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Purple Rain
“Our daughter would not cooperate for her photos. She was doing everything BUT smiling. Here she is “Hulking out.'”
(submitted by Amanda)
Timer’s Up
“We were trying to work the self timer for a family Christmas photo. The timer went off a little sooner than expected.”
(submitted by The Dickerson family)
Turbulence
“This picture is of my little sister and me in 1996. I loved playing with my baby sister so I was holding her up in the air over my head, playing ‘airplane’. My mom told me moments before this photo was taken that she just ate and that I probably shouldn’t do that but I told her that she already burped and playing with her will be fine. Mom was right.”
(submitted by Rachel)
Backseat Rider
“Christmas of 1982. I was 2 years old and obviously not the favorite child. My only option was to take a literal back seat to my sister if I wanted to go sleigh riding. Apparently this was seemed like a safe idea to my dad and my mom who snapped the shot. This picture pretty much sums up the next 30 years of my life.”
(submitted by Kristin)
Feeling Flushed
“My sister has four boys. She couldn’t find the youngest. And here he was!”
(submitted by Lori)
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)
Here’s Looking At You, Kid
“This photo was one pose in a series of shots my family had taken in about 1981. The photographer told the rest of my family to just stare at me while I tried to look dignified.”
(submitted by Ben)
Check Mate
“This picture is from 1991. Going to the Indy 500 parade. People actually offered my husband money for his pants.”
(submitted by Heidi)
Higher Ground
“This is my oldest brother. When he came to the States , his first obsession was rock & roll, followed by big hair.”
(submitted by Rosa)
Rabbit Romance
“This is a photo of me with my rabbits for my senior pictures. Little did I know that they would want to do in front of the camera.”
(submitted by Susie)
