Panama: Head on Lap

I loved this moment the instant I shot it. A young missionary meeting the eyes of a cute boy from an isolated jungle tribe. But when I showed the image to others, many cringed and said the photo was "not right." "It looks like the boy's head is just sitting on her lap. He doesn't have a body." From then on, the moment in the photo was ruined for me. Why didn't I capture just a bit of his body from behind her skirt?

(70-200mm IS lens @135, 1/800 sec, f4 ISO100