Flipping through old family albums is both a pleasure and a challenge for us. It’s great to revisit wholesome memories from our past again, but it can really hurt to see just how many embarrassing and awkward photos there are of us. It’s cold, hard proof that we weren’t as cool as we thought we were! Is that really how we used to dress? Oh, dear Lord, is that what we look like when we smile?!
If you learn to embrace that goofy and derpy side of yourself, you might realize just how much fun you can have in front of the camera when you’re not trying to come across as ‘perfect.’ And it makes it sooo much easier to deal with any awkward pics you might find in your archives.
That’s where the Awkward Family Photos project comes in. The brainchild of childhood friends Mike Bender and Doug Chernack, AFP features super awkward and cringy photos from the past that are incredibly fun to look at. Nearly all of us have some pics at home like this which makes it even more enjoyable.
Scroll down for the newest vintage awkward pics, as featured by Awkward Family Photos, and remember to upvote your fave ones, Pandas. Got any similar photos to share with us? You can post your pics in the comments. And if you can’t get enough of AFP, then hang on to your hats and check out Bored Panda’s recent articles about the project here, here, and here.
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#1 "My All Time Favorite Picture Of My Sister. She Was 6, Tired, And Had Just Tried Sparkling Grape Juice. Not A Fan."
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Bored Panda got in touch with co-founder Mike again to get his take on a few more things. Meanwhile, we also interviewed professional photographer Dominic Sberna. Check out what both of them told us, Pandas!
Mike, the co-founder of Awkward Family Photos gave some advice on how best to achieve that great sense of embarrassment and awkwardness that'll echo through the decades.
"Well, as you know, we celebrate the awkward photos, not the normal photos... so we prefer that photographers make people uncomfortable," he suggested that anyone feeling comfortable in front of the camera isn't as interesting as someone oozing with character because of how unique they look in the frame.
"And here's how they can do that—put them in strange poses, make them stare at one another, submerge them in water, or position them in front of a dog that is relieving itself in the background," Mike joked, though those really are great ways to turn the awkwardness dial to the max.
#2 “As A Child, I Would Dress Up As A Clown Whenever There Was A Reason To Celebrate – In This Case The Birth Of My Younger Brother.”
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#3 "If Your Mum Wasn't Making Herself Into A Ramp For Your New Bmx, Did She Even Love You? 1980'."
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According to Mike, the secret to an unnatural smile in photos is "a smile that says, 'I love my family,' when in reality, you want to strangle them."
He told Bored Panda that the secret behind the AFP project's long-lived success truly is its relatability.
"I think AFP has been successful because everyone shares uncomfortable moments with their families. It's universal, no matter where you live or what language you speak," Mike said that these photos go deeper than language and culture, hinting at what makes us all human.
#4 "My Parents Wedding Day, 1980s."
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#5 "When It’s Your First Day Of Kindergarten And Also Your First Day As Head Of The Pta."
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#6 "My Great-Grandfather's Passport Photo From 1978."
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Meanwhile, pro photographer Dominic shared his thoughts with us about how the person behind the camera might go about building a sense of trust with those they're taking a picture of.
"Building trust comes by way of making someone feel comfortable," he explained to Bored Panda.
"To do that, you have to be outgoing and make sure that the person(s) you're photographing are free to be themselves. It will make for genuine images that they'll love for a lifetime," he shared.
According to the expert, one of the best things that you can do to make the photographer's job easier is to be genuine. It also works for pretty much every other area in life, too.
"Just be yourself. This is also advice for life. Just be free and be yourself. You've paid someone (in most cases) to take your photo and you want to like the results," Dominic told Bored Panda.
#7 “My Husband As An Infant. I Prayed Our Children Would Not Inherit His Large Cranium.”
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#8 "My Daughter Was Supposed To Be A Flower Girl In Her Aunt's Wedding But Napping Is Life (And She Was Safely Strapped In)."
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#9 “I Got A Life Sized Barbie When I Was 7 And My Brother Had Other Ideas.”
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"The only way you're like the end result is if you know that you acted as your true self and helped output the results you imagined in your vision."
Meanwhile, when it comes to flashing those pearly whites in a natural way, it all comes down to who you're with and what you think of in front of the camera.
"Having someone making you laugh or thinking of a happy memory. Some of my favorite photos from my own wedding day are when we're laughing because I can remember by the smiles on our faces what was being said," Dominic revealed to us.
