Kids
Tipsy
“This is an outtake for a staged Christmas photo of me and my brother Tom. As you can see from the look of terror on his face, Tom began to tip over. That’s mom’s hand trying to keep him from going baby ass over elbow.”
(submitted by Christine)
The Graveyard Badge
“This is my Girl Scout troop in about 2001. Whoever thought it was a good idea for a troop to take a picture in a cemetery….”
(submitted by Katie)
Three Little Pigs
“My loving mother (the one on the sled) thought it would be a wonderful photo opportunity to have ballerina pig costumes hand-made for us all. My sister Adellie (in front) and I were firmly instructed to look as though we were having a jolly good time as we pretended to push our Mommy through the snow. I recall crying a lot during this photo-shoot. And the answer is yes, we were forced to wear these on Halloween and yes, it was on our Christmas card that year.”
(submitted by Ava)
Bikeless
“Christmas morning, and everybody except young Tim (middle) gets a new bike. We as parents should have anticipated the reaction.”
(submitted by Scott)
Shoeless
“This is a picture of my mom (far left) and her sister, half sister, and step sister in the back. It was taken sometime in the late-80s as a family portrait. Too funny…”
(submitted by Morgan)
Awkward Assignment
When your kid comes home with this, there’s only one person to blame… your kid.
(submitted by Anthony)
Tinseltown
“This was one of my many dance costumes in the early 80’s. We were doing a theme to Star Wars for this one…but I’m not really sure why this particular costume was being used. Perhaps the cascading tinsel made it look futuristic? The worst part was that when my mom bought the photo package she also purchased a 5 inch button with this photo that she used to wear around.”
(submitted by Vanessa)
Twins
“This is a photo of my sister and me, taken around 1991 (she is on the right, I’m on the left). I remember being incredibly grumpy that day, as I loathed getting our photos taken for three reasons:
1.) I had to sleep in uncomfortable curlers the night before, which always made for a poor night’s rest.
2.) I hated being dressed as twins, especially since my sister and I are not twins.
3.) Wearing identical “Spumoni” sweatshirts: Spumoni was a line of clothing from the late eighties that appealed to young girls with its screen-print overkill: it utilized repetitive patterns of dogs, cats, flowers, and bows–resplendently displayed as puffy white vinyl designs. While I had been fine wearing this sweatshirt two years before, donning this again at eleven did not hold the same charm as it once did, and thus walking through the mall to the Sears Portrait Studio felt like a death march. However, I am sure my mother believed that my sister and I were simply darling in our matching attire with complimenting curls, so this photo bears witness to that crappy day so long ago.”
(submitted by Brenna)
