BabyBlooze Buck 'up, buttercup! A collection of sad, mad, bad and completely adorable kids

I don’t know if I’m more impressed by Little Sis’ execution of such a disdainful, disapproving look or Big Sister’s power to completely ignore it.

(Thanks, Christine M.!)

It was bad enough when Mom and Dad brought home this new kid but now I gotta share top billing on the holiday card? Can you say “contract dispute”?

(Submitted by Marisa S.)

When you have 4 kids ages 3 and under, it would take a small miracle to actually have a “perfect” studio portrait where everyone is smiling and looking at the camera. So instead, Mom trades in her expectations and settles for a sleeping newborn, disinterested preschooler, and a pair of shrieking open-mouthed banshees. Love it!

(Submitted by Sara S.A.)

I'm 1 and I'm done with this

(Un)happy Birthday to my darling Button. Here he is, taking issue with the ridiculous hat I wanted him to wear so I could take a cute photo. Believe me, this was not the photo I was hoping to take for my last child’s very first birthday.

Fun hater

“You two go have a good time!” These were the last words I uttered to my 2-year old before he was forever scarred by the innocuous Beetle Bounce ride at Legoland. Keep in mind this is the same kid who begs his father to toss him into the air as high as possible and who fearlessly sits on nothing but a skateboard and races down the hill with the neighborhood kids.

I guess the lesson to be learned here is… even if the ride says your kid is big enough to go on it, it doesn’t mean he should.

So you heard this blog is about unhappy children and you still visited anyway? Okay, great, then you and I will get along fine.  If you’re anything like me, you’d rather reach for your point-and-shoot digicam before rushing to retrieve Bactine and a BandAid when your toddler gets knocked into a gutter by a 112-lb Golden Retriever. When a larger-than-life character mascot approaches your screaming kid in a never-been-washed fur suit, do you embrace her in a hug or merely extract her tightly clutched arms from around your legs to get a better angle on the shot? You know that kind of emotion is primal and best perserved on an SD card, right?

Over the years, it seems I’ve collected a range of photos showing my children clearly articulating – through screams and tears - unhappy emotions. When I look back at the photos, I can’t help but smile, thinking – aww, how cute! 

The only problem is I have never known what to do with these photos… it’s not like I can add them to the baby books or tuck one into the annual holiday newsletter. So, I choose to share them with you and invite you to share your own gems, too!