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Knitted sweaters, questionable Santas, and a sock-full of mandarins. Ah, Christmas. The only thing missing now is a photo that captures all of the chaos.
Awkward Family Photos is a friendly place online where everyone can come together and share their uncomfortable family moments. Mike Bender and Doug Chernack started the project by posting a few childhood photos of their own, and the site quickly took off and became an Internet sensation.
Bored Panda covered Awkward Family Photos some time ago but since the holiday season is just around the corner, let's not forget what matters at this time of year—laughing at yourself and your loved ones. Oh, and cherishing the memories you shared, of course.
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#1
My Uncle, Comforting My Father After Breaking A Toy On Christmas Morning, 1969. That’s Brotherly Love
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
1969. Big year. Woodstock, moon landing, and...other stuff I'm sure. I wish I had been around back then.
Bender said that holidays really do mean more awkward shots. "Families are more likely to get together and take photos," he told Bored Panda. "Plus, a lot of families have holiday traditions like dressing up in matching outfits which always leads to [even more] awkwardness."
But Bender said there are other occasions that produce these pictures too. Like birthdays. Someone will undoubtedly capture the kids in their most (you guessed it) awkward stages of life. And weddings. "You are bringing together not just one awkward family but two and generally, people are intoxicated and I don't think I have to explain how that can get weird," he pointed out. Lastly, he mentioned hospital delivery photos. The mothers never seem as enthusiastic about taking pictures as the dads!
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#2
We Were Taking Our Family Christmas Photo, And Let’s Just Say The Dogs Weren’t In A Holly Jolly Mood. This Photo Was The Worst Of The Batch, But Now It’s A Conversation Starter. We Keep It Right By The Entrance Of Our Home Here In St. Louis
Orionpax75 4 years ago
Devil dog hound of hell late 70's probably one of the worst horror films of all time lmaoooo I def remember
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Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Like the captured laughter of the two outside dog holders and the fixed smile in the middle..
Steve Cruz 4 years ago
Those kids look like they're having a ball! (That's a lot of braces for one family at the same time.)
"The pandemic has brought all families closer together. We're spending more time with each other and so we're also taking more photos. Also, we truly can't get away from our family when we're in quarantine so that ensures lots of awkward moments. As far as Christmas, we like to say it's the most awkward time of the year and the gift that keeps on giving."
#3
The Only Baby Picture I Have. Why?
Susan Trevaskis-Owen 4 years ago
I know that all babies look like Winston Churchill, but this takes the cake.
#4
Being In A Family With Five Children, You Hardly Ever Get A Great Photo With All The Kids. 27 Years Later My Sister Decided We Should Reenact This Photo On The One Day A Year We All Get Together
Michelle Kruegar 4 years ago
Love this, looks just like my family photos with step-siblings, lol!
#5
Christmas 2009. We Went To The Mall To Take A Picture With Santa And Seemingly Nothing Went Wrong… My Son Didn’t Cry, The Line Was Manageable But Santa’s Attention Was Focused Elsewhere
#6
My Boss, Who Has 6 Kids, Captured Every Sibling Dynamic Possible In One Photo
Botox 4 years ago
when I see the smiles on their little faces, I just know they're getting ready to jab me with something...
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Piper Perez 4 years ago
I have a kitchen rug that looks exactly like that curtain.
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Mildred Thompson 4 years ago
Looks like they are all excited - except the one in front right hand side.
#7
The Infamous Christmas Photo Shoot Of 1984. Dad’s Short-Shorts And High Socks Highlighted His Fashion-Forward Attitude And Athleticism; My Sister’s Cheerleading Perfection Revealed Her Vow To Never Look Bad In Any Photo- Ever, And My Single Jazz Hand Stance Complete This Awkward Family Christmas Card From Over 30 Years Ago
Jim Ellington 4 years ago
Socks that emerge three to four inches above the shoes qualify as "high socks"? She must not remember how high socks went in the 70s and 80s.
