Below may be the strangest Santa Claus photo I’ve ever seen:
My mom’s posture screams “Help me.”
Granted, my mom isn’t screaming or crying in this photo, but she doesn’t look particularly happy to be seated on his lap either. Her posture is really stiff and her expression is a bit vacant. I think she’s in her happy place.
Fortunately (or unfortunately) the above experience didn’t phase her a few year’s later:
What’s in the paper sack, Santa?
In this photo, my mom is very excited to tell Santa what she wants for Christmas. My Aunt Joan is on the right, I guess patiently waiting her turn. I’m a little worried about Santa though. He seems to be losing one of his eyebrows and I can’t quite figure out what’s going on with his shoes. And what’s in that paper sack next to him?
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Your mom definitely does NOT look happy in the first photo, poor little thing! I love her expression. You have to wonder what she was thinking.