Wiggle monsters

[AkaiKitsune]

So we were doing face painting for Canada Day because that seems to be the default here now when it comes to kids.

First of all, if your kid is too young to sit up by himself then he's too young to be face painted.

If your kid can't handle simple directions like looking up (even my dog understands that one.) then if you really must get the best face painted then at least don't pick the most complicated one you can think of.

If your kid wants Spider-Man give him Spider-Man.... Stop trying to dictate what your kid should have when you clearly don't understand why your 6yr son doesn't want a damn butterfly.

I try to get it looking as best as possible. Sometimes your lil' monster moves a bit and other times he wiggles around so much he all but face plants into the paint. If the kid stays still (as much as most kids stay still) then you get better results. Also, what do you care if the pink and purple aren't perfectly blended in a proper curve? It's not like your paying for anything and I'm not being paid quite well enough to use a damn ruler.

[Trixie]

Well, I hope you're proud of yourself. I'm sure you've ruined the childhood of many special snowflakes out there with your less than fine art skill of face painting!

Those poor, poor children...for having parents who give a crap about something like that.

[dalesys]

(bio-engineers a crane fly sized mosquito/taser primed to seek out similar DNA to the paintee, but adult...)

[Bumbershoot]

It is amazing how cranky and fussy people can be. Your child's face paint will be gone by tomorrow! And the face in question is nit a canvas for Rembrandt!

[notalwaysright]

If your kid wants Spider-Man give him Spider-Man.... Stop trying to dictate what your kid should have

I've never understood some parents. At the fabric store they would ask they kid what he/she wanted, then proceed to spend 10 minutes talking the kid out of that choice. Oh, yeah, this was happening while at the cutting counter, holding up everyone because they ignored me when I tried to hurry them along.

[Pixelated]

Your child's face paint will be gone by tomorrow!

If it even lasts that long. All it takes is one hand, sticky with ice cream, smearing across the face and *poof* ...

[wordgirl]

It's not like your paying for anything and I'm not being paid quite well enough to use a damn ruler.

I couldn't use a ruler in this situation. There's too great a risk it would be applied to a portion of the parents' anatomy that is ... not the face.