#10 “This Is A Photo Of My Daughter And Her Father Riding The Tennessee Tornado Roller Coaster At Dollywood. When We Saw The Photo At The Sales Kiosk, We Laughed So Hard We Just Had To Buy It!”
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#11 “My Parents Just Got A Hot Tub And Were Very Excited About It."
"Therefore, my grandma hired a professional photographer to take a family photo in the hot tub. For some reason they posed with wine and candles even though the children were not old enough to drink… and sent it out to 150 plus friends as a Christmas card.”
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#12 "A Valentines Day Card From A Student Of Mine."
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Founded all the way back in the ancient era of 2009, Awkward Family Photos evolved from a simple blog into a massive social media project that brings joy to countless people around the world. Awkwardness unites us all, no matter where we’re from.
On Facebook alone, AFP has nearly 2.6 million followers. Meanwhile, another million internet users have liked the project’s page on Instagram. It’s clear that they’re popular, and it’s no secret why: they bring vintage, relatable humor right to our feeds.
The co-founder of Awkward Family Photos, Mike, previously told Bored Panda that the core mission of the entire project has stayed the same throughout all this time.
The project, according to Mike, is “a celebration of awkwardness especially as it relates to family. We are still laughing 'with' and not 'at' people. We have built a community of folks who are comfortable enough to laugh at themselves."
As AFP has blossomed, the co-founders have looked at various ways of growing their brand. For instance, they’ve published a card game. It’s been so successful that they’ve even followed up with an expansion pack for it.
#13 "My Grandma Got Bit By A Pelican On The Pier And Then Began To Scold It."
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#14 “Our Grandma Used To Not Only Give My Sister And Me Mullets In The 80s, She Would Then Perm Them. Matching Permed Mullets. Need I Say More?”
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#15 "I Asked My Grandma If She Had Some Rice That I Can Put My Phone In When It Got Wet And She Pulls This Out Of A Cabinet."
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"We have streamlined our process and brought on help so that we can look through everything we get and post the best-curated submissions. At the end of the day, our community is everything so we appreciate every photo and message," the co-founder shared his thoughts with us.
In Mike’s opinion, the very idea of ‘normal’ is pretty darn boring and superficial. "From our standpoint, the normal photos are boring. It's the awkward ones that reveal the most about us and our families. But in general, posing, matching outfits, and feuding families always make for glorious awkwardness so please keep it coming!" he said.
Some people (like yours truly), have an awfully difficult time relaxing and letting go of that desire for ‘perfection’ in everything that they do. Naturally, these individuals can feel upset if someone gently makes fun of them for looking super goofy in old photos. It can make us feel incredibly embarrassed and, if we don’t learn to embrace these feelings, it can even morph into a sense of deep-rooted shame.
#16 “My Poor Daughter Never Heard The End Of It From Her Siblings After Her Heartbreaker Tee Shirt Turned To Fartbreaker For School Pictures.”
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#17 "Dad Didn't Have Much Luck In The Arm Wrestling Circuit, But He Has High Hopes For His Boy."
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#18 "My Mother And Grandmother Demonstrating Safety Standards In The 1960s."
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Bored Panda recently spoke about dealing with embarrassment to a couple of experts. Professor Suzanne Degges-White from Northern Illinois University, a Licensed Counselor, said that having a sense of humor and flexibility helps when aiming for success in adulthood.
“Being able to laugh at our missteps allows us to go easy on ourselves when we do something potentially embarrassing. No one likes to 'lose face,' and that is engrained to varying degrees across cultures. Unfortunately, our brains may be especially prone to catastrophizing events and so we might make something more out of something no one else really noticed and no one else will recall later on," she said.
"When we are able to 'get it off our chest,' we actually feel better about the event. That's a healthy response to an embarrassing moment. When our personalities are wired to feel that we must be 'perfect' in all that we do, we internalize negative feelings about the mistake we made and mistakenly assume that everyone else is judging us due to that one moment," the professor suggested opening up about our embarrassment with others.
"Fortunately, our brains are designed to protect us from pain and many of us may suffer horrible humiliation at some point in our lives, but we can benefit from a brain that allows us to 'selectively forget' the incident, or else we're able to rationalize it by reminding ourselves that 'everyone makes mistakes,' 'it was just one time and no one will remember it,' or similar healthy responses,” she said.
