HistoryJAN 7, 2021

50 Times People Found Out Their Parents Were Definitely Cooler Than Them And Shared These Pics As Proof

Austėja Akavickaitė and Rokas Laurinavičius

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Our parents weren't always parents. Yes, I know, that sounds self-explanatory, but let that sink in. Before these people were changing our diapers, they were young, wild, and free to do whatever they desired. In many cases, their old lives were even more impressive than our current ones. Building motorcycles, stopping bank robberies... It's one thing to hear those stories, but it's another to see photographic proof.

Surprised by and proud of their parents' past, people are sharing photos of their moms and dads on the subreddit r/OldSchoolCool. So continue scrolling to take a trip back in time to when they were rocking leather jackets and high-waisted jeans and when you're done, check out similar Bored Panda articles here and here.

#21 My Dad Was A Popstar In Argentina. Here He Is With Ella Fitzgerald, Mid 1960s

#22 My Mom Working As A Dj, Late 1970s

#23 Me Looking Up To My Fighter Pilot Dad In The Late 1980's

#24 My Dad At The 1966 International Science Fair. He Was A Finalist In 65, 66, And 67. In This Picture He Created A Perfusion System To Keep A Rat Kidney Alive When Removed From The Body, Like A Heart-Lung Machine

#25 My Mom And Bob Ross During An Event In Central Park, NYC In 1989

#26 48 Beers And A Unicycle. My Dad In The Early 80s

#27 My Parents When They Were 16 And 17 (1987). They’ve Been Together For 34 Years Now

#28 My Mom In The Early 90s. She Painted Her Own Shield

#29 My Mom And Arnold On A Date In The 70s

#30 My Cool Mom Partying With Robin Williams And Billy Crystal In LA, 1982

#31 My Dad Taking A Selfie, Using A Piece Of Wood To Activate The Shutter, Circa 1957

#32 After Their First Fight, My Dad Apologized To My Mom Through Polaroids. The True Og Of Apologies, My Man (1987)

#33 My Dad Wasn't Famous, But His Moves Were Pretty Cool (1977)

#34 My Dad And His Partner While They Were Undercover. This Picture Was Taken After They Stopped A Bank Robbery In The Late 70s

#35 Found This Old Picture Of My Dad From Back In 1976. I Feel Like The Picture Captures An Awful Lot And Tells A Story

#36 My Dad In Saudi Arabia In The 70's Working As A Us Military Contractor Diving In The Red Sea

#37 My Dad's First Car, A 1939 Ford. He Bought It With His Own Money That He Earned While Farming. He Was 11 When He Bought It, So This Photo Was Taken In 1948

#38 My Dad Showing Mr. Rogers The Process Of Designing Toys On Mr. Rogers Neighborhood (1986)

#39 My Mom Immigrated To The US From Iran In November, 1978. Here She Is Dressed As Wonder Woman A Year Later

#40 My Dad Taking A Smoking Break While Fighting Saddam Husseins Army In The 80s