Family Nearly Torn Apart Over School Photo
A Hayes Barton family was almost torn apart after a disastrous first day of school. Grace Anne Stewart, a mother of two, came close to filing for divorce after her husband, Charles Stewart, failed to follow her simple instructions for taking a back to school photo of their children.
Grace Anne had gone out of town to be with her sister who was giving birth, one of the only reasons a mother would miss a back to school photo shoot of her kids. She laid out specific instructions and sent Charles a reminder text early Monday morning.
Charles woke up, read the text, remembered about half of it, and began his day. He tried putting the kids into the outfits his wife had chosen, but gave up after mild tantrums ensued. He bribed the children with extra iPad time to get them to write their names on the chalkboard and then quickly took the pictures. As the kids got in the car for the .3 mile trek to school, Charles got on a conference call with his commercial real estate colleagues. It was time to analyze their recent Fantasy Football draft. Charles got caught up in discussing who should start at his flex spot and forgot to send the pictures to his wife.
He dropped the kids off at school, assuming he’d won Father of the Year for getting them there on time. By 9:00 am, Grace Anne knew something was wrong. She texted her husband.
Grace Anne: Charles! Where are the pictures?!
Charles: Sorry, got caught up on a work call. It was important.
Grace Anne: It’s 9:05 am. Our picture won’t be seen by as many people if we don’t post it right now. We need at least 100 likes this year.
Charles sent the pictures at 9:06 am, which is the exact moment his marriage nearly came to an end.
Grace Anne: CHARLES!!!!
Charles: Don’t the kids look cute?
Grace Anne: The chalkboard, Charles. The fucking chalkboard.
Charles: I put the chalkboard out!
Grace Anne: Yeah, you did, but those grades are from LAST YEAR. David had a huge growth spurt this summer. He doesn’t look like he’s going into the 4th grade, unless he’s the Hodor of Root. He’s a damn giant.
Charles: It’s not my fault the kids don’t know what grade they’re going into. There are literally 1 million pictures of kids going back to school today on social media. No one actually reads the chalkboards.
Grace Anne: Well three of my group texts noticed immediately. And I told you to put him in seersucker shorts and a Brooks Brothers polo from the ITBack to School Must Haves guide. Why is he wearing a Golden State Warriors t-shirt and basketball shorts?! This isn’t a Jaycee basketball game!!!
Charles: I’ll fix it.
Grace Anne: How?! Now we don’t have a first day of school picture to post next to our last day of school picture at the end of the year! Do you want this to be your second divorce before you’re 35? We are done. DONE!
Charles knew nothing good could come from replying to an all caps “done” text message. Thinking he could salvage the picture, and hoping to avoid another costly divorce, Charles cancelled his scheduled 3 hour coffee meeting at Third Place, hopped in his Yukon, and sped towards Root.
He pulled the kids out of class, did 95 down Glenwood, and arrived at home. He frantically made the kids change clothes and pose for another picture in front of the chalkboard, now updated with the correct grades. He took a dozen pictures and sent them to his wife by 10:00 am.
Grace Anne: These are fine. But if this doesn’t get 100 likes so help me God…
As of 6:00 pm the picture had only received 87 likes.
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Poor Grace Anne. She left explicit directions for the job. Is nothing sacred any more?
Ths is the funniest tale I have read in a long time. I was choking from laughing.
Maybe her next spouse will perform a little better.
Charles should learn the old “dropped my phone in the toilet” routine. The joys of being without your phone for a day or three are wonderous! It pays to be “clumsy”.
Charles should stash some money away, quit his job, and run away from my ex-wife ( even though he can’t). Very FUNNY WNB IV, but it’s so true to life in ITB, especially if they are from elsewhere, and desperately trying to be a local. Divorce is always better than murder:)!! This is “tongue in cheek!”
Someone needs a red pill….
Charles did this exact same thing last year!!!! Oh wait…..
This reminds me of when our third son was born 32 years ago. We were ready to come home from the hospital. I had laid out a specific, traditional, appropriate baby outfit for his first official picture. I reminded my husband numerous times to bring it with him to the hospital. He forgot. Our son’s first picture was of him wearing the blue Rex Hospital T-shirt. I will never forgive him. 🙄
feel like ive seen this before
You have. It happens every year! Have an ITBlessed day!