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Family Portrait

Bowing To Pressure

“I was always a happy-go-lucky kid until that bowtie was put on!”

(submitted by David)

Rat Pack

“Just me and my fiancé, and three of our ratbabies Paul, Phil, and Amelie. We wanted a family portrait. We had to call every studio in town to find someone willing to do it. Only one agreed…if we snuck them in.”

(submitted by Abigale)

I Fought The Fan And The Fan Won

“Papa got his ass kicked by a ceiling fan and his son has a decent bruise on his nose. Sister hams it up on the side.”

(submitted by Dilly)

Hot Topic

“I found an old pic of me and my family when I was in high school. I was such a ray of sunshine.”

(via source)

Twin Perspectives

“There are my twins when they were about 2 years old. They still have this same attitude. He is always happy and easygoing, and she is not having any of it.”

(submitted by Hanna)

The Choker

“This is a picture of my brother and me. He is 13 years older than I am and he would constantly pick on me growing up. Apparently he couldn’t stop himself during the family photo session.”

(submitted by Sandy)

Timer Troubles

“This family portrait was taken in 1970. My Dad had a new slide camera with a timer. I’m the one in the ‘fashionable’ white polyester pantsuit. I have no idea what my mother was doing, but obviously, no one was ready for the shot.”

(submitted by Gayle)

The Compromise

“1979. The first time I had to get my picture taken at JC Penney’s with my baby brother, who had stolen my spotlight a few months before. I threw a tantrum, but then finally agreed to be in the picture. I still refused to smile.”

(submitted by Jennifer)

Crossed Up

“From our family portrait session in 1991. Olan Mills gave us  this photo at no additional charge. Guess who probably got a spanking later that evening.”

(submitted by James)

Cowboy Up

“I actually like these photos, which I believe are the only posed photos we ever had shot as a family. Sure, future generations will look at us and think WTF? But those were the times, man, and my Dad loved his cowboy hat.”

(submitted by Tammy)