Over time, things that used to delight us or seemed normal can now cause only quiet horror and embarrassment. This is probably why we are so embarrassed to look at old photos from family photo albums, in which dad could be photographed only in shorts, and mom considered it normal to dress us with brothers and sisters in strange identical outfits sewn by her own hands …
#01. “This is what happens when you sneeze during a photo shoot. And yes, my parents still use it as our Christmas card.”
#02. “My dad liked to hold me on one arm and sometimes he used props”
#03. “Me with the scariest Bert and Ernie, the 1970s”
#04. “This is my husband showing off his harvest”
#05. “My mother made clothes for our family when I was growing up. This is her next creation for our performance in the church choir”
#06. “The photographer and my parents tried to make me sit still. My mom can’t remember exactly, but she thinks my dad, who smoked, supposedly gave me cigarettes to distract me and take a picture.”
#07. “This is a photo of my brother in 1985. My parents loved to make us pose in weird and awkward places.”
#08. “This is my brother and sister Judy at one of their birthday parties in the early 80s. I don’t think my brother knew exactly what was behind him.”
#09. “My dad, when he was a child, with Santa, who is tired of this life”
#10. “Aunt Helen made these outfits for us and although I know she tried very hard, I was disappointed. I (left) smile but my eyes are red from crying because I didn’t want to wear it.”
#11. “When my parents took this picture, the photographer had a strange idea. My mom was wearing a T-shirt, and my dad took off his shirt. The photographer even entered a photo contest with this shot and won.”
#12. “My son found this at a family party”
#13. “I really liked it when dad carried me in a bag”
#14. “We were going to take the perfect family photo. Our son had other plans.”
#15. “I’m in the foreground, my brother is in the back, and my mom is on the right. We sit in the jacuzzi after a day of skiing. I’m pretty sure my mom REALLY has a swimsuit on.”
#16. This photo was taken sometime in the late 70s. I’m a little guy with Korzhik and my brother, who, after seeing this photo, said that he misses this cap.
#17. “The first professional photo of my nephew. He tried to put on the perfect smile, but instead, he looks like he’s hiding the evidence of a crime in his freezer.”