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
It's the middle of Winter!! Put on your scarves and galoshes! You'll catch cold like that!
#8
This Was The Picture That My Family Sent Out As Our Family Christmas Card Back In '91
earringnut 4 years ago
Yeah, why would you be Eddy Munster when you you could be literally and member of the Addams family?
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4 years ago
When you want to go suck all the blood out from your enemies but your mom makes you pose for the Christmas card first
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago (edited)
Eddie Munster is really feeling the Christmas spirit. The knee high socks and black nail polish really help tie everything together.
#9
This Is The Photo My Grandmother Sent Out As Her X-Mas Card In The Early 70s
She didn’t like my dad’s not-smiling face so she cut out one from a different picture, pasted it in place and sent it to the printers. Note the glue on my dad’s face where grandma had attempted to affix the smiling face before it shifted during printing. Still one of the funniest things ever sent to more than 200 friends and family
Random Panda 4 years ago
200 people?!! I'd be hard pressed to come up with 50 friends and family. Wow.
The Einstein 4 years ago
Gran isn't looking at the camera, she's looking at the ceiling where the rats are coming out.
#10
Merry Christmas From Your Friendly, Neighborhood Mall Goths, 2005
Ana 4 years ago
Can we just talk about the girl and the guy in the bottom right? Please tell me that isn’t supposed to be a leash?
GC 4 years ago
I mean they’re just kids with makeup. They’re still kids. I know they were being ironic and all but most Goths were just angsty teens. Black clothes and lipstick doesn’t make them dangerous. They thought they were being so edgy. They didn’t realize they were like everyone else.
BananaJo 4 years ago
Yeah like ok kids smile, and remember, don't kill me hahah...
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#11
Our Aunt Helen Made These For The Three Of Us And While I Know She Worked Very Hard On Them, I Was Mortified. That’s Me On The Left. I’m Smiling But My Eyes Are Red From Crying Because I Didn’t Want To Wear It. The Compromise Was That I Didn’t Have To Wear The Bonnet. I Don’t Have Much Of A Fashion Sense But Even Then, At A Tender Young Age, I Knew This Was Wrong, Very Wrong
joe 4 years ago
Agreed. Even the costumes from the Handmaid's Tale don't seem that bad now.
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Jitka Svobodová 4 years ago
Oh, I hated that, I call it "the curse of grandma's sweater". You know she ment well and put a lot of work in it but the result is horrible, so you don't want to wear it but still feel guilty about it.
chachkimooch 4 years ago
I too was a victim of grandma‘s sewing every Christmas… She meant well… and I would always graciously put it on and model it for her. I would gladly wear 70s polyester pants suits again if it meant having her back with us today.
Robertson Shinnick 4 years ago
Oh, most definitely. Give me that deep purple velour tracksuit with the hot magenta stripe down the leg that Mimi sent me around 1977, and you bet I’d wear it, if it meant I could see her again. Upvote for you.
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StormWolf 4 years ago
A tad unkind as I think that's a girl lo but yes they all seem to have that good ol' Weasley blood in them ;-)
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#12
My Dad On Christmas Morning
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Taken shortly before Dad accepted a caretaking job at the Overlook Hotel
#13
My Memories Of Meeting Santa Are Fond Ones. I Came Across This Pic, However, And Was Startled By The Look On This Particular Santa’s Face. He Looks A Little Less Interested In What I Want For Christmas, And A Little More Interested In How I’d Taste In A Stew
Memento Mori 4 years ago
anyone else getting some albert fish vibes from this dude? (if you don't know who that is, he's basically a serial killer and cannibal who was the original bogeyman)
BoredPundits 4 years ago
The gritted teeth be like "Kid, if you pee on my lap, I'm gonna eat you"!
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
The unsuspecting victim doesn't realize that he might not survive...
