Dear Blake,
I married my husband five years ago. He has three younger sisters. During the year we receive about 20 pictures of them, and another 20 during the holidays. We also receive a similar amount from my husband’s parents. Isn’t this excessive? When they visit us, they are upset that we haven’t displayed all or most of these pictures. Honestly, if we did, we would run out of wall space.
They send group photos, solo photos, ones with the children only and even pictures of their dogs! It’s overwhelming! They all live five to 10 miles away, and we see each other often. Even when we’re with them, they take selfies while we’re eating or watching TV. They even snap pictures of guests in mid-chew. I think it’s disrespectful. I usually walk away or cover my face, which upsets them.
It’s getting harder to be around these people. My husband and I have expressed our distaste for this, but they see it as “my problem.” Help!
Signed, Gianna
From Hanover, Indiana
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Dear Ginna,
It appears to me that your sisters-in-law are way too camera happy. But there are certain steps you can take to deter the irritating habit of that trio of witches. Here are some ideas. If you ever notice one of them choking, take out your camera and see how many different shades they’ll turn into, showing no concern for their lack of oxygen. If one of them injures themselves, take pictures of them groaning puls some closeups of the wound(s). Tell them you’ll call for an ambulance, only after you’re satisfied that you have enough pictures in portrait and landscape. Or this idea. If someone is disciplining their child, take a picture of them administering it and send it to CPA, only after you photoshopped it to make it look exceedingly brutal. And lastly, try this one. Invite all three of them over your house for an all day gathering, serving everyone breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Contact all of them the following day, and tell them that the reason why you hosted the event, was to test the multiple secret cameras you installed in all of your bathrooms to see if the images would come out in high-def. Then tell them that you will post the images on Facebook, of the next person that takes a picture of anyone at the next family function. And inform them that the images that you have range from disturbing to outright disgusting. I hope this helps.
Blake