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This Dad And Daughter Have Been Taking Yearly Pics At The Same Spot For 40 Years, And The Pics Show How Time Flies
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This Dad And Daughter Have Been Taking Yearly Pics At The Same Spot For 40 Years, And The Pics Show How Time Flies

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When you’re raising your kids, it can be difficult to notice how much they’re changing just because they’re always around you. Then, before you know it—they’re teenagers then they’re graduating from high school, and leaving for college or to start their own families.

Kids really do grow up fast. So to keep some pleasant memories of his growing daughter Hua Hua, father Hua Yunqing came up with the idea to take an annual photo with her at the same place. He started taking the family photos by a lake in Zhenjiang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, in 1980, and kept the tradition up for 40 years!

Scroll down to have a look at how the dad, daughter, fashion styles, and the scenery changed year by year and let us know what you think of the photos in the comments, dear Pandas! Which pic is your favorite? We’d love to find out. And be sure to scroll down to the very bottom for Bored Panda’s full chat about the importance of having family traditions with Lenore Skenazy, president of the nonprofit organization Let Grow that promotes childhood independence. “Traditions nourish families. They give a sense of who we are,” Lenore said.

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Here’s Yunqing looking over the photos in his album

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Yunqing was 27 when he took the first photo while his daughter was just a one-year-old. At first, he didn’t have any plans to make this into a tradition. But all of that changed when he actually saw the first photo and absolutely loved it.

“I didn’t have any thought of doing the same thing again but when I got the photo back, I liked it so much that when we went back the next year I repeated it,” he explained.

“After that, it became sort of the family tradition and we did it every year with only one break in 1998 when my daughter did not join us for the family holiday and was abroad,” Yunqing pointed out that there was a small gap in the photos.

Things changed quite a lot over the years. His daughter grew up into a beautiful woman and started a family of her own and that meant that Yunqing became a grandpa. Hua Hua’s first daughter was born in 2008 while her second daughter came into this world in 2012.

“When I started, I never guessed that I’d still be doing this when I was in my 60s and my daughter is now no longer alone, she is a mother-of-two,” he said, adding that he was pleasantly surprised by the positive reactions to the family photos online, even though he didn’t expect to continue the tradition forever.

Traditions help families understand who they are

“It is wonderful to feel cherished by any family member. Being loved, trusted, and respected is the wind beneath any child’s wings. A tradition like this seems like it would be one of the bonds keeping the family together through the years,” Lenore went into detail about family traditions.

“And if the family members were far-flung, the sort of ‘obligation’ to get together annually would keep the family from drifting too far apart. That’s why holidays are so important—they often bring families back together, knitting them together with shared memories,” she highlighted the importance of traditions for maintaining bonds between family members over the years.

According to Lenore, traditions help families understand who they are. “We are the family that always sings this particular song, makes this particular food, gathers for this particular event, or even honors our elders—dead or alive—in this particular way. Just as religions have special holidays, activities, do’s and don’ts, so do families—and they serve a similar purpose: defining and binding a group by what they share.”

Creating traditions is easy and your kids will love it

She pointed out that traditions can be extremely varied. For example, they can give hope and something to look forward to, as well as solace. “I have experienced loss, but I still have something I belong to that belongs to me. Traditions can be ridiculous—I have a friend whose family always falls to the ground and ‘dances’ on their backs at any get-together. Traditions can harken back to roots, as I’m trying to do myself, by cooking the foods my aunts made, as did generations before them.”

She continued: “They can be fun—a beach house every summer. They can be quirky—always cooking chicken in beer on Mother’s Day. And they can fall by the wayside and still be revived. Just because you skip a year, or two, or 10, doesn’t mean you can’t start doing something meaningful again.

The president of Let Grow stressed that creating a family tradition is easy enough: all it takes is doing something a couple of times in a row while noticing that you’re doing it. “Your kids will love it—they’re hardwired for meaning and continuity. Creating traditions with them enriches their lives and yours.”

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Victoria Goss
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't expect to cry but the picture of him holding his first grandchild caught me off guard. I love this so much, and time truly DOES fly

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Jos Tiguidou
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ya man! When he holds that kid, just hits ya right in the feels! Life is made of very small and short beautiful moments. We should cherish them when they happen!

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Harold Summer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the nicest, heart-warming and wholesome posts on Bored Panda. Thanks for sharing it!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was lovely. I was worried one of them would be missing from the last picture, but happy to see everyone is safe and well. Really beautiful family.

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same. I was waiting for a gut punch at the end. Glad it didn't happen.

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Martha Meyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

really nice idea to do this every year! Looking at the later pictures with the grandkids, I wonder how she managed to have two children. They only loosened the one child policy in 2016, but I've also read that some provinces didn't enforce the rules very strictly.

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joan-of-argh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depending on your status with the government, I think you could apply for a second-child permit...?

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Lærke Littlebird
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great reminder too that those akward teenage years do pass 😆🙏❤️

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Tambot
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The changes of the daughter are amazing, she looks like a different person from year to year! So sweet. Love it

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a lovely family tradition. I hope that it continues with future generations.

