26 Times Kids Realized Their Parents Were Cooler Than Them And Shared These Pics For A New TikTok Challenge
It’s easy to forget our parents were once carefree youngsters, not unlike ourselves, looking for ways to find themselves a place in this competitive world. So when your dad tells you all the girls used to like him, the chances are you won’t exactly be buying into that in the first place.
So this new TikTok trend has got people sharing the coolest pics of their young parents winning the looks department.
From iconic mom in the '80s to a bombshell dad with a wide smile, the pictures totally explain how these two landed each other for one hell of a lifetime ride. I mean, those looks you proudly carry didn’t come from nowhere!
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For most people, having attractive looks is like winning a genetic lottery you can thank your ancestors for. But researchers say that just like with other human traits, “there is not a ‘master gene’ that determines a person’s attractiveness,” Qiongshi Lu, assistant professor in the department of statistics at University of Wisconsin-Madison said in a statement. “Instead, it is most likely associated with a large number of genetic components with weak effects.”
And in reality, it’s just so much more complicated than simply inheriting your good looks from your parents. All of the different combinations of these genes come together to determine how you look. Even though we get all our DNA from our parents, each of us has a unique combination of genes. Sometimes that means we don’t look like them at all!
Moreover, what makes the genetics of our appearance even more complex is that your environment can change the way you look too. Spending time in the sun can make your skin darker, your hair lighter, or cause freckles. Getting enough food and vegetables can help you grow taller. Staying physically active can improve your fitness and so on. These external aspects directly influence the way you look.
Bored Panda reached out to Sally Choi, an MD trainee in diagnostic radiology and TikTok influencer. Sally’s video featuring a photo of her beautiful mom went viral, amassing 9.1M views. Having in mind that Sally only started TikTok this year, “because it looked fun, and it has been!” it’s really a great accomplishment.
“When my mom’s photos went viral (now over 9M views!!), I was honestly not very surprised because she’s the most lovely person to have walked this planet,” Sally said. On the other hand, sadly, she added that “I was not expecting this level of racism on such a wholesome post, however.”
“Seeing my parents so young in the photos wasn’t surprising to me at all. A lot of people online are in love with her big smile in the second young photo and my mom still has the same smile at 64 years old,” Sally said.
Great...remind people that the ravages of time have made them old and ugly.
Couldn't said it better myself! Also, why are you surprised your parents were good looking? I do NOT like this post 🙄
And why is the caption about parents being cool in their days, and are all the posts solely about looks? The previous cool parents post was way better!
Plus, all the "in their days", "during their time". Hellooo, they're still alive. Isn't it still their time? I didn't realize your time is apparently up after you reach, what exactly, 25?
Me neither, are kids just extra stupid? My mother told me guys liked her a lot in her youth, and i never questioned it. She still gets old dudes flirting with her.
I think it's more about people seeing their parents in whole other light than what they are used to
Men grow cold as girls get old and we all love our charms in the end
Yes the lyric is ...we all lose our charms in the end, here's some more of this song. Now I'll have it stuck in my head the rest of the night. Men grow cold As girls grow old And we all lose our charms in the end But square-cut or pear-shaped These rocks don't loose their shape Diamonds are a girl's best friend
I think it's 'lose' our charms in the end. :(
Excuse me. None of the more recent pictures were ugly - not a single one. People age - what are we supposed to do? Filter the hell out of the pictures so people don't even know what's real anymore?
I’m happy with this trend. I’m of an age now when, if I’d had kids, they could make a post like this about me and I wouldn’t mind a bit. It’s nice to remember that you were once young and had it going on!
These folks still look good, just naturally older—-though I swear a couple of them have not aged a day since the younger picture was taken! If you start taking care of yourself when you’re young, you get a great payoff when you get older. So, eat properly, exercise, get enough sleep, don’t sleep in your makeup, watch your sun exposure, stay hydrated, don’t be a chronic party animal, watch your alcohol intake, avoid recreational drugs, and do your best to manage stress. The younger you start, the greater the payoff.
Great...remind people that the ravages of time have made them old and ugly.
Couldn't said it better myself! Also, why are you surprised your parents were good looking? I do NOT like this post 🙄
And why is the caption about parents being cool in their days, and are all the posts solely about looks? The previous cool parents post was way better!
Plus, all the "in their days", "during their time". Hellooo, they're still alive. Isn't it still their time? I didn't realize your time is apparently up after you reach, what exactly, 25?
Me neither, are kids just extra stupid? My mother told me guys liked her a lot in her youth, and i never questioned it. She still gets old dudes flirting with her.
I think it's more about people seeing their parents in whole other light than what they are used to
Men grow cold as girls get old and we all love our charms in the end
Yes the lyric is ...we all lose our charms in the end, here's some more of this song. Now I'll have it stuck in my head the rest of the night. Men grow cold As girls grow old And we all lose our charms in the end But square-cut or pear-shaped These rocks don't loose their shape Diamonds are a girl's best friend
I think it's 'lose' our charms in the end. :(
Excuse me. None of the more recent pictures were ugly - not a single one. People age - what are we supposed to do? Filter the hell out of the pictures so people don't even know what's real anymore?
I’m happy with this trend. I’m of an age now when, if I’d had kids, they could make a post like this about me and I wouldn’t mind a bit. It’s nice to remember that you were once young and had it going on!
These folks still look good, just naturally older—-though I swear a couple of them have not aged a day since the younger picture was taken! If you start taking care of yourself when you’re young, you get a great payoff when you get older. So, eat properly, exercise, get enough sleep, don’t sleep in your makeup, watch your sun exposure, stay hydrated, don’t be a chronic party animal, watch your alcohol intake, avoid recreational drugs, and do your best to manage stress. The younger you start, the greater the payoff.