Screw The Plastic Smile

Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by loswhit in Authenticity, fatherhood

Sometimes you just don’t feel like being in the picture.
And when this feeling comes over you…
Please feel free to let the world know.
Because if there is one thing I have learned from my kids…
It is that living authentically, no matter the cost, no matter the looks you receive from those standing by judging you, is way better than a plastic smile.
It’s better that way.
Los

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20 Responses to “Screw The Plastic Smile”

  1. Nick 25 July 2011 at 5:01 pm #

    Love it. Screw it.

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  2. Rachel 25 July 2011 at 5:02 pm #

    I’ve found myself learning that it’s ok to drop the plastic smile lately. It’ s not an easy thing to learn, but it’s definitely a freeing thing.

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  3. Sherry 25 July 2011 at 5:03 pm #

    AMEN!!!!

    My Mom was queen of the plastic smiles. I am a photographer and would prefer to take a picture of a REAL emotion not matter what it is than to get the stupid plastic smile!

    Thank you!!!
    Sherry

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    • Joey Bergeron 25 July 2011 at 6:28 pm #

      Add my mom to that list too. Also she would kick my and my brothers butts to smile in family photos. I enjoy taking pictures of my kids smiling, crying, pissed, whatever mood they are in.

      Trying to fake it really hurts you more than the person/people your faking for.

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  4. Laura-Leigh 25 July 2011 at 5:04 pm #

    70% of my childhood was this. I didn’t smile unless I wanted to.

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  5. annie 25 July 2011 at 5:08 pm #

    Mine was a childhood of “You better smile and you better like it.” So blessed knowing these beauties won’t be living in such bondage. God bless ya, Los!! {& Miss Heather!!} ;)

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  6. April 25 July 2011 at 5:19 pm #

    Thx. Im so tired of faking it.

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  7. whittakerwoman 25 July 2011 at 7:10 pm #

    Oh my gosh, she is gonna kill you! I love it! H

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  8. Ann Gardner 25 July 2011 at 7:18 pm #

    I feel just like her when my husband has to see one more battlefield, cannon, etc. Oh noooooooo!

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  9. Lindsey 25 July 2011 at 10:24 pm #

    A.Freaking.Men. Love this.

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  10. Paula 25 July 2011 at 11:30 pm #

    I love this. I agree! Authenticity at its best!

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  11. A. 25 July 2011 at 11:40 pm #

    LOL! Love it! Love her boots too.

    That looks like the square in Franklin.

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  12. Jenn 26 July 2011 at 1:24 am #

    Agreed! Again, great pic!

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  13. Jenny 26 July 2011 at 2:55 pm #

    my parents would have stood there until I fake-smiled. I would have waited til the almost click and then rolled my eyes :) tee hee

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  14. Carole Turner 26 July 2011 at 6:45 pm #

    I linked and quoted this today on my blog post titled “The Price of Veritas”

    http://www.carolesmithturner.com/2011/07/price-of-veritas.html

    Thank you.

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  15. Ryan Sharp 28 July 2011 at 12:23 am #

    I found it interesting that the we get the word “hypocrite” from a Greek word that means “actor or stage player.” Nobody likes to think of themselves as a hypocrite, but if we’ve ever put on a mask to save face then we’ve practiced some degree of hypocrisy. Some people practice and some people perform regularly. In either case, though, I believe Jesus wants us to get rid of the masks.

    Thanks for the post!

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  16. Ivey Wisener 29 July 2011 at 7:39 pm #

    Reminds me of me in our family beach pictures a couple years back. Love it.

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  17. Mandy 3 August 2011 at 8:40 am #

    Yes.

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  18. Kevin 7 October 2011 at 11:59 am #

    I hate plastic smiles!

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