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Johnny
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how she goes through so many hair styles. And thank god this series didn't end with just a photo of her without dad.

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deanna woods
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is very sweet and heartwarming. It makes me think about my dad. He's still with us, but he's going through some health issues right now and they are kind of making him anxious and annoyed. This reminds us to cherish our loved ones because we don't know how long they will be around for us to make memories like this.

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Scagsy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah.... 1989.... when dad had his flirt with camp... I remember it well

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Bridget Price
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how we not only got to watch her grow but we also got to watch her children grow and it was so beautiful!

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Cristina S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this so much! Especially seeing the grandkids showing up too.

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Jay Broderick
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I saw the picture with the granddaughter I went "ooooh!" then I saw the other one and yelled "there's two!!!" :) Love this photo series

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Mumof1
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful. Brilliant idea, thank you for sharing. You have a beautiful family.

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Alicia Dittmar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a loving photo story. Thank you for sharing these beautiful life transitions. 💞

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We'llSee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this story the pictures tell so much, this is priceless for the family.

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NanZ
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What wonderful memories they will have with each picture!

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PotatoNinja5000
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These kind of posts are why I keep coming back to this site. Beautiful and heartwarming. Just what I needed after a bad day!

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Nicholas Yu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh good. I got to the end. Happy to see he was still in the most current pic. I had an impending sense of dread and sadness that he wasn't. One of the hardest things for a person to experience is seeing their parents grow old and realizing time is finite.

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Zoe's Mom
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was really hoping to see a wedding picture and I think Dad's clothes in the beginning were FABULOUS!! This was fun to view.

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Jamil Giudice
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sabe que fui vendo as fotos e foi dando um aperto no peito quando pensei que talvez a última o pai não aparecesse!!! Que bom que teremos mais fotos...parabéns pela postagem!

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ArhomR
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a loving tribute to their relationship and how it grew over the years.

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Kathryn Henry
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was nice to see the growth of his daughter and then his granddaughters, too. Lovely to see how his family grew over the 40 year span. Thanks for sharing your beautiful lives together!

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Faith Nicole
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a beautiful story ♡ I hope they continue doing this every year for as long as possible

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Alina
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1998 is missing from the article, though it shows in the album pic.

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CincyReds
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is very lucky to have had her dad in her life for such long time

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June Dominguez
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am surprised that none of you noticed the fact that some of the girls looked nothing lie the true daughter! Some of them had more round faces and heads than the daughter herself and for us that have had kids it’s also strange that a child can’t go from an older age back to a kid of much younger years then back to being older again! Study the pics as I did then you will see what I am talking about! Someone is talking nonsense when they say she was there every single year! NOT!!!

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Billy The Kid
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

from his daughter being at such a young age up to his youngest grandkid being about 6-7. Sitting here looking at this thinking why didn't i do that? still no matter how old you are it is never too late as long as i am still alive

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Dead_Beasts_393
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is sad that they can't get the 2020 pic to continue the chain. Hateful pandemic

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Jace
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After a while of focusing on his daughter growing older... I focused on him growing older. So aware of my mortality, watching people get older... depresses me. But these are lovely photos.

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Toni
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh my ..i'm in tears. wish i had such a strong bond with my father..

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Shelby McClain
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this! My favorite is her at 12. Us girls have so much attitude at that age :)! This was just a beautiful post

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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband pointed out the change in the background-nothing to a walkway to a bridge

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Lisa
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really feel that 1983 is the 2nd picture and they got out of order. She's so much shorter than the previous two photos. She doesn't reach his waist or his elbows. I don't think it's a trick of shirt length or angle.

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Kenny Kulbiski
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really enjoyed this especially how they changed. I noticed she didn't look to happy in the 92 picture. Then it dawned on me. She turned 13. It's against the code to look happy at 13. Looks like she recovered nicely though.

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DanieLegz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm so glad I didn’t scroll to just a photo of her and her kids on their own

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Jeremy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome! But kinda disconcerning when the replacements showed up

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Fact Perils
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did anyone else notice that until like 2007 the guy didn’t age? Like at all.

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Effseven Six
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These picture are precious and priceless. Im so glad they have them to look back on

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San Talib
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I scroll the pictures... i really hope the last one will not only the daughter with her kids (without father) Thank God, her father still there in the last picture - healthy and smile

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BabyBooby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow.....I knew without a doubt this was one of yours Jonas. Another absolutely beautiful story. Thanks always for a job well done🥰💕

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HeatherA
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's in the background to the left of the photo in 1984?

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Victoria Goss
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't expect to cry but the picture of him holding his first grandchild caught me off guard. I love this so much, and time truly DOES fly

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Jos Tiguidou
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ya man! When he holds that kid, just hits ya right in the feels! Life is made of very small and short beautiful moments. We should cherish them when they happen!

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Harold Summer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the nicest, heart-warming and wholesome posts on Bored Panda. Thanks for sharing it!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was lovely. I was worried one of them would be missing from the last picture, but happy to see everyone is safe and well. Really beautiful family.

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same. I was waiting for a gut punch at the end. Glad it didn't happen.

