The Pre-Photoshop Days

“This pic of me and my Dad was on his desk at work for over 25 years. Wasn’t until he retired that I noticed this…”
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My New Bestie

“A friend brought his pet raccoon ‘Stevie’ down to our shore house one Labor Day weekend.  I was exhausted from  partying pretty heavily and laid down on our front lawn. And Stevie felt pretty comfortable with me…and I him.”

(submitted by Jeff)

Third Wheel Life

“This is my sister (looking at the camera) and my husband and me. We were testing out the timer on our camera and didn’t intend to get any kind of keep-able photo out of it, but after seeing the look on her face, we thought it was well worth keeping!”

(submitted by Kali) 

Sweater Inception

“It was picture day and I wanted to wear my favorite sweater and my favorite pants. Nine-year-old me didn’t give a heck if they matched or not. Surely one of the miniature sweaters ON my sweater matched my pants. Also, I had this problem of just smiling as big as I could in pictures no matter what.”

(submitted by Valerie)

Grin Trouble

“Before taking my kindergarten school picture, my mom was adamant that I “show my teeth” when I smiled. This was the result.”

(submitted by Sarah) 

Target Practice

“This is a picture of my father and I when I was 6 months old. Oh clueless first time dad!”

(submitted by Autumn)

Family Appreciation Day

“Pictured here: my sweet, loving grandmother, my sister, her husband and their cute baby boy. The nursing home set up a photo studio and invited the families of residents to come in for a FREE family portrait for their annual ‘Family Appreciation Day.” This is the photo we got! It’s inexplicable that the photographer let this one slide, but now we have this delightfully tragic image to feel weird about for years to come. Thanks?”

(submitted by Fran) 

Smashing Pumpkins

“We were taking some shots in the pumpkin patch and trying to get the baby to stop crying. His sister was sitting behind him and decided she wanted to play with a small pumpkin. She was about a foot behind his head but it ended up looking like she was the cause of his discomfort!”

(submitted by Frank) 

The Fight Before Christmas

“Our annual family pictures used to be very stressful events, but 1998 took the cake. In this picture, I had just taken a Santa doll from my sister. She retaliated by slapping me and taking the doll back. I was clutching my face and my dad flipped her over his shoulder just as the automatic timer went off. All my mom could do was stand by helplessly.”

(submitted by Emily) 

Service With A Frown

“I’m not really sure why, but my kids ALWAYS draw me with a frown.”

(submitted by Jennifer)