#14
Christmas Was Scary In Yugoslavia
Hilary Mol 4 years ago
Laszlo the Murderous Clown, Piotr the Devil Rabbit, and Unibrow Homeless Santa. Nothing like Christmas with these three merry-makers.
Jitka Svobodová 4 years ago
Ok, I am from slavic country also, but WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK are this? Why rabbit? And whats the knight/clown/garbage man on the left? Those gifts were tough to earn.
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
Somehow I didn't think that is a good example of Eastern Europe!
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Wasn't any less scary in Bulgaria either... but at least we had Snow White who was (for some reason), Santa's sidekick. Also, Santa was called "Father Frost" in those days.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
But it's not Snow White, is it? I thought it was "Snowflake"?
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Cream Pie 4 years ago
Ali, koga predstavljaju ovi likovi? Prvi put vidim. 🤔
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Barbara Cochrane 4 years ago
Child abuse! Really, really scary giant, killer rabbit, evil robot clown and skanky unibrow Santa. Poor little kid.
#15
My Dad Built This To Protect The Tree From The Cat
Raine Soo 4 years ago
This is the first time I have seen a cage built for a Christmas tree. The cat must be the anti-Christ. LOL
Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
I used to have a hook in the ceiling and I'd tie the tree to the hook with fishing line rather than pick up the tree 27 times when the cats would knock it over.
Grant Barke 4 years ago
In Australia we put in some perches and a bunch of budgerigars in there too.
#16
We Took The Kids To Take Pictures With Santa. Needless To Say We Were Shocked As We Scrolled Through The Photos And Saw Our Daughter’s Middle Finger Up With Her Head Turned And Smiling
GC 4 years ago
It doesn’t look intentional. I mean does she even know what that means? Nobody in this picture was ready for the snap. The way Moms feet are, boys are moving, big sister is wiggling. That means little sister wasn’t posing with her finger up to be rude.
Susan Mercurio 4 years ago
Oh, yes, she did. You can't be a child these days and not know what that means.
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We Were Trying To Create A Winter Wonderland Scene And Save Money By Shooting Our Own Picture. We Ended Up With Almost 90 Photos That All Looked Like This, So We Just Went With It And This Year I Got Actual Requests To Post This Card
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
Looks like an old Western movie. "Sheriff! Sheriff! That man just shot my brother!"
#18
Our Photographer Sent Us All The Images From Our Holiday Photo Session Including This One And I Love It
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago (edited)
I like that background. Did the Santa hang himself? Or did the elves do it?
Shirley Heyn 4 years ago
Should maybe shorten those photo sessions by at least a half hour. . .
#19
Mom, There’s A Reason There Wasn’t A Line To See This Santa…
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
"I'm high as a kiiite I just miiiight stop to check you out! Let me go ooooon like a blister in the sun..."
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Somebody left a plate of special brownies out for St. Nick.
#20
The Moment My Mom Realized I Was Going To Be A Handful
David K 4 years ago
Yeah, you´re right, mom and dad totally have that movie star visage!
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Angharad Eatough 4 years ago
your mum is very pretty!!!! I love her hair! I love how you and your mum both seem to be looking at your dad
#21
I Tried To Get Some Christmas Card Photos With My Boys This Year. My 5 Year Old Was Not Having It And Refused To Cooperate (Look Under The Sign). But This One Took The Cake For Me Since The Baby Is Puking As Well
Mildred Thompson 4 years ago
Actually it turned out to be a great photo; would cheer anyone up!
Tala Koala 4 years ago
Stop breeding, landwhale. And get control of your elder kid before he does the same s**t as an adult and no one likes him, he’s unemployed, and is having contact with the legal system. Fatass.
Shirley Heyn 4 years ago
Yup, the kids are traumatized and the Mom is in hysterics, great photo, says it all & more! :-)
#22
This Is The 2006 Christmas Card Photo That We Sent Out, With Our 6-Year-Old English Bulldog, Joan
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
Awww I used to have a little blind dog that did that constantly. Got him from the paper, but kept in touch with the mom and little girl. The mom had just gotten a divorce and could not keep dog. I gave the dog back when they got their own home. Good memory.
