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The Joker
“In the photo is my grandpa holding me as a baby in 1989. After grandpa retired, he started a side job as a clown, where he’d go to birthday parties and do magic tricks. He also often wore his boxing shorts from his days as a heavyweight boxer at Michigan State. He was dressing up to entertain the grandkids that day, and the boxing/clown combination certainly made for an interesting photo.”
(submitted by Darcy)
Snow Day
“This is a picture of little me on my first real snow day. What compelled my mother to buy this snowsuit, let alone dress me in it and bring me out in public, I have no idea.”
(submitted by Kelly)
Helping Hands
“This is me and my back then 3, 2 and almost 1 year old.. my dear neighbor who was a studio photographer offered to take a a pic of us.. that was as good as she could do.. awkward but I LOVE the picture.. it’s sooo how I felt and how my life was.. (not that I needed a picture to remember that time in my life.. ;))”
(submitted by Grethel)
A Spoonful
“This is me back in ’93 at the Brantford Skating Carnival. The show was beauty and the beast, and I was a piece of cutlery (a spoon). I had to wear a horrible white unitard, and everyone said I looked like a toilet seat. The worst part is when we were on the ice, it glowed in the dark!”
(submitted by Connie)
The Peek Around
“My mom forced my brothers and I to take a family portrait…from this the fabled ‘peek around’ emerged.”
(submitted by Kevin)
The Incredible Hulk
“My cousins got together for a Christmas family photo. Everyone was asked to wear their best outfit. Needless to say, it was open to interpretation for one of my cousins.”
(submitted by Victor)
The Last Laugh
“The year the baby was NOT quite as into the family photo shoot for the holidays as the rest of us!”
(submitted by Tara)
To Infinity
“Went to Infinity on the Gold Coast, we were forced to wear white shoe covers and gloves. We don’t know why.”
(submitted by Dominic)
In Bloom
“A picture of my family and I (I’m the little girl with brown hair). My mom thought it would be a good idea to take the family to get professional photos. We were rocking the mullets, huge glasses, and floral prints.”
(submitted by Stephanie)
