When my oldest child was about 5 months old (he's 12 now), I wanted a way to keep my written memories with my photos. I knew I'd never remember that a particular photo was from the first time he rolled over or what he was laughing at in another. So I guess I'd say that I started as a form of memory keeping, but it was more for me than my family. That's still true, but now it's maybe 70% for me and 30% for them. Any stress I put on myself (and I do!) is all mine. I look at an album and see that my Project Life pages stop at week 30 or that DD's birthday isn't in the album yet. They just see what *is* there and enjoy the stories.
If trying to finish albums is taking the joy out of scrapping, maybe a better solution would be to backup your photos well (ie, in 2 ways) so you're not worried about losing them. Then you could tackle the photos when they inspired you instead of them feeling like a chore.
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