Jackie Wacky 4 years ago
What, shaped like a Christmas wreath? I suppose that’s your Xmas wardrobe sorted.
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#23
This Is A Picture Of Me And My Dad At Christmas Time. Dad Was Smoking A Cigarette And Reading
PotatoNinja5000 4 years ago
Some of them are actually interesting. I remember buying a copy as a teenager, and ended up preferring those pages.
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Saico Hipe 4 years ago
The only way this could look more late 70s/early 80s is if there was an older sister wearing a disco or punk outfit. 🤣
#24
This Is A Picture Of My Dad And Uncles Sitting With Santa. My Uncle Tex Is The Youngest Who Was Clearly A Bit Nervous
Petra Christovová 4 years ago
Uncle Tex must be really happy that this photo made it to the internet :/
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
Other than the pee, that is a good pic! Wait, what's that creepy sheep thing in top right?? Ornament?
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Poor guy. He had to be mortified over & over when this picture is passed around!
#25
The Year My Father Got My Mother A Hoover For Christmas, 1984
StormWolf 4 years ago
The appropriate reaction to your romantic partner gifting you a household appliance for XMAS lol. And yet I'm not opposed to receiving useful gifts (I'm now at an age where the thought of receiving a snazzy new Hoover genuinely excites me!) but maybe not at christmas...
Kiss Army 4 years ago (edited)
My sister used to be that way but a few years ago, she said if her husband got her a Dyson she would parade it up and down the street. He did and she did!
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Luke Oakridge 4 years ago
If the wife got a man some tools or a lawn mower, I don't think people would be talking about her being murdered for it.
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Jill Pulcifer 4 years ago
One of my favorite stories from my now deceased grandparents was of their first Christmas as a married couple in 1945. My grandfather got my grandmother a new pair of shoes, she stormed off in tears and locked herself in the bedroom, she only opened the door after he managed to coax the jeweler to open up special for him and bought her a ring. My grandfather never bought my grandmother anything but jewelry for any occasion after that first Christmas.
manon M 4 years ago
your grandpa has learned through experience it is the case to say it !! Love this story 👍
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Saico Hipe 4 years ago
My partner once got me a stand mixer for Xmas, but he knew I REALLY wanted it, and it would make me happy. It's a matter of knowing and communicating with them, I think.
Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
It is a shame that being gifted items that make your life easier is a problem; especially for grown adults. Men get tools as well. This isn't something which is sexist, but it is a 1st World problem.
E Menendez 4 years ago (edited)
This is also an example of needing to know your significant other. Off the cuff you are correct, but if this was a gift she did not want, and she is mad about it, this is a breakdown of the relationship and an indicator of poor communication and understanding.
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Susan Mercurio 4 years ago
That's what I thought - or at least, I wondered what was in the cup!
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Every Romanian Child's Christmas Summed Up In One Picture
earringnut 4 years ago
I now understand why children would willingly go into the forest with slenderman.
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#27
My Sister And I Thought It Might Be A Good Idea To Have Our Kids’ Photos Taken As A Christmas Present For My Mom. With Two Hungry, Tired Newborn Babies And A Bored 3 Year Old, It Was Quite Possibly The Worst Day Of Our Lives. This Was The Best Pic We Could Get Of All Three Of Them
#28
Just A Good Old Holiday Pic With An Innocent Little 4-Year-Old, A Creepy Santa And A Scantily Dressed Miss Piggy! Even More Disturbing, Why Does The Costume Even Have Those Body Parts Sewn On?!
