Life was much different before the digital age. We didn’t have instant access to information or the mundanity in the lives of our families, friends, and acquaintances. Photos were primarily private unless you showed people physical copies.
But as they say, everything on the internet is permanent and public property. Once your awkward family photos go online, they are available for the world to see. If you’re that unlucky, they will be featured on an Instagram page with over a million followers.
We’ve lifted some of those pictures from the Awkard Family Photos account. Hopefully, you won’t see your face there, but if you do, don’t worry. It’s all in good fun.
#22 "My Dad, The Morning After Finding Out My Mom Was Pregnant With My Brother. 1982."
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198points
#23 "My Mom Said This Was One Of My Favorite Things To Do As A Child."
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195points
#24 “My Sisters And I Were Professionally Photographed With Identical Dolls In Matching Prairie Dresses.”
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192points
#25 My Friend Mike’s Rock Star Mullet When He Was Two Years Old In 1989 In Fairbanks, Alaska. I Think It’s One Of The Best Photos On Earth
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192points
#26 "I Was Shooting Family Pics When This Local Obliviously Walked Into Frame."
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186points
#27 "My Mom's Bed Hung From Chains, And She Had A Mini Bar For A Headboard. 1972."
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184points
#28 "We Went To The Beach To Find Shark Teeth, So When My Daughter Yelled "I Found Teeth!" This Was The Last Thing I Was Expecting."
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182points
#29 “During Our ‘Perfect’ Beach Photo Shoot, My Oldest Son Jumped On My Back, Propelling My Infant Son Out Of My Arms (As My Middle Son Looked On In Amusement). My Infant Son Was Not Harmed, Just Wet And Scared But Mommy Is Forever Traumatized.”
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179points
#30 “My 1981 High School Yearbook Photo With Perm And Spiderman Glasses.”
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173points
#31 “We Took This Picture At A Friend’s Wedding. It Wasn’t Until After I Posted It And People Started Making Comments About My Husband’s ‘Barbie Arm’ Did We Notice How His Arm Had ‘Shrunk’…”
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169points
#32 “He Always Posed For Photos In The Past. Maybe He Didn’t Like The Photographer.”
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160points
#33 “My Nephew’s First Picture Day. He Tried So Hard To Have The Perfect Smile.”
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156points
#34 “This Photo Of My Family Was Taken As A Christmas Picture In Late 1989, After My Younger Sister (The “Pearl”) Was Born.”
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155points
#35 “My Grandmother, Bless Her Heart, Made This Dress For Me By Hand. However, She Never Noticed The Fabric She Was Sewing Was Covered With Pictures Of A Couple Making Out. She Then Rolled My Hair And Sent Me To School…on Picture Day.”
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152points
#36 “My High School Senior Photo Has Tortured Me For Years And Now I’m Owning The Embarrassment.”
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150points
#37 “Me Being An Uber Goth Teenage Posing Next To Tombstones Unknowingly Covering The ‘S’ In ‘Sweeney.’ Kind Of Ruined The Mood Of The Photo!”
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149points
#38 “When My Parents Were Getting Their Portraits Taken, The Photographer Had An Idea. My Mom Wore A Tube Top And My Dad Took His Shirt Off. The Photographer Even Entered This In A Photography Contest And Won. He Gave Them A Copy Of The Photo For Posing For Him, But What He Truly Gave Us Is An Amazing Captured Moment That Made Me Wonder If This Is What Married Life Is Like. I Saw This Picture Every Day Hanging Up In Their Bedroom.”
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147points
#39 "A Fly Landed On My Friend's Face As Soon As The Dmv Took His Picture For His Driver's License."
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142points
