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50 Hilarious Pics From People’s ‘Blunder Years’ That’ll Forever Live Online As A Cringy Reminder (New Pics)
In search of our identity, we sometimes make decisions that later in life we aren't particularly proud of.
But instead of burying them in the past, the subreddit 'Blunder Years' invites people to embrace all the regrettable fashion choices, cringe-inducing hairstyles, and just their "personal brand" in general.
We at Bored Panda agree that finding humor in our idiosyncrasies is a refreshing and liberating approach, so we put together a collection of the most popular recent posts from this wholesome online community.
May they serve as an inspiration for self-discovery and acceptance.
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#1
2008 Senior Photo In The Cemetery With My 1976 Cadillac
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#2
2006 And I Was 17. The Cure Was My Life
#3
First Time Mom Let Me Dress Myself For Picture Day
#4
2004 In 6th Grade. My Best Friend Wanted A Pic Of Her Crush, So We Devised A Plan For Her To Pretend To Take One Of Me As He Walked Past. It Was A Success!
#5
Glamour Shots Photo From 1994. I Was 8 Years Old (Going On 45 In This Pic)
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
Never would have guessed she was only 8 years old! Before I read the heading I thought she might be in her teens, if that!
#6
When I Thought It Would Be Classy To Wear A Victorian Suit To Prom ~2010
#7
When Someone Asks How Your Life Is Going…
#8
My Wife Gave Me Permission To Share This Picture Of Her From The Early 90s. She's The One On The Left
#9
Me In The 80s. Sadly, The Coolest I Ever Looked
#10
Sophomore Prom Sporting My Hot Topic Best Waiting For My Boyfriend's Mom's Minivan
Victoria Burnell 2 years ago
Gorgeous! I think you are one of the people that can pull anything off.
#11
Senior Year Photo (2010)
#12
Are We Doing Goth Prom Photos? Here's Me In 2007. I Made The Dress Myself, As The Cheap Shiny Satin Does Suggest
#13
Thinking I Was The Coolest 12y/O Cuz I Could Play The Saxophone
#14
16, 25 And Now At 34. What A Evolution!
#15
I Looked Like Tommy Boy As A Little Girl (1995)
#16
Cleanest Bowl Cut I Ever Had
#17
I Was Cast As Rudolph When I Was In Ninth Grade! (2008)
#18
1997-Ish
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
And then they went to Denny's to smoke cloves and drink coffee. Yeah I was one of those kids.
#19
Apparently My High School Blunder Photo I Posted A Year Ago Was Good Enough That A Bot Re-Posted It So Here's Another Photo From High School. Yes I Wore This Jacket To School, And I'm Pretty Sure I Was On A List With The School Administration For How I Dressed
#20
Grades 3, 6, And 9. Style Has Never Been A Strength Of Mine
#21
Found My Wife’s 1st Grade School Picture
#22
I Was 14 And Thought I Looked Like Ke$ha. To This Day, My Friend Still Has This Posted In One Of Her Facebook Albums
#23
I Took The Fashion From Clueless A Little Too Seriously
#24
17 Years Old In 2009. I Think I Looked Pretty Damn Good
#25
Me After Fight Club Came Out (2000)
#26
Who Wouldn’t Want Training Bras For Their Birthday?
#27
In Celebration Of Star Wars Day, A Picture Of Me Dressing Up As A Jedi For No Apparent Reason. 2002. Not Halloween. Not For A Showing Of Aotc, Just Wearing It To School Because I Thought It Was Cool
#28
I Sure Was An Angsty Little Firestarter
#29
My Mom Never Displayed This School Photo
#30
It’s Been 14 Years Since I’ve Looked Like This, But It Feels Like Yesterday
#31
Circa 2014 - Watched Goodfellas Too Many Times, Dressed Like This Every Single Day
#32
I Posted This On Facebook When I Was 14 With The Caption “Don't Look Where You Fall, But Where You Slipped” 💀🤦🏻♀️
#33
Circa 2004
#34
My First Day Of School, Circa 2009
#35
Me In 2006ish. Friend From Highschool Sent Me This
#36
My Valley Girl Mom Back In '80s
#37
It Was The Bicentennial And A “Special” Picture Day. Mom Made My Hair Extra Special Too
#38
My Mom In 2003 vs. 2023 🖤
#39
I Had To Wear This Bad Boi Throughout Grade Five. I Had To Develop A Personality Fast
#40
This “Edgy” Photoshoot Was So Cool In My Head
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
It reminds me of a music video from a band name Ego Likeness. The song is called 16 Miles I think.
#41
I Am Still Upset About This Haircut
#42
I Was So Proud Of This Costume
#43
Myspace Profile Pic, 2008. Can You Tell My Favorite Movie Was Amelie?
#44
You Will Never Be As Cool As I Thought I Was. (And The Name Of Our Band Was "Menstrual Cycle")
#45
Showed This Old Picture Of Myself To My Fiancé, & She Said, “Edward Stopping The Truck From Hitting Bella In Twilight”
#46
My Freshman Year Pic, 2013. Anyone Got A Pair Of Hedge Clippers?
Sue Denham 2 years ago
We all laugh now, but you know that fashion is going to come round again eventually.
