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50 People Who Went Through The “Blunder Years” Phase Shared Hilarious Pics (New Pics)
It’s practically a rite of passage to have at least one chapter of your life where you looked a little cringe.
And while those awkward years happen to almost everyone, most of us keep the photographic evidence locked away. The bad haircuts, the odd fashion choices—buried deep. But maybe they deserve a little more appreciation. After all, they’re the building blocks of personality and a great sense of humor.
On the subreddit “Blunder Years,” people embrace that philosophy, proudly posting their regrettable old photos for the world to see. Keep scrolling for the glorious proof and please, feel free to share your own.
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#1
1996 I Sewed My Own Dog Vest And I Loved It So Much
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#2
Around 2009 I Got Really Into Photoshopping Myself In Surreal Ways
#3
When Your 15yo Swagger Says “Jolly Lesbian Aunt"
#4
My Sister Asked Me To Post This For Her. She Asked The Babysitter To Make Her Look Like Ernie. She Loved Ernie
#5
With Permisson, My Partners School Photo 2002
#6
I Blame My Mom For This One
#7
My Dad And I Can’t Decide Who Blundered Worse
#8
This Is What "Rizz" Looked Like In The 90's
#9
It Was 2007 And My Very First Car
Robert van Deventer 1 year ago
I had a 960 and honestly, I felt the bomb, the 850 was a bit too racy for me so well done you!
#10
Revived My 'Dead' 2008 MacBook And Found A Treasure Trove Of Cringe, Nostalgia, And A Photo Of Me Holding My First Daughter For The First Time
#11
I Still Think I’m Avril Lavigne
#12
Dorm Room Pics, Sent To My Internet Girlfriend In 2003
#13
My Wife, Age 5
Mel in Georgia 1 year ago (edited)
Guessing late 80s? Many, many terrible style choices were made then. I know. I lived them. So many bows ...
#14
Me After I Discovered Photoshop In The Early 2010s
#15
Just A Third Grader In ‘93 Heading To A Long Day At The Office
Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
Please, please, please don't make padded shoulder jackets a thing again, fashionistas!
#16
Prom, 2019. "Date" (Just A Friend) Was Sick, So All I Brought Was This "Cool, Yet Mysterious" Aura
#17
17 Year Old Me Dressing Up As Ciel From Black Butler For Senior Prom
#18
In 2004, I Was Madly In Love With My First Laptop - An Acer Travelmate—and The Feeling Was Mutual
Rafael 1 year ago (edited)
Owning a laptop in 2004 was like having a spaceship - a TARDIS for that matter. Look at the PCs in 2004 and imagine having THAT in your backpack! I wouldn't be this cringe, but I had my first one back then (a salvage from a fire) and was in love too. I don't think any other piece of technology will feel that special to me anymore.
#19
I Swear To God, A Fellow Little Girl In Public Asked Her Mom If I Was A Rock Star In This Fit
#20
Bleached My Roots Just In Time For Picture Day
#21
Yes, Yes We Did Wear This To A High School Dance…
#22
Me In 2016. I Was Melanie Martinez's Biggest Fan, I Wore Blue Lipstick And Crybaby Merch To School Every Single Day; Especially For Picture Day
