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I do not agree that it is always a self esteem issue Jazzy. I agree with you on the bizarre look that society puts forth as beauty, but I am very happy with who I am and the way I look. Of course there are things that I would change if I had a magic wand, but I have a pretty healthy self esteem.
While I cannot speak for the OP, I use the picture result as an excuse not to have my picture taken. I don't like the process, maybe it's the unwanted attention; maybe it is the lack of control; I haven't been able to pin point why I don't like it. I just know I do not.
I may be the only person on the planet that does not carry around pictures of my kids. I do not make them have them taken either. I do not even own a camera other than my phone. Oddly, videos do not seem to bother me.
I would like to be able to state some deep psychological reason. I remember my Great-grandmother's phobia of taking a picture of a sleeping baby. It reminded her of the pictures they took of their deceased loved ones. My husband's ancestors believed that when you took a person's picture you took part of their soul. Maybe it is a combination of it all.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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