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Martha Meyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

really nice idea to do this every year! Looking at the later pictures with the grandkids, I wonder how she managed to have two children. They only loosened the one child policy in 2016, but I've also read that some provinces didn't enforce the rules very strictly.

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joan-of-argh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depending on your status with the government, I think you could apply for a second-child permit...?

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Lærke Littlebird
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great reminder too that those akward teenage years do pass 😆🙏❤️

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Tambot
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The changes of the daughter are amazing, she looks like a different person from year to year! So sweet. Love it

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a lovely family tradition. I hope that it continues with future generations.

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Johnny
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how she goes through so many hair styles. And thank god this series didn't end with just a photo of her without dad.

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deanna woods
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is very sweet and heartwarming. It makes me think about my dad. He's still with us, but he's going through some health issues right now and they are kind of making him anxious and annoyed. This reminds us to cherish our loved ones because we don't know how long they will be around for us to make memories like this.

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Scagsy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah.... 1989.... when dad had his flirt with camp... I remember it well

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Bridget Price
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how we not only got to watch her grow but we also got to watch her children grow and it was so beautiful!

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Cristina S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this so much! Especially seeing the grandkids showing up too.

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Jay Broderick
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I saw the picture with the granddaughter I went "ooooh!" then I saw the other one and yelled "there's two!!!" :) Love this photo series

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Mumof1
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful. Brilliant idea, thank you for sharing. You have a beautiful family.

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Alicia Dittmar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a loving photo story. Thank you for sharing these beautiful life transitions. 💞

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We'llSee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this story the pictures tell so much, this is priceless for the family.

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NanZ
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What wonderful memories they will have with each picture!

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PotatoNinja5000
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These kind of posts are why I keep coming back to this site. Beautiful and heartwarming. Just what I needed after a bad day!

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Nicholas Yu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh good. I got to the end. Happy to see he was still in the most current pic. I had an impending sense of dread and sadness that he wasn't. One of the hardest things for a person to experience is seeing their parents grow old and realizing time is finite.

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Zoe's Mom
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was really hoping to see a wedding picture and I think Dad's clothes in the beginning were FABULOUS!! This was fun to view.

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Jamil Giudice
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sabe que fui vendo as fotos e foi dando um aperto no peito quando pensei que talvez a última o pai não aparecesse!!! Que bom que teremos mais fotos...parabéns pela postagem!

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ArhomR
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a loving tribute to their relationship and how it grew over the years.

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Kathryn Henry
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was nice to see the growth of his daughter and then his granddaughters, too. Lovely to see how his family grew over the 40 year span. Thanks for sharing your beautiful lives together!

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Faith Nicole
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a beautiful story ♡ I hope they continue doing this every year for as long as possible

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Alina
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1998 is missing from the article, though it shows in the album pic.

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CincyReds
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is very lucky to have had her dad in her life for such long time

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June Dominguez
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am surprised that none of you noticed the fact that some of the girls looked nothing lie the true daughter! Some of them had more round faces and heads than the daughter herself and for us that have had kids it’s also strange that a child can’t go from an older age back to a kid of much younger years then back to being older again! Study the pics as I did then you will see what I am talking about! Someone is talking nonsense when they say she was there every single year! NOT!!!

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Billy The Kid
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

from his daughter being at such a young age up to his youngest grandkid being about 6-7. Sitting here looking at this thinking why didn't i do that? still no matter how old you are it is never too late as long as i am still alive

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Dead_Beasts_393
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is sad that they can't get the 2020 pic to continue the chain. Hateful pandemic

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Jace
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After a while of focusing on his daughter growing older... I focused on him growing older. So aware of my mortality, watching people get older... depresses me. But these are lovely photos.

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Toni
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh my ..i'm in tears. wish i had such a strong bond with my father..

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Shelby McClain
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this! My favorite is her at 12. Us girls have so much attitude at that age :)! This was just a beautiful post

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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband pointed out the change in the background-nothing to a walkway to a bridge

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Lisa
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really feel that 1983 is the 2nd picture and they got out of order. She's so much shorter than the previous two photos. She doesn't reach his waist or his elbows. I don't think it's a trick of shirt length or angle.

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Kenny Kulbiski
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really enjoyed this especially how they changed. I noticed she didn't look to happy in the 92 picture. Then it dawned on me. She turned 13. It's against the code to look happy at 13. Looks like she recovered nicely though.

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DanieLegz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm so glad I didn’t scroll to just a photo of her and her kids on their own

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Jeremy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome! But kinda disconcerning when the replacements showed up

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Fact Perils
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did anyone else notice that until like 2007 the guy didn’t age? Like at all.

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Effseven Six
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These picture are precious and priceless. Im so glad they have them to look back on

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San Talib
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I scroll the pictures... i really hope the last one will not only the daughter with her kids (without father) Thank God, her father still there in the last picture - healthy and smile

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BabyBooby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow.....I knew without a doubt this was one of yours Jonas. Another absolutely beautiful story. Thanks always for a job well done🥰💕

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HeatherA
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's in the background to the left of the photo in 1984?

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