#23
2005 Myspace Bathroom Mirror Selfie At Grandma's House With A Samsung Flip Phone. 19 Years Old
#24
My 8th Grade Spring Picture
#25
Our 2009 Photo Shoot In My Bedroom, Age 16
#26
2007. Remember Bathroom Selfies On A Camera?
#27
When I Thought I Was The Coolest Tween In The World For Carrying This Mini Goat Around Everywhere
#28
Just Found This Sub. I Love This! Here's Me 😂
#29
This Was My Profile Picture In 2016 Because I Was Very Cool And It Was Important Everyone Knew That I Gave Zero Fucks
#30
My Favorite Photo Of My Wife As A Child, Circa 2003
#31
I Was Obsessed With Honey Bunches Of Oats When I Was 12, So I Edited My Face Onto Each Almond On The Box Using The Family Wii
#32
(2012) I Was So Happy That My Mum Allowed Me To Do This Ugly A*s Haircut And Considered My Style Very Cool And Unique. And Yes, A Huge Mcr Fan, Of Course
#33
My Dad And I Pokémon Go Hunting In 2016. I Was 14 In This Picture And Looked Like A 50 Year Old Divorced Female Alcoholic
#34
Found A Folder On My Grandparents Computer
Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
If I was in school with her I would have wanted to ask her out but would have been too intimidated because I was a complete wvssy.
#35
I Went As Neytiri For Halloween
#36
Went Through A Cats Phase When I Was 11 And Auditioned For Agt In Full Cat Drag 😭
#37
Old Myspace Profile, My Name Was Annamosity
Ms.GB 1 year ago (edited)
That looks very similar to me when I dressed up as a killer doll one Halloween. The pigtails, the hatchet, the blood. I had a babydoll dress and mary janes on. I went to a rave and was dancing next to this club kid who accidentally backhanded me in the face because he was dancing on foot high boots and swinging his arms around. Yes, it was the 90s.
#38
I Peaked At 13 (2011)
#39
What Was I Thinking At 15 Years Old
#40
Speaking Of Halloween Blunders
Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
Yeah, I get cultural appropriation, but my dad was stationed in Korea right after I was born and a Korean officer became my Godfather in the 60s. He gifted me with Korean children's clothes which I later wore as a Halloween costume (when was I ever going to wear it otherwise?) complete with a black wig my mom made. Is this so terrible? Was not making fun of the culture and was glad to find a way to show off the clothes!
#41
Had A Rent Inspection The Next Day, Late 2000s
#42
16 Year Old Me Lmao. I Ended Up Shaving That Half Mohawk Off In One Solid Piece. And Me Now!!
#43
Church Youth Group Band Photo Circa 2007
#44
Me Seconds After Throwing One Of The Worst Hissy Fits I Can Remember Because My Parents Would Not Allow Me To Pose With My Bootleg Pikachu Doll At A Funeral In 2006
#45
I See Your Viral Youtube Video And Raise You: Almost 1m Views On Middle School Pokemon Video, We Thought We Were Rockstars
#46
I Really Thought It Was Ok To Have A Full Head Of Dreads As A 16 Year Old White Girl, I’m So Glad Those Days Are Over And My Hairs Grown Out
#47
My Wife And I In 2005, She Liked My Personality
Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
You are a perfectly normal, cute couple. Nothing to cringe about here.
#48
My Wife And I, 14 Years Ago, In The Mall... Still Posted On Facebook
#49
Soviet Child Preaches The Barbie Dream To The People
Carl Roberts 1 year ago
Soviet? The USSR collapsed in 1991. That pic is definitely not that old
#50
Me At 15. On The Burner Phone I Bought To Talk To My Boyfriend On After My Mom Took My Phone Away. Pierced My Lips Myself
#51
My Mom Dressed Me Up For An Event
#52
A Tiny Peak Into My Childhood Obsession With Michael Jackson (2009-2018)
#53
To This Day I'm Still Not Photogenic
#54
Me Discovering Photoshop In 2008 Was… Something Else
#56
My Dad Sent Me This Picture The Other Day. I Was 17
#58
Literally Begged My Mom To Buy Me This Shirt In A Delia’s In 2009
#59
Met The Hand Model From The Og Twilight Book Cover. Team Edward? No. Team Jacob? Meh. We’re Team Hand Model Over Here, Baby
#60
That One Time I Was Featured In The Local Newspaper😂
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I love the one photo of me in the local paper. My grandma proudly displayed it on her wall for years. Skipping-w...f-jpeg.jpg 
#61
My Friend And I Were Never Invited To Parties And We Didn’t Drink. So We Took These Photos And Posted Them To Facebook To Look Like We Did 😂
#62
Circa 2006, My Grandma Paid For Us All To Go To NYC And This Is How I Repaid Her
#65
This Double Exposure Gem
Huddo's sister 1 year ago (edited)
I don't think dance costumes/photos should count, not usually child's choice. I've seen my mum's calesthenics costume from when she was about 6 and it's hideous, but she wouldn't have been the only one in it. I do find it hilarious that my only dance photo in costume was as a plate (from Beauty and the beast). I still have the costume too, complete with headpiece.
