The Cemetery Model
“My mom used to force me to ‘model’ and strike a pose anywhere, even when were were visiting a cemetery. Needless to say, she was a quirky stage mother.”
(submitted by Priscilla)
Who Brought This Guy?
“This is my parents and me at the wedding of one of their friends.”
(submitted by AJ)
Thumb Wrestling
“What a proud moment for mom. Little did she know that there was no thumb sucking allowed in this picture!”
(submitted by Julie)
The Cup
“1975. Little league. In the middle of a game, the league photographer showed up to snap our team photograph. That inning, I had been playing catcher and was wearing all of the catcher’s gear– chest protector, face mask, helmet, shin guards and of course, the team cup which I wore over the uniform. I forgot to remove something before the photograph was snapped and to this day, I believe the photographer got a helluva good laugh out of it.”
(submitted by Bob)
Potty Tricks
“This is me when I was 3 or so. Wherever we had guests over I would take the potty out of the bathroom to showcase my outstanding pooping abilities!”
(submitted by IG @tiagomasseti)
The Pacifist
“I don’t really know what happened. First the pacifier was in my child’s mouth but then the photographer slipped one into my mouth too so I looked at my wife for help and she mouthed the words ‘Play Along’ so I tried to look as classy as I could with a pacifier in my mouth.”
(submitted by Pete)
Christmas Chicken
“My parents took my brother and I to a Christmas Party in a fancy hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. Instead of having a Santa Clause, they had a Christmas Chicken instead. We don’t seem too pleased.”
(submitted by Shane)
Dry Christmas
“This was my family’s Christmas card for 1995. My mom came up with the crazy idea to have us all wear different towels in the picture. It still makes me laugh every time I see it.”
(submitted by Brynn)
The Toss Up
“This was taken at the precise moment I threw the Bride’s Bouquet to the bachelorette who would be next in line to be married. Clearly, both of my friends wanted the honors.”
(submitted by Alicia)
Stairway To Awkward Christmas Photos
“This was our joint family Christmas photo at the lake between my family and my mom’s sister’s family. We decided this staircase leading down to the lake would be the perfect spot for our family photo. We spent 30 minutes setting up the camera with it’s self-timer about 30 feet away from the staircase. I personally ran back and forth about 20 times. During the set-up, the two families waited on the staircase getting more and more impatient. There was yelling and pushing. It was a lovely time. Once it was ready for the photo, we all lined up and of course switched at least 2 times each with other people in the line to get the line up perfect. Then we all sucked in as not to have our stomachs touch the person in front of us and we forced a smile as we waited for the self-timer to go off. The pictures lasted for another 15 minutes and I had to run back and forth to check them and change the angle. Once I felt we had enough and it looked like everyone’s eyes were open, we called it quits. This picture is the best of the bunch. You’re welcome.”
(submitted by Taylor)
