Side-by-side photos show why moms rarely make it into family pictures
- When Bethany Rose noticed that the photos her husband takes of her and their kids aren't frame-worthy, she figured other moms could relate.
- Rose posted a sweet photo she took of her husband and their children and juxtaposed it with one where her face was concealed.
While hiking with her family earlier this month, Bethany Rose snapped an impromptu photo of her husband and two of their children. The lighting was perfect and all three family members were looking right into the camera, a rare feat for any parent.
But when Rose asked her husband to take a photo, the results weren't quite holiday-card material. Her face wasn't even visible, since Rose's husband took the photo while she was adjusting her hat.
Rose posted the photos side-by-side to Instagram to show why mothers often don't make it into family pictures.
The mother of three decided to juxtapose the photos, figuring many other families would be able to relate.
"It's not that our significant others don't care," Rose told Insider. "It's just that they think differently."
Moms often end up as serving as the family documentarian
This may happen in some families because mothers in heterosexual relationships, even those who work outside the home, still serve the primary caregiving role in the home, and taking pictures can be a part of that. Moms who feel self-conscious about their bodies may also feel more comfortable standing behind the camera than getting in front of it.
The photo contrast resonated with Rose's followers, many of them agreeing that moms often serve as the default documentarian.
"Right after I got the perfect shot of my husband and the boys, I got in the picture and my oldest fell off a rock and everyone ended up crying," one mother wrote on Rose's Instagram page. "So glad we aren't the only ones!"
Another commenter wrote, "Are we married to the same man?"
This was the reason Rose decided to share the images.
"Do you relate to this photo at all?" Rose wrote in her caption. "Send it to your spouse if you said 'that's totally us!'"