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“My family at the dentist. I’m in the chair, the dentist is my uncle, and for some reason my grandmother decided this was a great time for a family picture.”

(submitted by Sarah)

Justice League

“My parents took me to a Halloween autograph session with ‘Justice League’ superheroes. Now that I look at it 30 years later I find it quite creepy, particularly Spider-Man.”

(submitted by Paul)

Saddle Up

“During a family trip to Lake Lanier, we all decided to pose individually by this statue with unique, cute poses. At the time, I didn’t realize how this would look.”

(submitted by Sherri)

Pencil Pose

“My parents thought it was a good idea to dress a 12 year old in a school bus sweater and pose next to a pencil.”

(submitted by Katie)

“My mom sewed clothes for the family when I was growing up. Since our family sang together in churches in Indiana and Michigan in the 70’s, she had the grand idea of making red polyester suits with a hint of orange Polka dots (along with the awesomely huge bow ties). Gotta love ya, Mom! And BTW, I’m the little boy next to dad. Today, my family of 7 children all play in our own family music group, but without the polyester.”

(submitted by John)

Simply Radishing

“This is the man I live with showing off his harvest many years ago.”

(submitted by Linda)

Ghosting

“I’m the boy in the picture with my family. Apparently, the ghostbusters craze got the best of my mom and she made us walk through the mall in those stupid shirts to get our picture taken. From the look on my sister’s face, I don’t think she was too thrilled with the whole idea either.”

(Submitted by Trevor)