Family Portrait
Stumped
“My mother always got what she wanted and she wanted this family picture of my four brothers and me and my sister. The boys got to wear their lovely red and the girls got to wear beautiful blue.”
(submitted by Ann)
A Man in Full
“Me, my siblings, and my parents in our 1975 family portrait. My dad had this one on his desk until he retired.”
(submitted by Larry)
Sick Day Communion
“May 1986, the day of my First Communion in Italy. My father battling the flu and me battling the awful bride-like dress that scratched my neck and made me itch everywhere. My mother was clearly on the verge of a breakdown, having to take care of lunch and all the guests on top of everything else. Apparently my brother was the only one having a good time.”
(submitted by Greta)
The Peak Portrait
“In 1989, our family went to Olan Mills for a perfectly normal family portrait and at some point, it was decided normal wasn’t really our thing. I have no idea whose idea this pose was, but everyone involved seems remarkably comfortable and I’m just hanging there, fully committed to it.”
(submitted by Josh)
Little Red Rider
“My mother like to produce a staged family Christmas card each year starring me and my six siblings. This particular year she had us pose in clothing and props that suggested our interests and talents. I am the youngest one dressed as a horseback rider. I think I had probably been on a horse once, but you don’t have a lot of interests and talents when you’re four.”
(submitted by Nancy)
Dramarama
“Our annual family portrait and my older sister had made me mad, and as a result I may or may not have just shoved her in the back.”
Happiness
“We were not know for our smiles but every year, mom would schedule a family portrait and every year, nobody ever smiled.”
(submitted by Diana)
Jersey Communion
“My first communion and my family posed for our boriqua, telenovela, purple rain, dynasty family photo. 1986, North Bergen, NJ.”
(submitted by Desirée)
Sweater Support
“My husband’s 1986 photo with his mom and sister in Princeton, Indiana. He hurt his eye playing football after his mom specifically told him not to but that wasn’t enough to miss the church photo. He was thrilled to be there.”
(submitted by Amy)
Maybe Showers
“Our then 5 year-old daughter didn’t want any part of the baby shower for my sister-in-law that I dragged her to. She was acting up all day and at this point, I had given up.”
(submitted by Gabrielle)
