I am not hugely sentimental, though I respect getting pictures and video of a few important things in a person's life (first steps, dance recitals, first baseball game, etc). This art can go way too far though.
My oldest daughter took swimming lessons this summer. It was a class of 3 and 4 year olds. I completely understand taking a picture and possibly even some video at the beginning or end of the class. Now maybe it is my introvert side but I was totally annoyed by a few moms who took video of every class...14 classes! She would walk around the kids, get close to the water, etc. The poor teacher! The other kids had a hard time paying attention, not that it is easy for a young kid anyway. The daughter of this mother didn't even listen to the teacher after awhile because the mom was there to answer the questions...seriously, why did you sign the child up!
How interesting could that video be anyway. Dunk your face in the water, blow bubbles, jump in...the same stuff every day for 40 minutes. Not to mention, are you really going to watch it?!?! I was pretty annoyed not to mention my daughter was mad because this little girl was slowing everything down, so we switched her class. I still had to watch all of this happening but from a more funny angle since we didn't have to directly deal with it any more.
I think some people get to into "remembering the moment" as opposed to living the moment. I pray that I would teach my girls to live in the moment, take one or two pictures and write about it when you get home. Enjoy life from the front seat not from behind a lense!
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