He has the cutest strained smile, almost likeHide the Pain Harold, Perryshared.
The portrait, which was taken on the first day of school, instantly went viral.
Parents everywhere related to his struggle to get a good photo, and photographers applauded his ingenuity.
Smiling on demand and smiling naturally happen via different neural pathways in the brain.
In some people, one of these pathways is impaired.
For your son, it’s his smiling on-demand pathway.
You tell him to smile, he can’t.
One dad discovered a hilarious way to get his son to smile naturally in a photo.
People chimed in with their own techniques for getting a good kid’s portrait.
Dog poo bin' always got a laugh even during the most pouty sulks.
Works like a charm.
That’s when I snap the pic.
In some people one of these pathways are impaired.
For your son, it’s his smiling on demand pathway.
You tell him to smile, he can’t.
