Kids
Fish Food
“When I was about 9 or 10, my mum and dad took me and my sister on holiday to Wales. My dad is the biggest wind up merchant and never happy until he can make a kid cry. On this occasion, he had convinced me that the lake was full of man eating piranha fish and 6 ft deep. This was taken by mum, you can’t see my sister laughing behind her, but my whining and protesting at the prospect of being fish food made for a good photo that’s haunted me for years. Dad has just confessed after 30 yrs that he felt bad for making me cry!”
(submitted by Claire)
Claw VS Paw
The Clawrate Kid has met his match.
Couchsmoking
“Me and my step dad back in 1991. He refused to take a photo without his beer AND his cigarette present. This one also features my undies showing and that god awful couch everyone seems to have had during the late 80s and early 90s.”
“Taken back in roughly 85/86. Me and my Uncle Chuck, who apparently thought he was Hugh Hefner and was allowed to wander around the house in his robe and pj’s all day, every day.”
(submitted by Cathy)
My Buddy
“As a ballsy 8 year-old, I clearly had a specific vision and a mother who humored me. To this day, I wonder what that poor photographer was thinking.”
(submitted by Jennifer)
She’s Got Pull
“We had darling two-year-olds for our ring bearer and flower girl. While we were trying to get a picture of me and my niece, the flower girl, our spirited ring bearer decided to have a yank at my veil which was of course cemented on to my head with a thousand bobby pins and hair spray. I thought he was going to pull out a chunk! Children are such angels.”
(submitted by Holly)
Wonderbread Girl
“I acknowledge that my arms look disproportionately huge in this photo, like I’m some oddly shaped monkey child. Awkwardness forever.”
(submitted by Amanda)
An American Tail
“Family fun at Chuck E. Cheese’s for my birthday. As a parent myself, I find this photo highly disturbing, and causes me to question my entire childhood. I mean, what kind of parent allows their daughter to wear socks with sandals?!”
(submitted by Angela)
You Go, Girl
Throw your hands in the air and wave them like you just don’t care.
(submitted by Lauren)
Upside Down
“We had taken our son to Sears for a photo session. We received the proofs and ordered prints, not realizing that his middle finger was proudly displayed in the photo. It wasn’t until years later we noticed it.”
(submitted by Dee)
