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Don’t Sweat It

“Christmas in Frankfurt, Germany, 1998. My grandma knitted sweaters for my granddad, cousin, brother and me.”

(submitted by IG @jonas_kesner

Kraftwerk It

“Berlin, 1980s. My mom’s mullet is the cherry on top of this moody photo.”

(submitted by IG @maliwali

Welcome To The Dollhouse

“This is a photo of me when I was about 2 years old around Christmas time. I’m at a house that was decorated every year with hundreds of dolls in various Christmas-themed scenes, but what a pyramid of dolls has to do with Christmas, I don’t know. I don’t remember this at all, so I must have blocked out the creepiness.”

(submitted by Erin)

Waste Management

“I get it, the 70’s were a bit different. But one photo explains my lifetime of poor self-esteem.”

(submitted by Melissa) 

“C” Is For “Creepy”

“Found this gem while digitizing the family photos. It was taken sometime in the late 70s in Des Moines, Iowa. I’m the little guy with Cookie Monster and my brother, who’s sole comment upon seeing this photo was, ‘miss that hat.'”

(submitted by David)

PTSD Santa

“My dad when he was a kid with a Santa who has seen some things.”

(submitted by IG @marleybressy.13

Facebag

“I was a cool kid, with my 8-bit face on my tote bag just in case we got separated.”

(submitted by Victoria)

Upside Down

“The first grandchild in my family.”

(submitted by Uncle E)

 

Into The Woods

“We were going for the perfect family photo. Our son had other ideas.”

(submitted by IG @sybkirk

Pose-pourri

“The Sears portrait photographer couldn’t figure out how to get the families to stand/sit cohesively, so she came up with this pose with me sitting on my husband’s back, trying to get our oldest son to look and smile at the camera. My husband was annoyed, my father-in-law (standing) was done with the photo session & this became our family photo of 2009.”

(submitted by Elizabeth)