That little
boy is really pulling off the high-waisted pants with the suspenders. The
overgrown vine in the upper right hand corner creates a nice juxtaposition to a
staged photo. The bushes are trimmed immaculately. Family photos are the
biggest family myths. These photos only emit the values and characteristics the
family pretends to possess. This girl is going to grow up and become a drug
addict. The mother is an alcoholic. The father a pedophile. The boy may just
escape the tight noose that his childhood put around his neck, but when he has
a family of his own he will commit a murder suicide in this very house. The one
unruly vine will take over the whole façade and the next photo that will be
taken will be by the crime scene investigators. Or perhaps I have just been
watching too much CSI. The father is a mathematician who coaches his son’s
baseball team. The mother owns a real estate agency and inspires her son to
follow in her footsteps. The daughter goes on to become valedictorian. Or
perhaps I am just an optimist.
Scout Sabo
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