#19 “Grandma Made These Wonderful Crochet Vests For Each Of My Husband’s Siblings. He Looks Strangely Happy About It. (Far Right).”
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#20 “This Pretty Much Sums Up My Childhood"
"I’m the blond on the left burying my head in my sister’s lap while she gets in a cheap shot. The youngest is fish-hooking my other sister while my mother looks on and laughs. My father is letting everyone know what his future looks like with four daughters like these.”
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#21 "My Aunt And Uncle Were Crowned "Golden Couple" At Our Local Fair For Being The Longest Married Couple In The County At 72 Years. Our Local Paper Did A Fantastic Arrangement For The Honor..."
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"The best way to embrace our mistakes is to acknowledge we've made one—or else no learning can take place. Then remind ourselves that everyone makes mistakes—that's totally normal behavior! Then figure out a way to laugh at yourself before allowing someone else to laugh at you first. When you laugh at yourself, others laugh WITH you, not AT you,” the professor noted, adding that some parents raise their kids by demanding ‘perfection’ in everything they do which can lead to further problems down the line.
#22 “Our Kids Had Experimented With A Few Different Balancing Acts And By The Time I Got My Camera Figured Out, Our Son Had Found A New Perch.”
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#23 "I Was Born In 1981 But Turned 55 In 1992."
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#24 "My Dad In High School (1959) vs. Me In High School (1986)."
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Meanwhile, psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers stressed that laughter can be a great response to instantly make you feel better if the embarrassing situation isn’t anything too serious.
“If the feelings are intense, try taking a few slow, deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth, calming your nervous system and physiological response. In a similar way to laughter, smiling can be effective in shifting your state to the positive,” the expert told Bored Panda.
#25 "Found At My Parents. Not Sure If I Should Laugh Or Cry?"
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#26 "We Just Wanted A Nice Family Photo."
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#27 "My Husband’s Grandfather Hung Every Photo On The Wall That He Had Of His Grandchildren."
"As a test, the family had the grandkids pose by a garbage dumpster and sent it to his grandfather to see what he would do and he still hung it up on the wall. It then became a tradition to send him photos of the family by dumpsters."
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“There are times when playing down or even ignoring the feelings can be helpful in the moment, taking the edge off, but it is important that you accept them and express them if it's something significant," the psychologist noted that embracing these feelings is important.
"Because the feelings of embarrassment are generated from a past event, anything that brings you into the present moment can bring relief. Try to avoid saying sorry, as it will keep taking you back to the moment. You can even keep your biggest embarrassing moments top of mind, having reflected and realized that in hindsight, they weren't as big an issue as you felt at the time," he said.
#28 “My Husband, The Blonde, Punctured His Kidney While Wrestling With His Brother Who Is Posing On The Right. His Injury Caused Him To Pee Blood And Resulted In Major Surgery. And His Little Brother Couldn’t Have Been Prouder.”
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#29 "We Found My Wife’s Phone In The Toilet. We Weren’t Sure Which Of Our Three Kids Put It There...until My Wife Scrolled Through Her Pictures."
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#30 "My Favorite Picture Of My Parents. Them On Their Wedding Day. 1991."
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"We can even reflect back on our blunders from the past, and with the emotion dampened, take some of the lessons and observations forward for next time we feel like we've messed up. By doing this, you will feel more courage even when the fear of embarrassment strikes, and sharing these stories will elicit others to share, quickly realizing we are not alone, and that nobody is perfect.”
#31 “This Is My Brother And I At Christmas, 1965. I Was Only 6 Months Old And My Brother Obviously Thought I Was Annoying, If Not Repulsive.”
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#32 "Welp , I Found My Dad's Old Modeling Photos."
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#33 “It Was 1990 So I Guess My Parents Thought They’d Dress Me Up Like A New Wave Recording Artist.”
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#34 "Here Is My Dad With My Grandma In 1956 At The Snow King Chair Lift."
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#35 “A Wedding Photo Of Our Very Big (And Very Small) Day.”
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#36 “I Received This Photo From My Dad While He Was Babysitting My Daughter. When She Found Out Grandpa Could Take Out His Teeth, He Let Her Wear Them.”
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#37 “We Were All So Delighted To Meet Our Little Niece, Erin.”
