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Behind The Awkwardness

Seven Is Enough

“We were a pretty nerdy family.”

(submitted by Brian)

The Inheritance

“My grandfather’s late wife passed and they found $80,000 and all these guns hidden in her things.”

(submitted by Lyndsey)

Baby Barely

“We were in vacation on Virginia visiting my aunt. My mom and dad thought it’d be a good idea to get a picture of my brother and I with the ocean in the background. And an even better idea letting my barely older than me brother hold me… the baby. Well, when my dad said “okay on the count of three” my brother Matt thought that meant to let go. My mom and aunt raced to grab me and caught me barely by the foot. My dad kept snapping the picture which resulted in this family classic.”

(submitted by Heather)

Fishy

“This photo was unearthed recently from a photo album, that had remained unseen for the past 20 years. No one in the family has any recollection of when and where this photo was taken, including my mother, the person gutting the fish. In fact, up until recently seeing this photo, she would have told you she had never gutted a fish. She also asks: “Why am i wearing sunglasses? And that bandanna?” This would be an amazing photo in itself, without the absurd addition of the mystery hands (no one knows who’s hands these are!), giving the sink a good plunge. As you do, when the person next to you is feverishly gutting a fish!”

(submitted by Madeline in Canada)

Doing The Dinosaur

“My niece, in the photo, has a huge fixation with dinosaurs. She takes this one EVERYWHERE she goes (except school because they won’t allow it at the school & it won’t fit in her cubby). Her father, in pic, took her to the father/daughter dance and Choppers came along too!

(submitted by Julia)

Joy & Pain

‘Im the sorry looking one in this photo, along with my two younger bothers and mom. First Christmas after my parents divorced, and I probably didn’t get the legos I was hoping for. Merry Christmas!”

(submitted by Josh)

Santa Claws

“The memories around this pic are fuzzy, I suspect that I have blocked out Santa trying to lift my shirt and/or pinch my nipple. If I had to guess, I was probably around four years old (1979). Clearly, I am horrified by the look on my face.”

(submitted by Joseph)

Fish Fingers

“Here’s my Dad. Moments before this photo was taken, he was stood proudly showing off his catch.”

(submitted by Jo in the UK)

Flu Shot

“Our family went for flu shots. Our 13 year old daughter just couldn’t handle the idea of getting a shot, not before, during or after. We decided to take a picture after our vaccination. She just wouldn’t stop crying.”

(submitted by Andrew)

Sweater Vest

“This is my husband Drew, his grandmother would make him a sweater vest every year. Obviously He really loved his grandmother!”

(submitted by Ben)