MustardLemon 4 years ago
I never meant to make it such a mess I never thought it would go this far (Dear Evan Hansen Fans will know)
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#29
This Is A Picture Of Me Around Age 3 Or 4, Meeting St. Nicolas Himself In Poland. This Would Explain My Fear Of Clowns
Ola Polowczyk 4 years ago
Ah yes. I'm Polish too. We had those meetings with Santas throughout the whole primary school. And EVERY SINGLE ONE had a creepy mask, kinda like the one in that photo.
#30
This Was Supposed To Be Our Christmas Card. It Turns Out She Just Hated That Sweater
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
Funny, I hated everything Mom got me to wear. Now, I just put on whatever is on the floor...
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
And don't wonder why they sometimes just hate something......no reasons.
Tala Koala 4 years ago
So tell her to grow TF up or let her change. Brat! Control your kids, bad parents!
#31
My Boyfriend When He Was 3. The Ussr Was A Strange Time
Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
there is a Russian Winnie the Pooh as well called Vinni Pukh vinni_pukh...d6bb08.jpg 
Jim Ellington 4 years ago
And the original French character was named Winnie le Pu.
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Who? Me? 4 years ago
Is that supposed to be Mickey wearing Santa clothes and prosthetic Dumbo ears ?
Vorknkx 4 years ago
Maybe they realized the mouse looks like Mickey, an obvious symbol of the "corrupt western capitalism", so they tried to make him look like something else.
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🅼🅸🅺🅴 🅿🅴🅽🅲🅴🆂 🅵🅻🆈 4 years ago
"Товарищ мама, скажите товарищу Щербину сфотографировать меня с Михаилом Мышем. Горбачев говорит, что это обязательно" Translation: "Comrade Mother, tell comrade Scherbina to take a pic of me with Mikhail Mouse. Gorbachev says it is mandatory."
#32
Most Awkward Pajama Pics!
DDmaybeandor 4 years ago
I thought just the opposite. I can just hear him saying, "I'll wear the stupid pajama pants Brenda, but I'll be dammed if I'm wearing the shirt. Why would you do this? You're lucky in even wearing the pants since I sleep naked. This whole thing is stupid". Well look who's looking stupid now Ralph?
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#33
Our Awkward Family Swim Team Christmas Photo
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
I just noticed that they decorated the tree with all of their racing ribbons.
Hilary Mol 4 years ago
It looks like two realtors stopped by and were told to stand behind the kids to balance the picture.
7 Second Ninja 4 years ago
If that kid in the middle stood up he would be about 9ft tall......
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
The middle guy is me when I sit on a metal chair in a short nightgown
#34
Me And My Parents, December 1992
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Mom is rocking that 80s track suit and dad is looking like he is having an existential crisis regarding fatherhood.
BoredPundits 4 years ago
The father looks thrilled to have received a baby as a Christmas gift.
BRITTANY JACOBS 1 year ago
POS “father”. Not worth anything and you can tell in this picture! (These are my parents lol)
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Yeah you can tell s was early'90's, they are still holding on tight to the '80's.
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Ravioli 3 months ago
I mean, that kid looks 1 month old at most, they are probably so tired they can barely stand up
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BRITTANY JACOBS 1 year ago
Nah. They divorced soon after. He’s a POS who likes to beat on women.
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Christmas In Frankfurt, Germany, 1998. My Grandma Knitted Sweaters For My Granddad, Cousin, Brother And Me
glowworm2 4 years ago
Dad had clearly been on the naughty list this year.
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Teresa Taylor 4 years ago
These are wonderful heirloom pieces made with love. I hope they're still around. If they were made with wool, they should have survived this long--and longer--with proper care. I've knitted two sweaters (and a lot of hats, shawls, mittens and other things) and know how much time and effort goes into each one.
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
Can't tell who, but the shirt guy looks like some famous comedian. Maybe one of the Pythons?
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Oh god, they were made out of the carpet in EVERY official building (not just at teh time ... they still have them in some places)
#36
The Holidays Are The Cringiest Time Of The Year!
