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Dropping The Baton
“I had been excited all day long for my baton recital. My mom had gotten my hair and makeup done and I could not wait to get on stage. However, I did not know there would be pictures involved. When I was presented to the photographer, I was more than pissed. The face you are seeing in this picture is basically me saying ,’Screw you, Mom and Dad.’ And the hell of it all is…the photographer PICKED THIS PICTURE TO PRINT. My parents BOUGHT IT. My parents GAVE COPIES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. It will live in infamy on numerous refrigerators, in many photo albums, and now, in all its glory all over the web.”
(submitted by Meredith)
The Exhibitionists
“My brother and his family tried taking a family picture in our field, but the cows kept following them. The cows were doing this in the background of every single photo. Almost as if they wanted to be photographed.”
(submitted by Janell)
Big Daddy, Little Baby
“My dad is a big man, and I was a little baby. The details in the couch including a juice box sliding between cushions, and a crack in the wall covered with tape, both highlights our living situation back then. Our house may not have been rich, but the love was.”
(submitted by Nianna)
Doll Face
“This is a photo of me. & people wonder why I am afraid of dolls. Thank you, mom & dad.”
(submitted by Sara)
Four Daughters, Four Personalities
“I had 4 daughters in 6 years. They couldn’t be more different from each other. Guess which one is the spitfire?”
(submitted by Summer)
Stripes
“Back in the seventies, my mother bought large quantities of discount fabric to make clothes for the family. Here are my father and three brothers. I’m so glad I was a girl.”
(submitted by Linda)
Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting
“This is a photo of me and my family. For the record, my dad is not Ron Jeremy.”
(submitted by Daniel)
Once Bitten
“My little sister, brother and teenage neighbor playing with a baby raccoon. Begs the question- how did we survive the 70s???”
(submitted by Cat)
Red, White, And Groovy
“My Mom has always been a creative sewer. Back in the early 70’s she thought dressing the family alike in the cool, trendy flag cloth would be a great idea. Note the awesome brown polyester pants and cool white belts sported by the guys! And little me on my father’s knee! This picture has been out of the family’s eye for decades and I recently dug it out of somewhere. I showed it to my Mom and her reaction was “Good lord, what was I thinking?” That got a huge chuckle from me!”
(submitted by Ann)
The McTourists
“This is my family touring in Germany back in the 80’s. If we were anymore blatantly American, we would have been wearing American flag pants and “I Love America” t-shirts. I’m the one in the blue pants hiked up nice and high. Guess I wanted to make sure everyone saw my socks with Jellies.”
(submitted by Gina)
