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Ha ha. That's what my husband told me to do, he couldn't quite understand why I'd even go to these meetups if I wanted to avoid having my pic taken. He told me that I was the one with THE issue, NOT them.

He told me that I'm NOT normal to say no to having your picture taken no matter what. I told him that it's MY right to say NO! He told me that it makes me appear rude, unfriendly, and stuck up! Ugh!

I'm NOT that way at all! Things were going fine up until then! They were NICE up until then! Why should I do something that clearly makes me very, very uncomfortable? I shouldn't have to succumb to peer presssure in order to fit in and be liked IMHO!

What is this? Jr. High all over again! Ugh! I politely said no. If they're going to think that I'm "weird" or "unfriendly" just for that, then they aren't the kind of people that I want to be around. One polite no should be fine. I shouldn't be harassed to be in a picture!