More from CafeMom: 11 Surrogate Birth Photos That Illustrate a True Labor of Love We decided to ask moms if they have ever seen a photo of themselves through their kids’ eyes … and the response was overwhelming! Not only do these moms have photos their kids have taken of them, but those photos tend to be some of their favorite pictures of themselves because they offer a different, kinder view. Kids always are a little softer on us than we are on ourselves, which is a good reminder of how we should try and see ourselves when we look in the mirror. They love us as we are — and then some. Kids always see the best in their mother. More from CafeMom: 12 Breathtaking Images of Babies Right in the Middle of Being Born Read on to see some of our favorite photos that kids have taken of their beautiful mamas. They make us laugh, cry, and feel really, really grateful to have these little critters in our lives! “My daughter has been my biggest supporter since I started my journey to lose weight!” she adds. She says: “I love that when he took them he was smiling from the tip of his toes to the top of his head! He was so filled with joy and laughter. And all I had to do was be a goof. This is the norm in our house. We’re a bunch of loonies!” More from CafeMom: 18 Quotes About Motherhood That Straight Up Tell It Like It Is More from CafeMom: 16 Mortifying Reasons Moms Rushed Their Kids to the ER More from CafeMom: Mom Meets Her Rainbow Baby in Stunningly Powerful Photos More from CafeMom: This Is What It Looks Like to Give Birth in Just 18 Minutes “I love the light and that he caught me in a moment when I was seriously thinking about something,” she says. “I was lost in thought, and I wonder why he thought that would be a good time to take it.” “What I love about this photo, though, is that she captured my stillness, my being in the moment, my being at peace within myself and with the world around me. I guess I love it mostly because she was able to capture my feelings. I was looking at her while she was snapping photos of a doorknob, of a flower printed on the rug, of one of the cat’s ears. I was amused and amazed by her curiosity and capacity of finding joy and pleasure in everything around her. Proud, in a way! Then she pointed the camera (phone) at me, and in a fraction of a second I was at the same time part of that beautiful and interesting world that surrounded her, but also a sort of a mirror, a steady anchor for her in the middle of it all. And it makes me happy she was able to see and capture that joy.”
title: “15 Photos That Show How Our Kids Really See Us” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-29” author: “Todd Getzschman”
More from CafeMom: 11 Surrogate Birth Photos That Illustrate a True Labor of Love We decided to ask moms if they have ever seen a photo of themselves through their kids’ eyes … and the response was overwhelming! Not only do these moms have photos their kids have taken of them, but those photos tend to be some of their favorite pictures of themselves because they offer a different, kinder view. Kids always are a little softer on us than we are on ourselves, which is a good reminder of how we should try and see ourselves when we look in the mirror. They love us as we are — and then some. Kids always see the best in their mother. More from CafeMom: 12 Breathtaking Images of Babies Right in the Middle of Being Born Read on to see some of our favorite photos that kids have taken of their beautiful mamas. They make us laugh, cry, and feel really, really grateful to have these little critters in our lives! “My daughter has been my biggest supporter since I started my journey to lose weight!” she adds. She says: “I love that when he took them he was smiling from the tip of his toes to the top of his head! He was so filled with joy and laughter. And all I had to do was be a goof. This is the norm in our house. We’re a bunch of loonies!” More from CafeMom: 18 Quotes About Motherhood That Straight Up Tell It Like It Is More from CafeMom: 16 Mortifying Reasons Moms Rushed Their Kids to the ER More from CafeMom: Mom Meets Her Rainbow Baby in Stunningly Powerful Photos More from CafeMom: This Is What It Looks Like to Give Birth in Just 18 Minutes “I love the light and that he caught me in a moment when I was seriously thinking about something,” she says. “I was lost in thought, and I wonder why he thought that would be a good time to take it.” “What I love about this photo, though, is that she captured my stillness, my being in the moment, my being at peace within myself and with the world around me. I guess I love it mostly because she was able to capture my feelings. I was looking at her while she was snapping photos of a doorknob, of a flower printed on the rug, of one of the cat’s ears. I was amused and amazed by her curiosity and capacity of finding joy and pleasure in everything around her. Proud, in a way! Then she pointed the camera (phone) at me, and in a fraction of a second I was at the same time part of that beautiful and interesting world that surrounded her, but also a sort of a mirror, a steady anchor for her in the middle of it all. And it makes me happy she was able to see and capture that joy.”
title: “15 Photos That Show How Our Kids Really See Us” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-14” author: “Larisa Sowinski”
More from CafeMom: 11 Surrogate Birth Photos That Illustrate a True Labor of Love We decided to ask moms if they have ever seen a photo of themselves through their kids’ eyes … and the response was overwhelming! Not only do these moms have photos their kids have taken of them, but those photos tend to be some of their favorite pictures of themselves because they offer a different, kinder view. Kids always are a little softer on us than we are on ourselves, which is a good reminder of how we should try and see ourselves when we look in the mirror. They love us as we are — and then some. Kids always see the best in their mother. More from CafeMom: 12 Breathtaking Images of Babies Right in the Middle of Being Born Read on to see some of our favorite photos that kids have taken of their beautiful mamas. They make us laugh, cry, and feel really, really grateful to have these little critters in our lives! “My daughter has been my biggest supporter since I started my journey to lose weight!” she adds. She says: “I love that when he took them he was smiling from the tip of his toes to the top of his head! He was so filled with joy and laughter. And all I had to do was be a goof. This is the norm in our house. We’re a bunch of loonies!” More from CafeMom: 18 Quotes About Motherhood That Straight Up Tell It Like It Is More from CafeMom: 16 Mortifying Reasons Moms Rushed Their Kids to the ER More from CafeMom: Mom Meets Her Rainbow Baby in Stunningly Powerful Photos More from CafeMom: This Is What It Looks Like to Give Birth in Just 18 Minutes “I love the light and that he caught me in a moment when I was seriously thinking about something,” she says. “I was lost in thought, and I wonder why he thought that would be a good time to take it.” “What I love about this photo, though, is that she captured my stillness, my being in the moment, my being at peace within myself and with the world around me. I guess I love it mostly because she was able to capture my feelings. I was looking at her while she was snapping photos of a doorknob, of a flower printed on the rug, of one of the cat’s ears. I was amused and amazed by her curiosity and capacity of finding joy and pleasure in everything around her. Proud, in a way! Then she pointed the camera (phone) at me, and in a fraction of a second I was at the same time part of that beautiful and interesting world that surrounded her, but also a sort of a mirror, a steady anchor for her in the middle of it all. And it makes me happy she was able to see and capture that joy.”