#66
16 Year-Old Me Treating A Local Weatherman Like A Celebrity. Had To Rock My Homestuck Shirt And Self-Cut Hair
#67
I Took So Many Selfies. I Posted Them On A Separate Facebook So My Brothers Wouldn't Bug Me About How Cringe They Were. I Now Agree With Them
#68
I Considered Myself A Great Fashionista
#69
2012. 14 Year Old Me Thought This Was Really Good Photography
#70
Skrillex Had Just Blown Up, And I Told A Girl I Had A Big Crush On That I’d Shave Half My Head For The Last Day Of Middle School For Her (2012)
#71
15 And Obsessed With Fight Club. Found The Cigarette On The Ground
#72
It’s The Year 2000 And It’s My 16th Birthday
#73
Just Found This Sub, Inspired Me To Look Through My Old Fb Pics
#74
Me And My Brothers Use To Love Giving An Unannounced ‘Show’ To Our Family
Huddo's sister 1 year ago (edited)
My siblings and I did this too! This photo, I was supposed to be Queen Amidala I think, my sister was Bella from the Tweenies. I have no clue about my brother!
#75
Was Obsessed With Identifying As A ‘Tomboy’.. Pink Walls Were My Parents Choice
#76
My First Kesha Concert 15 Years Ago Wearing A Walmart Fedora And “I Love My BFF” Bracelet 😭 And The Most Awkward Poses…to My 10th Show Today
#78
Year 7 Picture Day (2009, Age 12). I Had Cut My Hair To Look Like Alice From Twilight. Close, But No Cigar
Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
I know she probably hates this picture, but I see a cute, natural girl with an amazing hair color. I bet she looks amazing now.
#79
My Mom Just Sent This To Me, And I Guess Now Everyone Else Has To See It Too…
#81
I Thought A Photo Shoot With Terrible Outfits And Anal Beads, Distastefully On Gravestones, Was Cute In Hs
#82
Retired Scene Kid Here. Honourable Mention To My Bed, And Drop Dead
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
I both cringe and loved the/my cyber goth fluro green and black days 😂 we stole it off the emos
#83
I Didn’t Get The Memo
#85
I Was A Picnic Table
#86
I Was Told I Should Post Here, So Here’s The Glory That Is Me At 16
#87
Family Vacation To Disney World. Wore This Fedora / Vest Combo Everyday For The Week. The Concierge Said He Didn’t Trust Me
#88
7 Year Old Me In 2011 During Ash Wednesday As Kobe Bryant.... In Black Face
#90
2009- I Was 15 And Thought Noel Fielding Would See This And Fall In Love With Me
#91
Ask And You Shall Receive…my Entire Life Is A Kesha Phase (Don’t Miss Last Few Photos They’re More Recent 😉)
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Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
I know these are cringe to the posters, but I love seeing young people experiment with their looks and express themselves. Most of these weren't taken to get likes, but just to say, "This is who I am!" (At the time ... lol)
Emilu 1 year ago
Exactly! It's a cute 'slice of life' thing to everyone else, though the posters are likely to judge themselves more harshly than everyone else does.
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Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
I know these are cringe to the posters, but I love seeing young people experiment with their looks and express themselves. Most of these weren't taken to get likes, but just to say, "This is who I am!" (At the time ... lol)
Emilu 1 year ago
Exactly! It's a cute 'slice of life' thing to everyone else, though the posters are likely to judge themselves more harshly than everyone else does.
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