#47
An Edgy "Photoshoot" In My Grandpa's Flower Garden
#48
Me In 2012 Filming A Horror Movie That Was Filmed In A Backyard With A Camcorder And I Got Payed With Potato Salad
#49
Back In 1983 When I Was Still A Stud Lady’s Man
#50
16 Year Old Me Really Thought I Could Be The Next Numa Numa Guy/Star Wars Kid. This Was In My Myspace Bio [2005]
![16 Year Old Me Really Thought I Could Be The Next Numa Numa Guy/Star Wars Kid. This Was In My Myspace Bio [2005]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6581ae80bc7c8_7t7qcwltyxyb1__700.jpg "16 Year Old Me Really Thought I Could Be The Next Numa Numa Guy/Star Wars Kid. This Was In My Myspace Bio [2005]")
#51
My Hair Has Never Recovered
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Word of advice: If you decide to dye your hair red or orange, be prepared to live with it because those colors are very hard to wash out.
#52
When Your Family Makes You Do Family Stuff With Them But You're Emo
#53
2003, 19 Years Old, And The First Time I Met A Palm Tree
Auntriarch 2 years ago
I was a bit like that when I met a redwood at 50, no shame. I loved Muir woods
#54
Eternally Grateful To Jostens For Capturing That Star Quality. 199-Something
#55
10 Year Old Me Was Way Too Excited To Get A Gophone As My First Phone
#56
I Used To Be Convinced That Marilyn Manson Was My Soulmate. Anyone Else Remember Those Sticky Club Floors And Smoking Indoors?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
One of my old GFs dated Manson briefly. She dodged a bullet there.
#57
My Dad Age 17 Clearly Not Digging The Family Photo
#58
Me, Age 12, Drawing Supernatural Fanart For Tumblr In My Doctor Who T-Shirt Wearing 3D Glasses With The Lenses Popped Out. I Think I Was Going For A "Cute Nerd" Look...ended Up A Bit More "Austin Powers"
#59
Friend Gave Me Permission To Post This: “I Cried The Entire Way To The Picture Place Bc I Didn’t Want To Wear The Blazer . Mom Made Me Anyway”
#60
My Mom Loved This Haircut
#61
My 7th Grade Photo. Life Was Hell!
#62
I'm 33 Now, But Here's Me At 16 Convinced I Could Be A Special Effects Makeup Artist
#63
13 Yr Old Edge-Lord Me Pretending To Be Dead In A Tub??? 🤦♀️why?!
#64
Scene Me In 2007 vs. Today
Lunaofthenest (She/they) 2 years ago
He sells real estate. His face is likely on a bench somewhere 😁
#65
My Last Post Here Was Well Recieved, So Here's Some Classics From My Middle School Instagram
#66
15 Yo Me Circa 2013. I Loved Chopin, Tim Burton And KFC. Thrift Store Army Jacket + Half The Bottle Of Hairspray And I Was Ready To Hit The Street
#67
In 2008 My Best Friend (16m) And I (17f) Swapped Clothes And Took Pictures
#68
11 Year Old Me In 2005
#69
In My Photoshop Era
#70
When I Had Fake Dreads And Hated Everything Mainstream. From 2005 I Think
#71
No Idea Why We Needed So Much Leg Room (1998)
BarkingSpider 2 years ago
If anyone asks what '98/99 looked like, please just show them this picture. This is it. Though these homies must have forgotten their puka shells.
#72
It's 1999, I'm 14 And Mom Let Me Decide My Own Haircut
#73
Freshly Home From My First Anime Convention, Where I Did Not Shower The Entire Weekend And Spent Every Dollar I Had On That Hat And The Dvds> I Wore That Cheap Hat Til It Basically Melted
#74
I Thought I Was Hardcore. I Thought I Was A Member Of The Band. Couldn’t Even Play An Instrument
#75
Facebook Reminded Me Of My Twilight Phase In 2009
#76
I Present To You My Peak Emo Years Circa 2006. I’m On The Left. Zero Regrets
#77
Me At 14. Really Thought I Had Something Going With The Cravat, Wasitcoat, Bullet Belt And The Cheap Emo Sneakers
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Why is the bullet belt upside down? That's the cringiest thing in the whole picture.
#78
Blue Lipstick To Match My Blue Box Dyed Hair, Circa 2016
#79
Going Through That Weird Transformation From Bsb To Korn. Probably 1998
#80
On Christmas Day My Dad Gifted Me A Shirt He Designed To Advertise My Youtube Channel At The Time. The Channel Was About Me(Bosh) And My Dinosaur Puppet(Arnold) Who You Can Both See Together In The Following Picture
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What do you think ?
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Honestly, I love all of these! Such a variety of clothing styles and people enjoying themselves dressing the way they feel has something really energizing about it for me! I wish we'd see more diversely clothed people nowadays, and not always people in dark coats or office suits. The world would be so much more colorful and vibrant!
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Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
It disturbs me that so many of these "ancient" photos were taken this century :(
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Honestly, I love all of these! Such a variety of clothing styles and people enjoying themselves dressing the way they feel has something really energizing about it for me! I wish we'd see more diversely clothed people nowadays, and not always people in dark coats or office suits. The world would be so much more colorful and vibrant!
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
It disturbs me that so many of these "ancient" photos were taken this century :(
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