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People Are Posting Their Most Embarrassing Childhood Photos, And It’s Impossible Not To Laugh
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We all have THAT embarrassing photo from the past that we kept in a locked drawer or a hidden computer folder. As much as our former selves would hate to admit, our moms were right when they said it was just a phase.
Bored Panda has recently asked its users to post their most regretful childhood pictures. Now, we've picked out the funniest ones and combined them with other embarrassing throwback photographs for the ultimate effect. The list features shots of angsty Marilyn Manson fans, color-matching divas, and other hilarious photos. Even if some of these 'phases' might seem distant to you, they're all part of the period we all go through - the search for identity. Scroll down to enjoy the photos, and don't hesitate to submit your own!
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Ahh, 1988. The Year My Family Had The Same Haircut
Everyone, keep this picture in mine. Now, let's talk about how we will see man bun and tie and die in 30 years.
I Show My Boyfriend One Picture From My Childhood And Suddenly Reproducing With Me Is Off The Table
Found This Picture Of Me 15 Years Ago Hanging Up At My Grandmothers Today At Thanksgiving
When My Daughter Asks Why She Can't Wear Things She Thinks Are "Cool", I Show Her This Photo From My Freshmen Year In Highschool
My Husband's 2003 Homecoming Photo
Get Off Of Me Dad I'm Trying To Be Miserable
Gr.12, 2003. Yep
Don't judge. We went through this terrible fashion in the late 90s/early 00s so people today could be free to have colorful hair and messy buns and man buns without reproach. Salute these martyrs of fashion as the trailblazers they are.
Don't Worry, I Wore The Cat Ears Every Day Of 8th Grade, Not Just On Picture Day
Love this caption. That reassurance will allow me to sleep well tonight!
I Thought The Hair Made Me Look Cool. I Sometimes Wore It In A Pony Tail. I'm A Guy
I Can't Believe I Used To Rock This Look The Majority Of The Time
I Beaded This "Head Dress" Myself Specifically For This Picture
When I Was 13 I Went To A Party Where Males Had To Dress As Females And Vice Versa. I'm Embarrassed To Say I May Have Gone Too Far
The Greatest Bowl Cut Of All Time
My ten yr old kid said, "looks like they stuck half a coconut on his head. Why?!"
I Should Have Listened To My Shirt
I Recently Visited My Sister Who Shared Her Favorite Childhood Photo Of Me - The Time I Married My Giant Stuffed Pikachu, Ricky
Everything Had To Be Red And Black, My Lunchbox Was Red And Black, My Bike Was Red And Black, My Stashbox Was Red And Black, My Wallet Was Red And Black
My Mom's Boyfriend In Eighth Grade, Sporting A Mullet/Bowl Cut
I felt the most thankful to God for my dad, the day I saw a pic of my mom's ex-boyfriend
First Day Of School Junior Year. And Yes, My Boxers Were Also Tie Dye
I Was An 11 Year Old Lesbian Aunt
"I Was An 11 Year Old Lesbian Aunt" OK, you just won the InTeRwEbS today with that caption! LOL
I Present To You All: My 2009 Hairstyle
This Is Why I Never Had A Girlfriend In High School. I Looked 35 When I Was 14
My Grandma Sewed Me Some Sequined Socks And A Glove For My 10th Birthday Because I Was A Big Michael Jackson Fan
My Sister And I Looking Hot In The 70's. I'm Headed To Woodstock... She's Off To Oktobetfest!
I Actually Went To College Like This
My Mom Made Matching Outfits For Me, My Fourth Grade Teacher, And Her Daughter
This Wasn't For Halloween... I Dressed Up Like This Every Day After I Came Home From School And Danced To The Musical 'Cats' For About A Year
I bet you can rock 'Memory' I used to come walk home in my mother's fur coat belting "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," and sang it in front of the whole speech class as part of our mandatory public speaking requirement... still wearing that damn coat.
I Thought I Was Super Hot In This
Why Didn't My Parents Sit Me Down And Have A Word?
I Used To Walk The Streets Talking About Anarchy... This Is Roughly 2003... I Walked Around Like That
A Decade Later, My Mom Still Tells Me This Is Her Favorite Senior Photo Of Me
In Response To The Friend With The Embarrassing Childhood Photo I Submit My Husband's
Multi Colored Hair, Way Too Tight Girl-Hoody, Gym Pants Under Sagging Baggy Jeans, Necklace Made Of Monster Caps And Bandanas, And That Damn Zune
Mom Jeans And A Tamagotchi Keychain
Yeah, sure, because mom jeans and Tamagotchi are clearly the oddest features in this picture... NOT.
