You are in a great position to do something.GET the names of each parent BEFORE doing each shoot, along with address and phone number, then put a check beside their names after they leave , then at the end opf the day call child protective services.Personally ,it'd be hard for me not to jump all over them and tell them NEVER to come back. Thats awful. I'd have half a mind to tell them 'thats unacceptable here, please leave'. We recently had our family pics done. My boys were all over the place, they didnt smile in every picture ..... but, you know what? we caught the moment ..... the pics are of THEM =) The child most likely doesn't have nothing to smile about or to be happy about with parents like that. I would of punched the dad.; I may not of had a job but oh well. I do not know because I have never done anyhting like that before. you should've reported the man that punched his kid. i don't understand parents like this. they belong in the same category as the moms that drag their kids through the walmart parking lot, kicking and screaming. when will people learn that you get back what you give? if you talk to your kid like he or she is trash, then they will project that right back. it makes me really sad. i know that i am not perfect, but my baby will always know that he is loved. this is classed as child abuse if kids dont want to do something no matter what we do they wont do it as for punching a four year old with a closed fist my god that is assault and battery so would my kids have cryed they would be really upset but what are we showing these kids its alright to go around beating each other up. i have never beliitled my kids they are human beings after all what would that parent have done if someone did that to him ? probably punch him back i would its peoples mentalaty today they need to go to parent classes as not fit be parents some people |
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