sorry to hear that man, yeah local kids can be a real pain. But then we don't all have cool backyards to utilize. As for your mom, may I suggest asking nicely? I'm sure that's been done but sometimes if you ask your mother enough times she caves. Or at least that's what I find, though my mother can be quite stubborn sometimes. I wouldn't give up though, I'm sure if you ran recon to find if a place was isolated enough from people walking past you could set yourself up a nice little photo studio without worry of being harrassed by pesky children.

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