“When I was six I had a George W. Bush-themed birthday.”
“This is a picture of my grandmother, older brother, and my dad. The photo was taken well before I was born and I can guarantee this was my dad’s idea.”
“It was the 90s and our grandpa brought us to a Chinese Ice Sculpture event in São Paulo, Brazil.”
“What started as a joke Father’s Day gift picked up from a yard sale became our daughter’s best friend. She rode with him in her baby stroller, slept next to him every night, and insisted he be tucked in with her.”
“When I was 15, I was in the prime of my Hanson obsession.”
“We were trying to work the self timer for a family Christmas photo. The timer went off a little sooner than expected.”
“My mom thought it would be a good idea to hire whatever this is for my 3rd birthday party. This photo was taken moments before I started screaming and crying.”
“The only thing I know about this photo is that my parents were at a business event.”
“The excitement was palpable at the 1993 cousins weekend at Aunt Betty’s house.”
“My dad. In my backyard. Making me participate in the world’s creepiest partial family photo.”
“My family was scheduled to take family photos. My youngest refused to even just stand and look at the camera so we just stood around him and took pics anyways.”
“This photo of my family was taken as a Christmas picture after my younger sister (the “pearl”) was born.”
“My 1986 senior picture. So much to unpack here. The phone, the boots, the ornamental side clip in the very bottle blonde hair…”
“It was the hottest day of the year, and car ride to Olan Mills was without air conditioning and mom, grandma, my cousins and me were all crammed in the car together. On the way Mom got pulled over for having a broken tail light and by the time we got there everyone was already over it. Those dresses were hot and itchy, and every time our photographer was ready to shoot, someone started crying or had to go to the bathroom. I’m the one on the far right with the face. I still make that face to this day when irritated.”
“My cousin. 1970s. No words.”
“Despite the doom & gloom depicted in the picture, four kids & 28 years later, we’re still together.”
“My dad’s 1989 senior picture.”