Every parent knows it is hard to get that perfect family photo. Many factors go into this, but one hurdle to achieving an excellent picture is getting a genuine smile from your kid. They can look forced or fake. One dad in Pennsylvania has found the solution to this problem.
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Adam Perry, a children’s author, has found that in order to get a real smile from his 5-year-old son, he has to make him laugh. The word "poop" is all it takes. This makes his son laugh, and the resulting photo is flawless.
Adam posted side-by-side photos on Twitter to share his dad hack with the world. In one photo, he told his son to smile, and in the other he said “poop.” The results speak for themselves. The poop photo is the framer.
Adam captioned the tweet, “My son when I tell him to smile vs when I yell out ‘poop!’” Adam wanted others to know about this picture-perfect method.
Adam’s tweet quickly went viral. It got around 300,000 likes. Over 3,000 accounts retweeted it, and around 1,000 people commented on it.
One user commented, “Congrats! You’ve revealed the secret and unlocked the next level of parenting.”
Another user shared their similar experience: "This is why I volunteered at my kid’s school for picture day when they were little. If I’m paying $50 for those things, I want a good picture. Our code word was ‘fart’ though. Same reaction."
One parent tried out Adam's hack for themselves. They tweeted their adorable results. The trick works.
Another user has the same sense of humor as Adam’s son. They tweeted, “Poop is the funniest word in the English language. #provemewrong.”
Adam’s son is enjoying his internet stardom. Adam spoke to Today about the experience. He said, “He is very excited to be, in his words — famous. He had a little article and his picture in the local paper. He’s having his 15 minutes a little early and thinks it’s all very cool.”
Adam also revealed that his trick works on adults. He said, "It doesn't just work with kids. Adults are doing it too to make each other laugh in pictures."