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#38 "Just Me, Stuck On A Fence In A Diaper While The Neighbor's Kids Are Getting Their Kicks, My Sister Is About To Eat Dirt, And My Brother Is Creepin' Around In The Back."
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#39 "My 2001 School Photo"
"In order to perfect this aesthetic masterpiece, I put a massive amount of gel in my wet hair, then I bent over and swung my hair around and blow dried it upside down until the gel hardened completely… I got a little lightheaded each time, but clearly worth it!”
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#40 "It Was My Son’s First Time On My Favorite Ride And He Was Terrified. As For My Husband, He Just Always Looks Like That."
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#41 “My Dad On Christmas Morning.”
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#42 “My Ex-Husband Surprised Me After Work With A Birthday Cake."
"I wanted a picture of my son and I for the scrapbook so was leaning forward to get closer to him. I had not been to the hairdresser’s in 2 years and had age inappropriate hair at the time. The candles took care of that and luckily, my husband managed to put out the flames with his bare hands once he realized what was happening. Of course, he missed the shot of me screaming my head off. I’ve been going for regular trims since.”
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#43 “I Was Baptised When I Was About 10 And Yes, Those Are My Legs.”
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#44 "I Apologize For My Crimes Against The Ozone Layer. High School Graduation, 1989."
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#45 "Me, My Little Sister, And My Girlfriend Meeting Santa."
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#46 “Christmas 2009. We Went To The Mall To Take A Picture With Santa And Seemingly Nothing Went Wrong… My Son Didn’t Cry, The Line Was Manageable But Santa’s Attention Was Focused Elsewhere.”
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#47 "My Knees Kind Of Resemble Baby Faces In Utero."
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#48 “My Grandparents’ Christmas Card From 1951 And My Favorite Annual Reminder That Font Choice Matters.”
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#49 “This Is Me Back In ’93 At The Brantford Skating Carnival. The Show Was Beauty And The Beast, And I Was A Piece Of Cutlery (A Spoon)"
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#50 “This Is My Sister Graduating High School Back When You Had To Wait To Get Photos Developed.”
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#51 "My Great Grandma And Her Twin Sister In Springfield, Missouri. The Original Inspiration For The Shining I’m Sure."
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#52 “During Our ‘Perfect’ Beach Photo Shoot, My Oldest Son Jumped On My Back, Propelling My Infant Son Out Of My Arms"
"My infant son was not harmed, just wet and scared but mommy is forever traumatized.”
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#53 "Daughter Demanded Peppa Pig Get The X-Ray With Her."
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#54 “It Was The Summer Of ‘68 Or ‘69 And My Mom (Holding Her Cousin) Was In Las Vegas With Her Aunt And Uncle To Babysit Their Kids While They Went To See Sonny And Cher In Concert"
"Sonny and Cher stayed at the same hotel as them (Sahara) and were casually lounging by the pool one afternoon. Sonny obliged for a photo op with my mom and her cousin.”
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#55 “Thirteen Of Grandma’s Grandchildren Were In The House For A Couple Days Around Christmas-Time. She Was Pretty Exhausted.”
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#56 “In 1998, I Was 7 And This Was A Show And Tell. I Told My Classmates, ‘I Went To Africa Over The Weekend And Petted A Lion.’ I Lied.”
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#57 “My Husband’s 1st Day Of School Dressed In A Cap That Looks Like A Helmet, Old School Glasses And White Socks & Sandals While Holding His School-Issued ‘Schultuete’ "
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#58 “1993. My Siblings And Me (The Blonde) Got The Great Idea To Take A Portrait Of Ourselves For A Surprise Christmas Present For Our Mom. However, None Of Us Were In The Mood For Photos On That Particular Day.
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#59 “This Photo Of My 6 Month Old Brother Was Taken On My Second Birthday. Apparently My Siblings Thought It Would Be Hilarious To Tie Balloons To All Of His Limbs And My Parents Were Just Like, ‘Whatever.’ He Was The Eighth Child, So I Guess By Then Nothing Mattered.”
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#60 “My Parents And My Little Sister On A Vacation In Croatia. It Was A Long Day And She Was Quite Tired.”
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#61 "My Wife (On The Far Right) They Wanted To Dress Up As “Fun Clowns” And Ride Around The Neighborhood."
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#62 "The Location For The Artwork At Our Local Skate Country Is Highly Questionable..."
