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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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Gabunya Matata 4 years ago
super cute as a youngling, super classy-looking as an adult :3 honestly, some people won the genetics lottery
Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
Asians age amazingly well. My wife, age 59 still looks like she is in her 30s.
Nadine Bamberger 4 years ago
Your mom is stunningly beautiful right now, I see no big difference.
Momma Jess 4 years ago
I have to say it, your mom is hot at any age...she has the "Momma Jess Cougar Seal of Approval"
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.
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Don John 4 years ago
Great...remind people that the ravages of time have made them old and ugly.
Anna Te 4 years ago
Couldn't said it better myself! Also, why are you surprised your parents were good looking? I do NOT like this post 🙄
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
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.
iblowsheep 4 years ago
SO people in their 50s or 60s were once teenagers, or 20 somethings and "hip" Wow, what a revelation this is.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I have a pic of my mom with her hair dyed red, in a white mini and thigh-high boots, and, yes, she was way cooler than I ever was.
Lorrie Rothstein 4 years ago
Yeah why didn't any of them believe their parents were/ are good looking? Thats insulting
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Young and not thinking, and not seeing the rents as full human beings, just mom and dad.
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Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago
Why do parents feel the need to tell their children that they had all the girls/boys in their time? (Really how does that come about in a conversartion?). And why wouldn' their children not believe them?
Beans 4 years ago
I mean, my mother is from an era where looks were lauded even more than now (although i feel like the age of insta is making us more superficial again) anyway being attractive is/was a source of pride for her.
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Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Why are people upset about ageing? Surely it is better than the alternative.
Patti Vance 4 years ago
my fav pic of my dad isn't when he was a teen; he's about 12. have always been told that, as the youngest of 6, he would help w/chores then disappear into the woods for hours. his mom didn't worry as all she did was send the dog after him to call him home. he ended up being analyst for govt. very quiet/stoic but incredibly thoughtful. that young pic shows a young face with old eyes-like he is contemplating the universe and has some of the answers. love that man & so fortunate to be 63 w/a dad still living and sharing his life with me.
Rae Reyn 4 years ago
Everyone knows that once you get married and have kids your time is over, you just give up and decay /s (I'm sexier now than I was in H.S.)
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Jade Lynn - Panda's Brat 4 years ago
So these kids don't think they will get older someday? Jeesh
Noel Benavente 4 years ago
i'm 45 and i look much better now than i did back in the 90's as a teenager, i swear! XD
Donkey 4 years ago
Am I the only one that saw pictures of my parents when they were younger as I was growing up?
Persp Gold 4 years ago
Does tiktok pay BP? considering finding a new site altogether at this point
Lisa-Marie Dhondt 4 years ago
Every one of those parents followed the ‘I was hot once’ with ‘and then *you* happened’
Rayne Ulfa 4 years ago
This thread is making me realise how unattractive and unpopular I was younger.
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
The Simpsons, Bart and Lisa in an amusement park 'horror' tunnel, old lady on rocking chair (a tunnel exhibit): "Behold, the ravages of Time!". (Not that any pictures here show ravages!)
Katherine Boag 4 years ago
My parents were both popular and attractive in their younger days, but I wasn't surprised by this cause I had seen photos. My grandparents were also very attractive when they were young.
Furious George 4 years ago
My dad actually looked better at 50 then he did at 20. I've got a lot riding on that holding true for me.
MiniMaus 4 years ago
This is a great post. It's nice to be reminded that one was 'cool' in ones earlier years. Nothing wrong with that. Getting older doesn't have to mean one gets uglier. Some of these people gained a lot of weight. That also changes a person. It's up to each individual to decide how they want to look as the years go by. I doubt anyone is forcing them to change except the natural aging process which is not a bad thing. We all looked different in our earlier years, but not all of us were "hot" back then either. It's nice that there are parents who thought they were hot in their younger years !!!
Miguel justino C 4 years ago
Good post panda! I’m happy you didn’t call them misogynistic or bridezillas! Or call them sexist for saying they were a ladies man. Good job
First Name Last Name 4 years ago
BO is now equating beauty with coolness. That is ugly shaming, isn't it? Not to mention ageism! I really wouldn't mind the over-the-top leftism this site propagates, but if the want to be taken seriously they should at least be consistent about it.
