my dad used to always say there are smiles everywhere

@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
February 3, 2020 9:48am CST
this picture, from Afganistan in the early 1970s was taken by my father. It really shows that he could coax a smile from almost any child. I can't even get my own kids to smile! Can you?
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
3 Feb 20
Love the pic! He looks like he would be a little mischievous.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
he does right?
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Feb 20
@DocAndersen yes he does and it makes me smile.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 Feb 20
@simone10 it is one of those cool pictures dad tookQ
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@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
3 Feb 20
Great photo, yes I can get kids to smile.
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@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
4 Feb 20
@DocAndersen Kids are usually friendly, but often shy, I am also shy and I think that they feel this.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
that is an amazing gift!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 Feb 20
@LadyDuck that is a great gift to be able to connect with kids!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
3 Feb 20
That is a fabulous photo! My kids are the ones to keep us in stitches and are hearty laughers.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
3 Feb 20
@DocAndersen Lol! We laugh with our kids, especially when they are together.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
so do mine, except they get made when I laugh at them!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
@DianneN that is a very good thing
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
13 Feb 20
@DocAndersen He had a real talent. Sometimes I can get people to smile.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
14 Feb 20
@DocAndersen Thanks Scott.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 Feb 20
that really is an incredible skill!!!
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
3 Feb 20
Great photo. I try and keep a smile on my face. My husband has become an old grump!
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
3 Feb 20
@DocAndersen I don't see it! :-)
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 Feb 20
@LindaOHio i will pass that on to her
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
wait a minute, that is what my wife says about me!
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
3 Feb 20
It's easy for me to make other smile
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
that is awesome - smiling is so important
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
3 Feb 20
@DocAndersen yes, despite of all problems we had, we should always smile
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
@resukill22 that is very important!
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@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
4 Feb 20
That’s really nice that you still have that photo from long ago. So precious the boy’s smile was.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 Feb 20
i love my dad's old pictures!
@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 20
Vince is incredibly good at getting kids to smile and/or to interact with him. I'm pretty hopeless.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 Feb 20
i am not that good at it, it is an amazing skill
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Feb 20
That is an awesome photo! I dont have kids but yeah I can make others smile... okay some cry because they are scared. LOL.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Feb 20
i think I would cry if you came to my door knocking as the landlady! :-)