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#63 “My High School B-Ball Pic.”
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#64 “My Grandmother And Great Grandmother In The Early 90s."
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#65 “A Photo My Mom Captured Of My Then Two Year Old Daughter.”
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#66 "My 2 Years Old Daughter Wanted To Sleep With The Skeleton In Her Room. You Choose Your Battles…"
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#67 "Vintage 1984 Polaroid Of Mr. T Pitying Me As A Baby With My Mom."
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#68 “During Our Annual Holiday Family Photo Shoot, We Wanted To Recreate A Cute One We Got The Prior Year When Our Son Was Just A Baby. It Didn’t Quite Turn Out Like We Hoped It Would….”
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#69 “This Miraculous Photo Is Of My Darling Dear Mother, In The 80s, With What Is Obviously A Cutout Of The Great Thomas Sullivan Magnum"
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#70 "I Had A Lot Of Explaining To Do When My Parents Found This On Their Camera Roll. In My Defense, He Deserved It..."
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#71 “One Of Our Goats And I Were Both Pregnant With Twins And Due The Same Week. I Made Her Dress Up And Take Maternity Photos With Me.”
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#72 "I Was Having A Great Time Going Through Old Pictures With My Daughter And Thought It Would Be Fun To Include My Mom So I Sent Her A Text Of This Hysterical Family Photo That I Had No Memory Of. My Mom’s Response To My Text Was More Amusing Than The Picture."
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#73 “When My Husband Was A Teenager, He Got A Phone In His Bedroom With A Caller Id, Which At The Time Was A Big Deal. This Is My Husband’s Dad In The Photo Because He Wanted Some Photos Taken To Show Off The Phone.”
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#74 “It’s Hard To Get All 4 Brothers To Behave For A Picture But The Oldest Sure Tried To Keep Everyone In Line.”
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#75 "Came Across Some Old Photos Of A Weird Looking Baby At My Parents' House. Found Out It’s Me At 4 Weeks. Thank God They Captured My Beauty Before I Grew Out Of It."
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#76 “Our Daughter Would Not Cooperate For Her Photos. She Was Doing Everything But Smiling. Here She Is Getting Ready To 'Hulk' Out.”
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#77 "My Daughter Would Not Stop Crying Until She Got Her Own Cone Of Shame."
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#78 “My Husband Hid These From Me For Years, I Was Going Through Stuff To Clean Out Some Junk And Found Them Hidden And I Almost Died Laughing.”
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#79 “My Great-Aunt Loved These Cookies So Much, She Apparently Had My Father Do A Photo Shoot With Them! This Is Arguably The Best Shot.”
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#80 "Snapped A Nice Picture Of My Dad Admiring A Gorilla."
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#81 “My Sister Looking Like She’s Gonna Tear My Head Off When I Was An Infant Being Held By My Dad.”
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#82 “When The Preacher Said ‘Kiss The Bride,’ My Four-Year-Old Decided To Put A Finger In My Butt.”
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#83 “The Photographer Kept Telling My Son To “Smile More!” And This Was His Version Of Smiling “More.””
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#84 “In The Photo Is My Grandpa Holding Me As A Baby In 1989"
"After grandpa retired, he started a side job as a clown, where he’d go to birthday parties and do magic tricks. He also often wore his boxing shorts from his days as a heavyweight boxer at Michigan State. He was dressing up to entertain the grandkids that day, and the boxing/clown combination certainly made for an interesting photo.”
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#85 "The Time My Brother Tried To Hop Over A Pole..."
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#86 “My Brother Put All He Had On The Dance Floor The Night Of My Parents’ 1987 Christmas Party.”
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#87 “There’s A Reason Why My Sisters Were Accepted Into Private School And I Wasn’t.”
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#88 "It Was My 7th Birthday And I Don’t Know Why This Is Happening..."
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#89 “My Daughter In Bonbon Land In Denmark, 2004.”
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#90 “The Whole Family Went For Church Directory Photos And The Photographer Decided To Be ‘Creative’ With Us.'”
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#91 “Drawing By Me: Age 5.”
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#92 “This Is A Picture Of My Wife On Our Wedding Day. I’m Not Certain How She Got Her Leg To Do That But Needless To Say She Is Quite Flexible.”
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#93 “My Kids Learning About The Pigs And The Bees.”
