Remember my saga with the passport photos? I got the applications filled in and signed by a guarantor, and took them to the passport office today. The government rejected the boy's passport photo. Apparently the diameter of his face was almost 1/16th of an inch smaller than they require. I know! How could I have missed such a glaring fault?
I took him back to the photo place and every time I sat him on the stool in front of the camera he started to cry. They finally got a photo, but when they printed it the outline of his head was blue. They tried to convince me that it'd be fine, but I've heard that before. I made them take it again, and bribed Bad not to cry with a Kit-Kat. Blue halo again. The photographer had no clue what was causing it (actually, the photographer had no clue. Period.) but assured me that it would be fine. I have serious doubts about this, and told her that if this photo is rejected I'll be getting it taken elsewhere and will expect a full refund.
I went back to the passport office. I'm going to be getting photos taken elsewhere and expecting a full refund.
After we got home I noticed that Bad is cutting 4 molars today. Good times.
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1/16th of an inch? Really, who measures these things.
Ugh @ teeth. We have 2 molars moving around, but not actually breaking through yet.
we have 4 molars here too LOL not - two on each - S' have broken thru and J are just peeking thru the gums.
Blast the photographer - poor Bad all around.
Damn the government rules.
Oh my gosh! what a flippin rotten day! those photo people suck and so do the passport people.
WE have the four molar thing going on too. thankfully on my good natured child. She is only taking it out on her brothers.
Those passport rules are so ridiculous, I mean, I know that the rules are there for a reason but 1/16th of an inch, and BTW, Badness is a BABY!!!! Yeah, big terrorist threat, there Badness Jones!
I was really nervous about G's passport photo when she was about Badness' age too, so I shelled out about $25 a pop to get them done at Blacks.
Molars... good luck!
Happy Weekend!
My gram rubbed a little whiskey on everybodys molars. She used her pinky and it worked way better than oragel ever dreamed.
Coem to think of it she may have had a tipple herself which likely imporoved her view if nothing else....
He's a angel, of course - hense the blue halo! Have a good weekend! See you soon. Kellan
So...any chance the six molars are causing a blue halo? Nah...didn't think so.
But..seriously 1/16th of an inch? Something tells me the passport officers in Canada have WAY too much time on their hands! :(
Heidi
aren't they just insane about the rules. We managed to do just fine with ours, by some miracle, but the horror stories are just endless
You have the my anal passport peeps! My Boy was sporting a mohawk and looks drunk (at four...over three years ago).
Darn photographer!
Molars? Thank you. I was almost having baby envy and you just cured it. =)
Okay, Kellan said what I was going to say.
1/16th of an inch? That's ridiculous.
And this in a country that allows a parent to guarantee their own child's passport application! Absolutely ridiculous... and don't forget that you'll have to get the new pictures guaranteed too!
Maybe you want to take your Spring Break in Medicine Hat and forget about crossing the border?
I've heard some crazy nightmare stories about the passport photo saga. It's so stupid and drives me crazy!
I need to get all 4 kids passports this year so wish me luck!
get some whiskey - for bad's gums and for you. :)
If it makes you feel any better, I'm learning all I need to know about passports through you when and if the need arises! So, there's that!
1/16th of an inch? How could you?? Really, though, how hilarious would it be to have a passport photo of a crying kid. I'd totally laugh at that one, were I the Passport Stamper at the airport. :)
Good times indeed!
Well, really how would they possibly identify him when the photo was so grossly mis-sized. I mean, come on.
That sounds sooo frustrating! And molars too! I feel for you.
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