Mom Archives

Animal Kingdom

“The idea was to show our mother-daughter bond. And nothing says bonding quite like matching outfits, aggressively big hair, stuffed animals, our completely natural pose, and Alf.”

(submitted by Kristel)

Sky High

“Our yearly Olan Mills mother-daughter photo. I have a fake ponytail on while my mom’s giant bouffant was 100% real.”

(submitted by Beth)

“My father was a pastor in Northern California, and my mother dressed as a clown for a church community event, even though I had a horrible clown phobia. I recall that day clearly and refer to the event as ‘The Great Betrayal.'”

(submitted by Matthew)

The Role Model

“I proudly present my pall mall smoking, high ball drinking (out of a cartoon jelly glass) mom – who lived to the ripe old age of 91.”

(submitted by Christina)

Handle With Care

“A photo from the early 1920s of my distant relative, Elizabeth, carrying her grandchildren in Connecticut. The way she was holding them, at first glance, I thought they were dolls.”

(submitted by Kiri)

On Thin Ice

“When I was in middle school, I wanted to take ice skating lessons. My mom, who was always very competitive, decided to sign up too. This photo was taken the day we had our big performance and mom, of course, was better than I was.”

(submitted by Kristin)

The Glam Gals

“My mom and I did “mother/daughter” glamour shots at a local motel in a janky hotel room in the late 90s. The photographer thought it would be a lovely idea to have us sit back to back and be encircled by black and white feather boas. He also commented on my “beautiful eyes.” At the time, I actually had pink eye so maybe they appeared more green? After all these years, I look back at this picture and smile. It was weird, somewhat concerning, and ridiculously funny.”

(submitted by Lisa)