T's Perspective On Baby Pictures

I know this girl named T. She's really good friends with R. She's pretty cool, and she certainly doesn't hate babies or anything. Keep that in mind when I say this next part:

T doesn't really like it when people send baby pictures to her (link).

I know. At first, it seems strange -- almost criminal. Babies are so pudgy and cute, it seems like people should want as many pictures as they could get their hands on. It probably sounds worse because I haven't explained it completely.

Just like you or I, T receives Christmas cards and other updates from friends and relatives who have kids. Many of these people include pictures of their rosy-cheeked children in their greeting cards, but they neglect to include photos of themselves. T finds this disappointing, because she really likes these old friends, and would love to see pictures of them and how they are doing. In many cases, she has never met the children, so the pictures do not have as much meaning for her as they probably have for some other people.

So, as you can see, T has nothing against babies. I bet she thinks they are impossibly cute. It's just that she is so fair-minded, so democratic, that she thinks every age group in families should be represented.

You know what? I think that T has a pretty good point.

We'll try to take this into account next Christmas -- if we get ourselves organized and actually send out greeting cards or letters. I think my cousin Kage did it just right this year, sending out a custom postcard with a family picture and a short message. Simple and cute, without being ageist.

Way to go Kage. T would approve.