5 + 2
“My 7th birthday – apparently, my mom couldn’t be bothered to find a ‘7’ candle for my cake, so she used the leftover ‘5’ and ‘2’ from my sister’s and brother’s cakes! It was so much fun doing math for my birthday.”
(submitted by Terey)
The Parade Route
“I made a route map for my neighborhood golf cart parade… good ole family fun right?! Didnt even notice until after it was emailed… to the entire neighborhood. Legitimately- have always heard our neighborhood has a lot of swingers… now I know how they all knew where to move!”
(submitted by Adrienne)
The Donkey Dilemma
“My mother booked a photoshoot because she wanted special pictures of us three children with a cute donkey. But whatever she tried my little brother would not go near the donkey let alone sit on it. My sister and I obviously had fun watching her endeavors.”
(submitted by Bettina)
Permania
“I rocked the Wilson Phillips short bowl haircut for awhile, but that wasn’t enough to express myself. So, I permed it. This is my third grade school picture. I have no idea why there are fireworks.”
(submitted by Molly)
The Santa Experiment
“When I was a little kid, my mom had the idea to style my cousin into Santa Claus one year. The experiment went wrong.”
(submitted by IG @giulia.sperduti)
Salon De Shop-Vac
“Our vacuum had this hair dryer bag attachment. Less disturbingly, my slippers had Cabbage Patch doll heads on them.”
(submitted by IG @erin_merula)
Clown Town
“Chicago, 1982. The year my parents learned I was afraid of clowns. And whatever that thing is behind me.”
(submitted by IG @lew_lewie)
Rise And Shine
“Our kids had experimented with a few different balancing acts and by the time I got my camera figured out, our son had found a new perch.”
(submitted by Alexandra)
Brite Spot
“My mom decided to bring Rainbow Brite to her school picture day.”
(submitted by IG @heidi_christine77)
The Good Place
“1996 at a studio. My mom thought it would be a good idea to pose us as angels for our 1996 family Christmas card.”
(submitted by IG @schlizzie_j)