#37
One Year Old Me, Santa In Furry Slippers And The Most Disturbing And Scary Befana Ever. Italy, 1996 (In Italy The Befana Is Supposed To Be An Old, Kind Woman Who Deliver Gifts To Kids On Epiphany Eve
Rowena Ravenclaw 4 years ago
I've had an epiphany: I don't want to be in Italy for christmas
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Sophia Tabarelli 4 years ago
Oh you was a very brave little boy...me would ran out SCREAMING...
Sue Sanders 4 years ago
Looks like a schoolroom, and I can think of a useful lesson: Don't judge a book - er - Befana by its cover. Or the old guy she runs around with either.
#38
This Photo Is From Azerbaijan Which Is Old Ussr Country. I Was 6 Years Old In This Last Day Of 1999. It Is Nice To See How East And West Meld In One Photograph
Tala Koala 4 years ago
Dumb parents can’t tell the difference between Easter and Christmas... don’t breed if you’re that dumb!,
Shirley Heyn 4 years ago
So you keep Christmas decorations up through Easter, or all year long?
Sue Sanders 4 years ago
Love the wall hanging! But just wondering - were you combining Christmas and Easter?
#39
Christmas Sometime In The Early/Mid 90s And This Is Me And My Two Sisters. My Neighbor Worked For Marlboro Cigarettes And My Mother Decided That Since Their Company Sweatshirts Were Red, We Should All Wear Them For Our Christmas Pictures
Gary James 4 years ago
Reagan did a ad for Chesterfields in the 50s for Christmas to promote cartons. We made copies, printed them out, and used them as our Xmas card during his first administration in 1982. Screen-Sho...885fb0.png 
#40
So Many Amazing Things About This Picture. I Am The Beauty With The Middle Part Bangs Accompanied By My Life Size Barbie. My Mom Is Clearly Feeling What Every Mother On Christmas Feels While My Dad Is 90’s Fabulous
Bettye McKee 4 years ago
After she cooks for a crowd, washes the dishes and cleans the kitchen. And where are her legs? No wonder she looks exhausted.
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Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
I hate to break.it to you but looks like your brother and Barbie were romanticly involved!
Sue Sanders 4 years ago
Looks like a typical Christmas to me. Grandpa is in charge of the paper and bows; Mom heads for the booze, and Grandma gives out advice that is the subject of a Quora answer fifteen years later.
#41
When I Was A Kid, My Mom, Who Is A Seamstress, Would Make Funky Gifts Every Year For Christmas. Sometime In The Late 80s, She Got Her Hands On Some Giant Men’s Underwear And Made Sports Bra’s Out Of Them. Hence, My Two Aunts And Grandma Modeling Them On Christmas Eve
Carmen Flores 4 years ago
And through the back door, unbeknownst to mama the sewing machine was being rolled out.
Tala Koala 4 years ago
Seriously none of them should wear midriff tops. Even the poor kid is horrified and looking away!
Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
Tell your mom, I might steel her idea...and make me some large underwear from a few old tops I have lying around somewhere.
#42
My Husband's Coworker When She Was A Kid
Alina 4 years ago
My reaction exactly! I've been there as a kid, parents were blissfully oblivious. And they call those good old days...
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Philippa Davies 4 years ago
Yes- this one makes me slightly uncomfortable...
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Serial pacifist 4 years ago
It's from the future. The chair says 2031 - Santa is in the 11th year of quarantine?!
Ashley Wright 4 years ago
I would never place my child, let alone a girl, on the lap of this lech-y looking Santa
#43
Christmas Morning, And Everybody Except Young Tim (Middle) Gets A New Bike. We As Parents Should Have Anticipated The Reaction
Lsai Aeon 4 years ago
This is what Christmas looked like for me as a kid. I was always with Tim. My cousins would open hundreds of dollars worth of presents and I got a coupon for a hamburger at Mc Donalds...
