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Chanel No. 5000

“This was when Nana got home from her twice yearly trip to Mexico. After telling us about the great deal she got on perfume, she wanted to hold my daughter. The baby wasn’t a fan of the copious amounts of Mexican Chanel #5 her great grandma was wearing.”

(submitted by Shea) 

Destination Wedding Hazards

“A class of Navy SEALs incidentally photobombed the beach wedding. Bride and groom don’t look too happy.”

(via source)

Skool Photo

“For my first grade photo, we were asked to ‘bring something that means a lot to you.'”

(via source)

Go Go Glamour Rangers

“Sometime in the early 90s, my day care did a field trip to a glamor studio. This was the result.”

(submitted by Alex) 

Falling Into My Own Trap

“I’ve set up a lock screen app on my phone that takes a photo if you type the wrong password. I was hoping to catch my daughter. So far I’ve only caught myself. Mostly first thing in the morning.”

(via source)

Letters To Santa

“I told my first grade class to write letters to Santa. Should have been more specific.”

(via source)

The Fisherman’s Pride Recreation

“While at a flea market several years ago, I bought a print called ‘The Fisherman’s Pride.’ It depicts a woman and her child by the seaside and the pair look exactly like me and my son–several people assumed we posed for it! So, I decided to recreate the image. I hired a photographer, had my hair professionally done in a ‘Seaside ‘do, (which really just means ‘wind blown’), and went into the studio for our shoot.

This is the result. Rather than actually going to the seaside and holding my son in my arms, or even using a seaside backdrop, I’m wrapped in a sheer cloth with my naked one-year-old on my lap. I hung a copy in my home for awhile since it was the only photo I had of me and my son at the time, but I quickly got rid of it when a neighbor asked why I was pretending to be a mermaid. :(”

(submitted by Angela)

The Fix Of ’76

“We had a professional photographer come to our house to take a family photo. When we got the photos back, all of them had something wrong– someone’s eyes were closed, weird smile, whatever–except for the last photo, which we thought was perfect and sent out on our Christmas cards. Then…we saw it. I (the youngest) evidently was having underwear creepage that needed to be fixed right then. At that very moment. And to this day, no one will ever let me forget The Great Underwear Fix of 1976.”

(submitted by Sherry) 

Dance Like No One’s Watching

“I was a portly child, but enjoyed dancing. This was the outfit which I wore in a dance recital. Note the crop top and gut out stance!”

(submitted by Jody)

Camera Unfriendly

“Here’s a compilation of all my grade school photos. Somehow I managed to look ugly every year except sixth grade.”

(submitted by Robin)