A Little self serving but I could use some help

[princess_nic]

Mermaid,

You sound better; I think the dark is good for you.
I'm glad D4 is doing better, too.

This struck me, mainly b/c of your reaction to it:

H could have had it done himself and cropped me out but he did not. I really dont think he will care either how ow feels. He will just think it is now big deal because it is a picture of his father.

If that had happened to me a year ago, I would have been reading into it like crazy, but now I think the way you seem to: they are totally clueless. I mean TOTALLY. It just doesn't even cross their little minds. I think their brains can only take so much, and the lies they must tell themselves to prove that what they are doing is right must just take up all the space.

1. passport applications filled out (including hs part on the ds forms ) and pictures taken this week. To the passport office by the end of the month.

I had mine and the kids' done in the summer, first time since the new picture rules came into effect. As you've no doubt heard, pretty much everyone looks terrible b/c you can't smile. What I also found out is that your face has to be in an exact spot in the picture and you can't even have your mouth slightly open. I had to get mine re-taken b/c I have a slight overbite and the tips of my front teeth were showing! Luckily, I just had to get a photo done at a place in the same building as the passport office and didn't have to get it signed again. The good side is that #1 was a terrible photo; bad side is that I had no make-up on the second time! I had originally gone to a pharmacy, so I won't do that again. They are extremely picky. You're not even allowed any jewelry. Just FYI.

~ Nicola