Scrapping pictures with scrapping people!

Hello, I in fact put people in my scrapbooks that are no longer part of my life only because my scrapbook I started when I was with my ex. So it has pictures of my ex in there along with pictures of my 2 children I had with him. The book is for them when they come to find me so I figured it was only right that the book had pictures of their father in it. But with me being married to someone else now, I even put his picture in there too because he is there step-dad. There are even pictures of my other 2 children that I have with my husband in there. I think for me it is a closure thing and that is why the pictures of my ex in there. Happy Mylotting

I wouldn't get rid of the picture because it is of your Mom. You're not hanging onto the picture because you liked her ex alot, it has nothing to do with him. In this particular case, under the circumstances, I think everyone would certainly understand. You can always mark it somehow in your scrapbook "Last family picture with Mom", or something like that. Do you know what I mean? Just make it a "reference to her" more or less so anyone seeing it will know. Or like "Mom and then the date". I'm trying, really trying to help you but can't seem to get out what I'm talking about, lol! I could never write for a living, haha. Take care.

I would choose to put all the pictures in the scrapbook. Sometimes when there is a falling out, life can change. I'd definitely put the picture of your mom in the book no matter who is in the photo with her. I have a great family photo of our oldest daughter when she was married. My now deceased mother-in-law is in the picture. This daughter is now divorced and I seriously thought about cutting out my ex-son-in-law's picture and replacing with a photo of our dog. I still may do it just for grins. There were no children involved so our daughter has no contact with him.

Somehow, I missed a whole bunch of scrapbooking discussions two weeks ago. But I agree with Kash..cat above. It's not like you are doing it because it is your daughter's ex, it's because of your mom. I also agree that he was a person in your lives at one point in time, so it's not like you can just make him disappear. I have tons of photos of exboyfriends, but they are not scrapbooked yet, because they are just not that important to me. I have lots of other things to scrapbook - like my kids. Maybe I'll go back and do them some day if I ever get caught up. Because even though they are ex's they were still part of my life and I did have some good times with them.

i take any enemies out or ex friends out unless we ended on an ok note.. but i wouldn't include them in a scrapbook unless it would seriously deform the picture or something.. but i cant tell you how many pictures i have chopped up lol

I had this problem with my eldest sister. She was staying with me and we were looking through photographs and she came across some of her wedding. I was only 16 in the photos and this is the only photo that I have of myself at this age. My parents never took photos of us. My father was in the photograph along with my sister and it was taken just as we were all entering the Church. She went crazy even though she divorced him over 20 years ago! She grabbed the photo to tear it up and I protested vehemently and grabbed it back, much to her horror. It was her divorce but this photo is of my sister looking very beautiful, my father looking so handsome and me looking so young and pretty. Why should I allow it to be destroyed? This event happened. She did marry this man and that fact cannot be erased so why do I have to destroy a photograph of us that will pass dowen to my children? She was so cross with me.

If you wish to keep a picture of your mother. You can always save that picture, crop it down and add it to the new scrap book. That way the ex isn't in there and you still get the picture of your mother.

I am not a scrapper but I do occasionally put photos in a photo album, or just leave photos out for guests to browse. I think I would leave the picture in, but make sure I had plenty of more currently photos also. I'd tell the truth about why I thought the pictures were important, hopefully, then people wouldn't be angry/upset/disappointed about the pictures.

I put every picture that I have in the scrap book.. I have some 40 years of pictures and am almost through scrapbooking them.. I don't get along nor speak to about 5 of my sisters but I can't bring myself to delete them.. I have pictures of my son and his ex-girl friend but none of his new.. I will wait for awhile before putting her in there.. I am on break from the scrapbooking, it is a job..