Beans 4 years ago
They literally steal.... i mean borrow content that's viral. It's not over the top leftism, it's just the zeitgeist of the internet.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Who says they’re “unattractive” just because they’re older? That’s just their kids being a bit insensitive and not thinking of their parents as sexy—-as kids do.These folks still look good so tbh, they simply went from being attractive younger people to being attractive older people. That’s all.
Load More Replies... Don John 4 years ago
Great...remind people that the ravages of time have made them old and ugly.
Anna Te 4 years ago
Couldn't said it better myself! Also, why are you surprised your parents were good looking? I do NOT like this post 🙄
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
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.
iblowsheep 4 years ago
SO people in their 50s or 60s were once teenagers, or 20 somethings and "hip" Wow, what a revelation this is.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I have a pic of my mom with her hair dyed red, in a white mini and thigh-high boots, and, yes, she was way cooler than I ever was.
Lorrie Rothstein 4 years ago
Yeah why didn't any of them believe their parents were/ are good looking? Thats insulting
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Young and not thinking, and not seeing the rents as full human beings, just mom and dad.
Load More Replies... Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago
Why do parents feel the need to tell their children that they had all the girls/boys in their time? (Really how does that come about in a conversartion?). And why wouldn' their children not believe them?
Beans 4 years ago
I mean, my mother is from an era where looks were lauded even more than now (although i feel like the age of insta is making us more superficial again) anyway being attractive is/was a source of pride for her.
Load More Replies... Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Why are people upset about ageing? Surely it is better than the alternative.
Patti Vance 4 years ago
my fav pic of my dad isn't when he was a teen; he's about 12. have always been told that, as the youngest of 6, he would help w/chores then disappear into the woods for hours. his mom didn't worry as all she did was send the dog after him to call him home. he ended up being analyst for govt. very quiet/stoic but incredibly thoughtful. that young pic shows a young face with old eyes-like he is contemplating the universe and has some of the answers. love that man & so fortunate to be 63 w/a dad still living and sharing his life with me.
Rae Reyn 4 years ago
Everyone knows that once you get married and have kids your time is over, you just give up and decay /s (I'm sexier now than I was in H.S.)
Load More Replies... Jade Lynn - Panda's Brat 4 years ago
So these kids don't think they will get older someday? Jeesh
Noel Benavente 4 years ago
i'm 45 and i look much better now than i did back in the 90's as a teenager, i swear! XD
Donkey 4 years ago
Am I the only one that saw pictures of my parents when they were younger as I was growing up?
Persp Gold 4 years ago
Does tiktok pay BP? considering finding a new site altogether at this point
Lisa-Marie Dhondt 4 years ago
Every one of those parents followed the ‘I was hot once’ with ‘and then *you* happened’
Rayne Ulfa 4 years ago
This thread is making me realise how unattractive and unpopular I was younger.
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
The Simpsons, Bart and Lisa in an amusement park 'horror' tunnel, old lady on rocking chair (a tunnel exhibit): "Behold, the ravages of Time!". (Not that any pictures here show ravages!)
Katherine Boag 4 years ago
My parents were both popular and attractive in their younger days, but I wasn't surprised by this cause I had seen photos. My grandparents were also very attractive when they were young.
Furious George 4 years ago
My dad actually looked better at 50 then he did at 20. I've got a lot riding on that holding true for me.
MiniMaus 4 years ago
This is a great post. It's nice to be reminded that one was 'cool' in ones earlier years. Nothing wrong with that. Getting older doesn't have to mean one gets uglier. Some of these people gained a lot of weight. That also changes a person. It's up to each individual to decide how they want to look as the years go by. I doubt anyone is forcing them to change except the natural aging process which is not a bad thing. We all looked different in our earlier years, but not all of us were "hot" back then either. It's nice that there are parents who thought they were hot in their younger years !!!
Miguel justino C 4 years ago
Good post panda! I’m happy you didn’t call them misogynistic or bridezillas! Or call them sexist for saying they were a ladies man. Good job
First Name Last Name 4 years ago
BO is now equating beauty with coolness. That is ugly shaming, isn't it? Not to mention ageism! I really wouldn't mind the over-the-top leftism this site propagates, but if the want to be taken seriously they should at least be consistent about it.
Beans 4 years ago
They literally steal.... i mean borrow content that's viral. It's not over the top leftism, it's just the zeitgeist of the internet.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Who says they’re “unattractive” just because they’re older? That’s just their kids being a bit insensitive and not thinking of their parents as sexy—-as kids do.These folks still look good so tbh, they simply went from being attractive younger people to being attractive older people. That’s all.
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