It Was The 80's! All 8 Year Olds Dressed Like Librarians
You look like you should be a receptionist for the Ghostbusters lol. Very cute though.
I Insisted That My Furby Be In My Sixth Grade School Picture With Me
Just One Of My Yearbook Photos
I Still Don't Understand Why Girls Just Wanted To Be Friends In High School (2002)
I'm Reaaaaly Glad My Parents Still Have This On Their Fridge. 1998
My Karate Days. And Yes, I Picked Out The Background Myself
Despite My Hair Stylist's Advice Against It I Always Requested This Ziggurat Cut
Playing Starcraft On 56k, Strategizing With My Buddy Pre-Bluetooth/Skype
I used to do this with those stretchy, wide headbands. I'd secure the phone in the headband, wrapped from top of head to under jaw. Kids these days will never know the struggle.
Everyone Knew Me
Aaaahhh! Headgear flashbacks!! My classmates used to pull my hair out through the bands on the top of my head while sitting behind me. The worst ever. Braces were a cruel and unusual punishment to children too young to respect them.
Grew Up In A Predominately Black Neighborhood, Wanted To Fit In More
I Was So Proud Of My Hair That Day. Scene Boy From First Period, I'm Coming For You
My Hair Was An Actual Triangle In 1987
Oh man, I remember when my aunt permed my hair because it was the thing and mine looked just like this until an hour after the perm was done and I took a brush to it and ruined the whole thing! Still had triangle hair for a long time though, lol I feel ya!
Behold My Senior Photo
8th Grade Winter Formal With My 7th Grade Boyfriend (1998)
My Bangs Look Like A Comb
Worst Picture Of My Siblings And Me, Overall
My Sister Has Been Doing Her Best To Embarrass Me With Photos Of My Teenage Goth Years. I Regret Nothing. I Was So Cool
A Little Known Fact That Prior To Keaton, I Was The Batman
Just Gonna Leave This Here
I Woke Up And Decided My Hair Was Gonna Be Yuuuuuuge
It Took 9 Years, But I Finally Finished That Moustache
"Exploring My Options" My Senior Picture In Class Of 2000
At Age 15 I Thought I Was The Only True Goth In Middle School, And That Everyone Else Were Posers Or Copycats
When I Was Fourteen I Was A Diva Who Had To Harmonise All The Colors
Mom Let Me Do My Own Hair In 4th Grade. September 1994
I Went To School Like This More Than Once
My Husband, On The Left, And His Best Friend, 1999. Aren't They Precious?
Me At 13 With My Jew Fro And Discovering Rocky Horror Picture Show (And Yes, My Mom Took The Picture)
You did remind me before looking at the caption. You need a pearl necklace tho :P
I'll Never Forget How Much Work Went Into This Myspace Pic
I miss MySpace. The Internet was new-ish, and we were all so innocent.
I Couldn't Go To The Beach Without Bringing Along Jeans And A Bad Attitude
I remember those days of "forced" beach exposure, which required SPF 10,000 and a gothy black parasol.
I Took This Picture At A Lady Gaga Concert 6 Years Ago To Check If My Makeup Still Looked Good. The Answer Is Obviously Yes
I Am Not Proud Of My Middle School Attempts At Being Random
(2010) Apparently 12-Year-Old Me Thought Tying A Shoelace To A Cassette Tape And Wearing It Around My Neck Was Fashionable
In Middle School I Decided To Do Theater So I Could Meet Girls. I Recently Found Picture Of Me At The Height Of My Acting Career
My Friend When He Was Younger. Unfortunately He's Lost His Sense Of Style Since Then
Parents Told Me Playing Volleyball Would Get Me All The Ladies
Me Going To School After Seeing High School Musical For The First Time (2007 Ish)
8th Grade Year. I Facepalm Everytime
My Brother's Sophomore Portrait Circa 2001. He's Somehow A Navy Officer Now
I Assumed The Male Costume For Mary Poppins Would Be The Chimney Sweep. I Was Wrong
Husband's Senior Picture Via 2002
6th Grade Definition Of Sex Appeal
I Was A Fan Of Britney Spears Back Then
When I Was 12 Or 13, I Borrowed My Grandma's Fur Coat And Made My Mom Be My Photographer. I Was Obsessed With America's Next Top Model (And Hot Topic)
1977, I Really Wanted A Shirt "Like Those Guys On Soul Train" So I Had My Mom Make Me One. Also Stitches In Upper Lip, And Some Bit Of Food On My Front Tooth. Not My Best Year For School Photos
I Had Many Phases Growing Up, But The Cowboy Phase Was By Far The Worst
Me And My Sister Looking Fab... #80ies
1988, No Front Teeth, Mom As A Stylist.
