Comedian Kevin Fredericks and his son have a candid talk about forcing children to smile

Kevin Fredericks is a well known American comedian and goes by the name Kev on Stage. In an interview posted on Twitter, Kevin and his son sat down for a candid father-son conversation. 

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Parents often encourage their children to smile in pictures; "everyone say cheese!" But there's always the one child who will not budge and we shake it off, to the kid just being a kid. Joe Fredericks has given us some food for thought with his poignant statements about choosing to not force himself and fake a smile. 

The father and son start chatting about smiling in pictures and Kevin wants to know what the deal is, with his son not smiling in most pictures. 

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Joe goes on to state that if he is in a good mood, then he will smile, but if not, then things are just going to become awkward. In a moment of clarity, Kevin seems to understand what his son is saying, and they are both in agreement by the end of the interview. 

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Twitter seems to be in agreement, with many people sharing images of them being forced as children to smile for the camera. 

Do you agree with the young Joe Fredericks?

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