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Shoot Your Shotput

“I really don’t understand why people say the junior high years are so awkward.”

“I had been bugging my son about getting his quote done for the yearbook before the deadline. He seemed to be ignoring me so I gave him some advice about what not to do. Apparently he listened this time!”

(submitted by Andrea)

Pin-Up Girls

“This is me and my best friend doing our glamour shot photo at the mall where they literally pinned our hair together.”

(submitted by IG @shanalanadingdong444)

In Bloom

“Just one of my senior pictures. I actually have this hanging in my home office as a cautionary tale.”

(submitted by IG @dawncabl)

Cougar Town

“Strange times at the Montgomery county fair in Ohio, 1981.”

(submitted by IG @gisdavie)

Triple Play

“In 1988 my husband took three girls to junior prom.”

(submitted by IG @joyornot)

Dialed In

“1986 Senior Pictures. So much to unpack here. The phone, the boots, the ornamental side clip in the very bottle blonde hair…”

(submitted by IG @dawncabl)

Jersey Girl

“My high school b-ball pic.”

(submitted by IG@aluv15 and @carley.murillo)

Leotard Chic

“I spent much time in a leotard during the late 1970s/early 89s, evidently much to the chagrin of my grandmother and sister, both giving me the stink eye here. Mum seems not to care. Thanks, mum.

(submitted by IG @coleenkearon)

Bedazzler

“One word to describe me at this strange stage in my life – Showman.”

(submitted by Mark)

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