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#94 “My Family Owned An Internet Service Provider When I Was Growing Up, And This Was Our Big Promo Shot.”
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#95 “When My Father Got Remarried After My Parent’s Divorce, My Mother Went Through The Family Albums And Cut Him Out Of All Of The Family Photos. Using Scissors Became Too Labor Intensive, So She Switched To White-Out.”
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#96 "My Dog Hanging Out In The Exact Spot We Tried To Keep Her Out Of."
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#97 Verified “My Sister Found These In Reject Pile From A Childhood Photo Shoot, But We Think These Should Really Have Been Chosen For The Living Room Wall.
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#98 “My Husband, His Mother And Sister. My Mother-In-Law Thought She Was Being ‘Artistic.'”
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#99 “Being A Mom Isn’t Easy So While You Try To Get One Kid To Sleep You’re Also Playing With Another.”
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#100 “This Is A Photo Of My Mom, My Brother, Myself, And My Soon To Be Born Younger Brother"
"I’m awkwardly in the hockey equipment on the bottom left. A family friend talked mom into having us all pose for this photo. It went on to win some sort of award in a Newport, RI photo show. It also hung in our house while I was growing up, which made for some awkward moments when friends came over."
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#101 “This Is What Happens When Your Mother Chops Off Your Beautiful, Long, Thick, Crystal Gayle-Length Hair The Day Before School Photos In Grade 2."
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#102 “This Was Me In First Grade. My Mom Convinced Me To Cut My Hair ‘Like Demi Moore In Ghost.'”
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#103 “The Capacity Was 6. . .we Fit 13.”
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#104 "This Is A Picture Of Me (In The Front) And My Family."
"It was originally taken without my dad because my parents were having problems at the time, and so, in wanting a complete family photo, my mother added my dad – cut out from another picture – to it. In that one, his head was 3x larger than ours, facing the wrong way, and his shirt had been marked in with a sharpie marker. When my parents stopped having problems, she changed the photo of him to the one now there. This was also the time that my mom discovered MS Paint. She thought my sister was being disrespectful by wearing an Arachnophobia shirt, so using her paint skills, she whited it out. She printed this gem and put it up in our family home, where it remained on the wall for over ten years.”
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#105 “My Husband Was Taking Pictures The Entire Time. This Is When They Started To Sew Me Up And Apparently The Most Opportune Time To Take A Selfie.”
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#106 “Our Family Is Italian And One Of Our Favorite Traditions Has Always Been Having Stuffed Artichokes On Special Occasions"
"When my first daughter was born we decided to take a family picture with the newest addition to the family with my cousins...and artichokes. I think it’s clear from the photo that my daughter was the only one who found it a little odd.”
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#107 “I Was Just Trying To Peel My Daughter Off Of Me, Sit Her On The Bench And Then I Was Running To Get Out Of The Picture. However It Looks Like I Have Left My Children With Their Sitter And Am Running Away For Dear Life!”
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#108 "Our Annual Awkward Christmas Photo."
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#109 ” My Daughter Meeting Ronald Mcdonald Back In 1992 When She Was Three.”
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#110 “Having Your Photo Taken With Thomas And Friends Seemed Pretty Simple"
"You select the engine you wish to be in the photograph, stand in the blue circle, press start button and stand for 5 seconds. But my son wouldn’t remain in the painted circle and so i held him in place at arm’s length so as not to be in the photo myself. When I walked into the souvenir photo shop, the staff were in fits of giggles and this was why.”
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#111 "Had To Renew My Driving License; Thanks To The Idiot That Stamped My New License, I'm Now Quasimido."
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#112 “My Grandparents In Hawaii In The Early 70’s. And No, That’s Not Grandma On The Right. She’s On The Left Giving The Stink Eye. If Looks Could Kill, That Hula Girl Wouldn’t Live To See Her Next Luau.”
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#113 “My Italian Grandfather On His First Trip To Hawaii.”
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#114 “My Wedding: August 2004. In What Has Become Known As A “Family” Thing, Men From His Side Shed Clothes As The Night Goes On. This Is Me And My Husband’s Uncle About Halfway Through Our Reception At A Local Restaurant/Bar.”
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#115 “This Was Taken By A Professional Photographer For My Dance Class In The Late 90’s. Disney Clearly Missed Out On A Star And Her Power Stance.”
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