Self Portrait Tuesday

I don't photograph well. I don't like pictures of my self because for the most part I look heavier, my skin tone is odd, my eyes are squinty - in short - there's very few photos that actually look like me. It's not just me, mind. Almost everyone who knows me and sees a picture taken at the same time they are there agree - the picture doesn't come out the way I look. There's worse things - I could just not show up on film every time a picture is taken, or I could break the lense (!).

I like this picture, though. I'm cuddling with my boy ten years ago. He'll be fifteen tomorrow and there's just no way we could both fit on the couch like this. I love him every bit as much as I did that day - and I think a bit more. I'm proud of him - he is growing from a fine boy into a good man. I think this picture shows who I really am and what truly brings me happiness - being a mom.