10) The I-Have-My-Mouth-Open-in-Every-Picture-And-Still-Look-Sexy
There are some teens that literally never close their mouth. It’s like they are saying “hey” in every picture.
A blog post on RadicalParenting.com made me laugh — it’s a list of the most-popular poses for teenager photos on Facebook. Of course, they miss the classic self-portrait-where-you-can-see-my-arm and the self-portrait-where-you-can-see-my-arm-but-not-as-much-because-I’m-taking-it-from-way-up-high-at-an-extreme-angle versions, but they cover most of their bases.
They also don’t mention the latest fad, which is apparently to Photoshop all these pictures within an inch of their life, cranking up the contrast and saturation so that all your pimples are blown out.
But of course, this is just the latest thing. Teenagerdom has always been a classic Catch-22 — you’re caught up in the irony of having to be so independent as an individual yet be exactly like your peers.
I’m not trying to be the cranky old man — it made me mopey and pissed off at my parents, too.
Grant Hamilton
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Colin