Behind The Awkwardness Pets
Stampede
“If it weren’t for ‘vigilant’ mothering and quick intervention, I could have been trampled by a herd of goats when I was 4 yrs old. I can’t imagine the impact that such a scene would have had on my equally tender and dutiful sister, who perpetually wore her school gym uniform outside of class.”
(submitted by Katie)
Logjam
“This is a photo of my dad (far right) and his three brothers. I guess the photographer couldn’t find a larger prop to set them on, and instead had them straddle and squeeze in.”
(submitted by Mandy)
Made In The Shade
“This is a photo of me and my pet ferret around the time I was three. My aunt decided to surprise my parents and take me to the local PetSmart for a photoshoot. A toddler holding a parasol with a pet ferret, along with unfortunate 90’s attire, makes for one awkward photo.”
(submitted by Jackie)
The Aristocrats
“At a family friends home for Thanksgiving dinner who deals in high end antiques for a living. So under a c.1500s painting and sitting on an Empire era sofa, my boyfriend casually had his arm around our jack russell with the hosts yorkie on his lap. I thought it would make a very sweet photo so snapped the picture just as our dog attempted to nail the yorkie. Both immediately jumped off the couch. We really weren’t sure what happened til we looked at the photo.”
(submitted by Diane)
Behind The Awkwardness: The Birds
“This is a picture of my mom and a bird we had rescued from Six Flags when he was a baby and fell out of his nest. This was his first flight, and we were so proud of him for flying on his own outside. He suddenly flew onto my mom’s shoulder, and, as you can tell, she was not so pleased.”
(submitted by Julie)
Behind The Awkwardness: Groundhog Day
“Being seemingly forever single and having recently moved to Indiana from Virginia, I had these pictures taken for Christmas cards but missed getting them in the mail so I did the next best thing. Groundhog’s day! Unfortunately, I can’t spell and I was making up the cards myself and got it wrong. About 50 went out to my friends, family, and co-workers.”
(submitted by Ariel)
Cat Fancy
“This is my Mom and Dad before they were married and had kids, the bank my dad was a customer at was having some kind of promotion where you could get a family portrait taken. He had no family so he asked if he could bring his girlfriend and his cats. I was told the cats got loose in the bank after they took the picture.”
(submitted by Allyson)
Behind The Awkwardness: Pom Poms
“My grandfather’s photo for online dating.”
(submitted by Kenneth in Canada)
Stonewashed
“This is a picture of my family circa 1991. It was taken in a “photography studio” in a motel room. The process was pretty similar to buying speakers out of the back of a van.”
(submitted by Evan)
Cold-Blooded Revisited
Just a few reasons why we love a recent pic sent to us by the legend himself, Mike, from Cold-Blooded:
1) He’ still wearing the same dog chain bracelet.
2) There is a snakeskin shower curtain behind him.
3) There is a snakeskin shower curtain behind him.
(submitted by Mike)