Thomas Biorogue 4 years ago
I have a pic almost like this from me in the 4th grade. My parents told me they couldn't afford to get all of us bikes, so just my little brother and sister got bikes. They have a picture of me sitting there crying while bro and sis are smiling on their bikes. Then a few minutes later they wheeled my bike out of the kitchen.
Mere Cat 4 years ago
That is so mean! To make a child cry just for the "fun" of it!
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The Santa Display Was Sad, And Santa Looks Even Sadder. I Found This Pic Of Me With Santa And Couldn’t Help But Notice The Surroundings And His Miserable Look
E Menendez 4 years ago
This looks like a pharmacy... I some how do not feel this was a legit Santa but some dude in Walgreens or CVS trying to get kids to sit on his lap...
Marina 4 years ago
or a man trying to earn some money for Christmas by posing as Santa and take pictures with kids. at least I hope so...
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David Martin 4 years ago
"Have you been naughty or nice this year?" "Well Santa, that...depends"
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
Santa is Guiliani and the Depends is the landscaping company.
Sue Sanders 4 years ago
I agree. Not well thought out. And Santa looks like he needs one of the items to his left.
#45
I Refused To Sit On Its Lap
Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
Well, as a 56-year-old librarian, you were too old to sit on his lap anyway.
#46
Me And Another Small Town Goth Going Dancing At A Winter Formal
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
His oddly "manicured" eyebrows don't help-- he looks like some greasy cartoon villain. His eyebrows remind me of the eyebrows that little kids draw when they want to show that someone's angry.
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angelica H 4 years ago
either she's short af, or this is a guy is a giant. and what's up with his face? major creep vibes.
#47
My Brother And Me, Circa 1977, With The Credit Union Santa And His Creepy Bear Sidekick
#48
This Picture Was Taken In About 1952. The Boy Sitting On The Lap Of ‘Santa’ Is My Husband’s Cousin, Teddy. ‘Santa’ Is ‘Uncle Bob’ Who Apparently Didn’t Notice That His Mask Was Melting Off. My Husband Thankfully Doesn’t Remember Any Of This. No Word If Little Teddy Ever Recovered From The Trauma
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
Santa masks I've never seen before... it's guess it's for family members to not be recognized. Secret Service Santa!
Carmen Flores 4 years ago
Uncle Bob should have burned the pictures and negatives..Nothing good about this picture..Santa is ugly and the kids are miserable. The one on his lap is looking for an exit..
#49
Christmas 1998. I'm The One Crying
BoredPundits 4 years ago
Ha! I sang that in my head! "The Saaaaanta of the Op-er-a is here"
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BeanTheBarbarian 4 years ago
you should be crying...Santa looks like he's gonna murder the camera man
#50
My Mom Took My Brother, Sister And I To The Mall To Get A “Nice” Santa Photo Taken. When She Picked Up The Photo, She Was Outraged
Not PC 4 years ago
She was going for perfect. Santa had something special in his pipe that year. The Chad Everett glasses were supposed to cover that up.
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Annett Nyrud 4 years ago
Would any of you write "Mom took I to the mall"? I see "I" used instead of "me" all the time, especially on Bored Panda. Why do people ever write "I" when they are not the subject of the sentence? It is "Mom took me to the mall" (mom - subject, me - object), and the whole sentence above would be "My mom took my brother, (my) sister and me to the mall to get a "nice" Santa photo taken."
Susan Mercurio 4 years ago
Read "The Handbook of Good English" - many people want to sound erudite, so they use "I" for everything. Thank goodness you got it right!
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#51
We Dug This Gem Up Recently. None Of Us Realized How Creepy The Santa Was Except Our Baby Sister. We Still Aren’t Sure Where The Camera Actually Was
#52
That’s Me, My Brother, My Cousin, And Aunt And Uncle. Oh, And All The Lizards
Who? Me? 4 years ago
Santa is visuby disturbed. Btw... the dog's sad coz you missed him in the description
Jim Ellington 4 years ago
ALL the lizards? 80% of those lizards look notoriously like dogs and snakes.
