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Behind The Awkwardness

Hungry Like The Wolf

“My husband was a Boy Scout. This is the day he earned his ‘Awkwardness Badge.'”

(submitted by Leslie)

Goosebumps

“One year in elementary school, we were given the option of taking a hobby photo in addition to our regular picture.  My parents suggested I do a soccer photo or even one with my clarinet but I insisted on Goosebumps, explaining that the clarinet one would be too dorky.  I’ve never actually read the book I’m holding and out of the 50 or so titles I collected in the series, I only read about 5.  None of those 5 were the book I won a city-wide poster contest for in sixth grade; I just liked drawing wolves.  I guess the judges never read them either.”

(submitted by Jonathan)

Shadows

“This was my first communion picture. First of all, the hair is epic!! Crop top WITH tight perm? Yes please!!! But the real gem of the picture is my little sister, who for some reason wasn’t allowed in the pic and is seen lurking in the shadows in the background! Lol! And we wonder why she had middle child syndrome!!!”

(submitted by Leah)

Cheers

“This is a photo of me ( holding my bear) and my grandpa and dad. One or the other would get stuck babysitting me at times. I’d get dragged down to the local bar, a cherry coke to nurse for the night and would have my bear to talk to. Good times for all.”

(submitted by Sarah)

The Fall Guy

“My mother has always had a ‘unique’ fashion sense and a love for capturing her family in pictures. In this epic photo, I the young boy in front of the group of hat-wearing ladies show my lack of interest in the photo by staging my only defense… rubber legs.”

(submitted by John)

The Vaders

“This is a picture of our family taken for our latest Church Directory.”

(submitted by Dan)

Star Wars Cantina

“My parents local bar announced an all night viewing of the ‘Star Wars’ movies. My mom dressed up the whole family…. a day late. We spent the night dressed up in a bar with people in normal clothes.”

(submitted by Anabel in Belgium)

What Happens In Vegas

“This is a photo of my mother in Vegas last year for my cousin’s 21st birthday. It looks like my mom is the one who got the presents.”

(submitted by Jamie)

Oh Shirt

“I can’t remember the holiday, but my grandparents gave me a shirt & my sister money!!!??? You can see my enthusiasm!”

(submitted by Leah)

Soap In Your Eyes

“I am about eleven in this picture. I had just finished washing my mother’s car and was walking back to the house to go inside to pour out the water. On my way inside, I tripped and the soapy water sloshed up and into my face. For some reason, this was a catastrophe. I was also, for some reason, convinced that if I opened my eyes, the soap would get into them and blind me. I distinctly recall arguing with my father (who always had his camera at hand and saw this as a golden moment to capture) that I would, indeed, lose my eyesight, even though he kept saying I wouldn’t. At this point, I was crushed that nobody would believe me, nobody had the heart to comfort me, and nobody had the care to hand me a towel (I think I ended up using the sleeve of my sweater).

I’d like to say that’s just soapy water dripping off my chin, but with the amount of blubbering going on, it’s quite likely it’s a mixture of both soapy water and drool. And yes, if you’re wondering, this moment still comes up in conversations with my father. (My mother says there are too many similar ones for her to recall.)”

(submitted by Heather)