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79 Times Kids Realized Their Parents Were Cooler Than Them
CuriositiesOCT 4, 2017

79 Times Kids Realized Their Parents Were Cooler Than Them

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A lot of us are obsessed with vintage stuff nowadays, from clothes to music to generally wishing we had grown up in the 60s. We often forget, however, that our dear old parents were the ones who started all those trends we now admire.
Internet users are now sharing photos of their parents when they were young and hip, and it's pretty much safe to say that they were about a hundred times cooler than us. Maybe it was all the psychedelic rock, Mustangs, and mullets. Maybe it was the fact that, as one user commented, they "played outside and didn't have memes." Either way, the days of peace and love certainly look a lot more blissful than where we're at now.
Of course, how parents treated their children mattered just as much as how cool they looked. In many families, one child was quietly placed on a pedestal, a pattern now recognized as the golden child dynamic.
Scroll down to take a walk back in time, and if you've got photos of your parents looking too cool for school, add them to our list.

#61 My Dad When He Was A Surfer Dude Sleeping On The Beach For 3 Weeks With Only A Sleeping Bag, Somewhere In The Southern Europe, 1989

Blond man with surfboard on a beach in a retro photo illustrating parents cooler moments
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116points

#62 My Dad Squaring Off With A Cheetah, 1979

Black and white vintage photo of shirtless man with cops at overturned car
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114points

#63 My Dad In His 20s

Man with cigarette and shotgun standing on a boat by the sea
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#64 Mom In The 80s

Young woman in yellow crop top and jeans posing indoors showing parents cooler than kids
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103points

#65 My Dad, Kicking Back With A Cup Of Coffee, 1988

Young man wearing shearling denim jacket holding cup seated indoors
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98points

#66 My Mother, 1968

Woman sitting on tree trunk by water holding a rifle outdoors
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94points

#67 My Mom When Se Was 20 At The End Of 60's

Young woman sitting on classic car wearing stylish outfit showing parents cooler than kids
91points

#68 Dad In '80s, Italy

Military man sitting under missile launcher showing parents cooler than kids
90points

#69 My Cool Mom With Her Firebird. Sometime Around Early 80's

Woman posing happily in front of classic Pontiac Firebird car
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#70 My Mother At The Weiser, Idaho Fiddle Festival, 1973

Group of people socializing outdoors with smiling woman in foreground
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#71 My Dad Back In The 1980's Definitely Not In The Us Military

Man holding a tame fox in vintage photo
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#72 My Dad Shortly After Arriving To Australia From Vietnam In The 80s

Man squatting on grass with sunglasses and boombox vintage style highlighting parents cooler vibe
84points

#73 My Step-Dad Is Convinced He Was The Coolest Guy In The 80's

Man wearing vintage Bud King of Beers tank top holding milk and beer cans
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#74 I Just Found This Photo Of My Dad In The 80's. Apparently He Was Quite The Ladies Man

Retro arcade scene with Pac-Man game showing cool parents having fun
76points

#75 My Dad Refused To Take Off His Shades During Wedding Ceremony (1978)

Groom adjusting bride's glove at wedding showing retro cool parents
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