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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 7, 2023 23:02:14 GMT
I've finally started my son's scrapbook for the school trip he took this past summer to Germany, Austria & Switzerland, but I can' decide how to do the journaling. Should I write it to him ("You flew to Chicago...", "You loved seeing the BMW building..." or just about what happened "Joe flew to Chicago..." "He loved seeing the BMW building...".
It's about him and for him, but I can't decide which way sounds better. Normally when I make layouts for his "everyday" album, I journal to him.
I'm honestly not sure how much journaling will be done anyway because I didn't experience it. He has a tendency to claim to not be able to remember things, but I know it's not true. I would love for him to do the journaling, but I don't know how practical it would be (especially since I have an unofficial deadline of his graduation party in May).
What would you do?
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Post by Linda on Jan 7, 2023 23:28:29 GMT
I generally stick to short captions about the location in the photos - O'Hare Airport June 2020 or Mall of America carousel April 2019 unless I either have texts that go along with the photos that I can quote or paraphrase OR there were interesting signs (or brochures) that provide extra info that I can add. I do tend to use the name rather than you BUT I don't typically scrap 'you' journalling in general
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elljay
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Post by elljay on Jan 8, 2023 0:08:15 GMT
I generally stick to short captions about the location in the photos - O'Hare Airport June 2020 or Mall of America carousel April 2019 unless I either have texts that go along with the photos that I can quote or paraphrase OR there were interesting signs (or brochures) that provide extra info that I can add. I do tend to use the name rather than you BUT I don't typically scrap 'you' journalling in general I'd do something similar to this. Flew to Chicago (insert date/time) Trip highlights/favorites. Things like that. |
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 8, 2023 0:39:57 GMT
I don't tend to write sentences much but when I journal I write it like someone not pictured is looking at the album. I will write we rather than they. Example: We travelled to Virginia to visit Gigi for Christmas. Mary and John met up with friends. Gigi was so happy to meet her newest greatgrandchild, Amy.
The WE would likely be journalling for a photo of all of us.
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 8, 2023 1:27:29 GMT
I'd leave out the pronouns for the journaling.
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Post by grammadee on Jan 8, 2023 3:51:55 GMT
I would stick to the facts, simple captions. If you happen to have a pic that shows his excitement, or togetherness with "the guys" or something that reminds you of a quality he has, you could journal about that.
Do you have texts from him during the trip? You could screen shot those.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jan 8, 2023 3:58:33 GMT
I would not use "you".
I would use wherever he was (Name of city or country) or name of whatever he was doing "bus tour", lunch at a sidewalk cafe, etc...
I rarely journal in my scrapbooks, between the photographs and stickers, embellishments, titles, etc.... my story is told visually.
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Post by BSnyder on Jan 8, 2023 4:09:29 GMT
I only journal from my own perspective, for me, as I can’t accurately tell other’s stories when not living they’re point of view. So if I am scrapbooking for someone else and I wasn’t part of the event, I simply add the date, location, and people in the photo (if I can pry the info out of them, haha).
Seriously, I would scrap an overview to keep in the family scrapbook, including your feelings and reflections, but for his scrapbook, keep it simple. He will mentally revisit his memories as he pages through it.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 8, 2023 5:37:36 GMT
Seeing that the album is for your son, I would absolutely ask him to write down the journaling in his own words for each photo. Anything else would be weird for him to read, and anyone he's showing the album to, in my opinion. I actually feel quite strongly about this! Who knew?  |
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 8, 2023 20:44:51 GMT
Thanks everyone--I've never realized how much "story" I like to tell when journaling, not just the facts. Seriously, I would scrap an overview to keep in the family scrapbook, including your feelings and reflections, but for his scrapbook, keep it simple. He will mentally revisit his memories as he pages through it. This makes the most sense--thank you! |
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Post by hmp on Jan 9, 2023 4:27:40 GMT
I will add titles & captions. I leave room for the person to do their own journaling.
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crabbybear
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Post by crabbybear on Jan 10, 2023 19:02:04 GMT
I came to echo basically what everyone else has already said. I would avoid I, you, name by documenting location/activity and date, captioning the photo of who's in it only if there is more than just your son in the photo, and telling the rest of the story on select pages with lists. It would be great if your son could tell you (or maybe he already has) his favorite foods tried/restaurants dined, favorite activities or favorite features from a specific activity. I think you can still get a lot of the story in with lists without it it being from your view point or written to him.
I also like the idea of including a bit of it in your family album from your view point.
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amysolovay
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Post by amysolovay on Jan 10, 2023 20:10:54 GMT
What AussieMeg said (minus the strong feelings, lol)!
I'd hand him a fancy pen plus some journaling blocks that complement the photos and give him a specific directive on what to do with them -- i.e. "Please write down the top x things you really want to remember about your trip."
If he cooperates, fantastic! Problem solved.
If it doesn't happen, I like Grammadee's idea to screenshot texts. Heck, even if he does cooperate, screenshotting the texts sounds like a fun idea that could really enhance the album.
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