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 4 years ago
Hey, Britney is in the shot. I'm a slaaavvvve for you....
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
There's nothing that gets you more into the Christmas spirit than reptiles!
#53
The Santaland Budget In My Hometown Was Busted In 1967. This Creepy Santa Was In A Makeshift Trailer. I Tried Not To Touch Him When I Sat In His Lap
#54
I Was Angry Because I Didn't Get To Sit On Santa's Lap. My Sisters Had Mixed Feelings About This Privilege. Meanwhile, Santa Was Dead Inside
Jitka Svobodová 4 years ago
But you can see the triumph in the other sister's eyes, so at least something positive
Zinia Sundahl 4 years ago
She’s triumphant cuz she got to sit ther and the other one didn’t
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This Is My Ex-Boyfriend’s Family. C.1964. He And His Twin Brother And Sisters And Dad Are “Enjoying” Santa’s Visit. They Lived In Red Lodge, Montana In The Day, So Perhaps A More Realistic St. Nick Was Hard To Come By
Mary Tonningsen 4 years ago
By the way Santa looks, I would have sworn this was taken in the U.S.S.R! Those poor kids look traumatized - so glad Dad was there for the poor girl to hold on to!
#56
Me (Left), My Cousin And My Sister Got Identical Jogging Suites And Fanny Packs From Our Grandmother For Christmas 1991. We Already Had Identical Hair Cuts. My Cousin Is Forcing My Sister To Smile By Pinching My Sisters Hand
Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
these were called bum bags in the UK. F***y pack means something else.
Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
loving the way boredpanda has put *s in for the word f***y
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Annett Nyrud 4 years ago
"I (Left), My Cousin And My Sister..." Or would you write "Me got a suit" if it was just you?
#57
There Will Be No More Christmas For Me
#58
The Day I Was Forced To Stand In Front Of The Fireplace And Wear This Outfit, Which Was Basically An Itchy, Velveteen, Oversized Wrapped Christmas Present Costume With A Too-Tight Lace Collar That Wildly Triggered My Claustrophobia And Tactile-Sensory Ocd
Jennifer Crompton 4 years ago
I remember outfits like this. They were super itchy. The fabric was practically plastic so all the seams chafed your skin
#59
This Was 1969 Or 1970. I Think The Masked Santa Was My Great Uncle Louie. He Liked His Beer. I Don’t Have An Explanation For Why My Parents Thought This Was Okay
#60
My Mother Always Dressed My Brothers And I Alike, But One Christmas, She Made Everyone Do It. This Is The Result. I’m The One Who Is Not Smiling Because I’m Pretty Sure I Just Received A “Talking To” For My Objection To The Madness
#61
So About 5 Years Ago I Ran An Ad On Facebook Asking For An Inexpensive Photographer To Come To My House. I Had Just Had A New Baby And Wanted Some Photos Of The Children. He Came And It Was A Mess From The Start. Here’s Just A Few Of The Many Awkward Photos I Got Back From This Man. You Get What You Pay For
manon M 4 years ago
"inexpensive" the photo is not missed right? I think it's fine here. not aukward...
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BoredPundits 4 years ago (edited)
I like her sweater. Would have been nice if the newborn was also in the family pic, and isn't the blue screen supposed to be where he inserts the background digitally? It could have been a winter wonderland, or a Christmas tree, or *something*.
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Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Thank Goodness I never took my kids to a Santa Photo. My Mom also had a good sense of what not to do also.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
I invented the social distancing christmas in 1990, grandparents feet on the background. "Best gift ever i would stay in my bubble!" noel-90-5f...f2feab.jpg 
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Thank Goodness I never took my kids to a Santa Photo. My Mom also had a good sense of what not to do also.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
I invented the social distancing christmas in 1990, grandparents feet on the background. "Best gift ever i would stay in my bubble!" noel-90-5f...f2feab.jpg
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