Me, 15, In 1987. This Was A Full Page In My 87-88 High School Yearbook. What? I Was A Metalhead!
"..laughs and prepares to do a wheelie across the school lawn." That caption 😂
2003 Was A Rough Year
On My Way To My First Middle School Birthday Party Where Girls Were Also Invited. I Was Really Into Limp Bizkit At The Time. I Never Dressed Like This At School, I Don't Know What I Was Thinking
Admittedly, As An Artist My Style Hasn't Changed All That Much, Maybe Just Tad More Refined
I Still Don't Know What Made 19-Year-Old Me Think The Mustache Was A Good Idea
In '99, Band Mates Didn't Smile For Album Covers... Or Look In The Same Direction. I'm The Cool Guy In Red
This kind of rattan chair just bring the movie "Emmanuelle" in every French adult mind ;p
Captioned On Facebook As "With My Boyfriend <3". Actually Thought This Was Cool. 7th Grade
Our Mom Worked For Hours To Achieve These Bangs
I Thought I Looked So Cool With My Taz Shirt And Braids (1994ish)
I had a penchant for oversized Looney tunes shirts in 9th grade. With a short, horrible haircut. I have a pic of me in a taz shirt, mugging at the camera with my boyfriend...
Cira 1994 Or So
I did that to my walls (the paint in the background) of my bedroom when I was 16/17, my parents were mortified, but couldn't say anything since I bought the paint myself. 20+ years later and the paint job is still up and the room is my Dad's man cave now, hahaha!
My Facebook Profile Picture When I Was 17. Caption: You Wanna Date My Sister? How Cute
My 6th Grade Gangster Phase
My Tear Drop Glasses And Curly Mullet. The Life Of A Young Montanan
I Thought I Looked So Badass For My Senior Prom
I Really Liked SKA
That Was Too Cute, I Didn't Even Like Horses :)
90's Style At His Best
i didn't realize but the pic say "HISTORIC", indeed...
That Time In Grade School I Dressed Up As Boy George For "hero Day".
Taken In 1980. I'm The One In The Peach Terrycloth Short Set Complete With A Bad Perm And A Plastic Baseball Cap
love this pic... everyone loved posing like that back then, everyone hugging. This is a typical 70/80s teen pic, no matter where you're from!
My Uncle As A Soviet Teen In The 80's. My Grandmother Sewed Those Shorts For Him At His Request.
I Bleached My Hair And Wore A Trench Coat Out In Public For About Two Years. Here's Me At A Family Gathering Looking Like A Terrible Steampunk Cosplayer
My Nephew And Me In The Same Lederhosen Before Going To School. In The United States.
...yes I Was A Difficult Child.
You just demanded a popsicle made from the blood of your enemies, didn't you.
The First Day Having My Period. Poised On Womanhood~
I Seriously Thought I Looked Like A Movie Star In This Outfit
8th Grade. Captioned As "This Is The Path I Chose". My Mom Took This Picture
I Was The Cool Kid In School Xd
I Wore This Hat To Bed A Lot....
14 Year Old Me (2007). Thought I Was The Coolest, Most Misunderstood Goth Girl In Town.. I Cringe When I Look At Those Old Photos
Not Exactly Sure As To Why I Wanted To Ruin My Birthday Photo..
If You Put Some Spaghetti Over Your Head, It Would Look Like This! (I Don't Regret It... For Some Reason)
94' As You Can See, I Was Very Cool.
2 Years Of Being A Little Boy
My Mom Helped Me Take This For My 7th Grade Profile Picture
Ah, The 80s. Powder Blue Nylon Suit With Disco Collar - Complete With The Gold Razor Necklace.
Me (left, 13) And My Sister (right, 10). It Was My Grandmas Idea...
Pastel Was In... Along With Giant Framed Glasses. Circa 1986.
My Fiance.....he Was So Cool. Look At That Fur Collar. So Fancy.
My Sister Was Clearly Offended By My Nudity...
Obnoxious Sized Hair Scrunchy, Printed Legging Pants And A Doll From Lunette And Molly.
This Was Circa 1993-1994, I Believe. I Look Like Some Weird Go-go Dancer.
2009 10th Grade, Lets Just Say I Tried To Keep It Long, My Hair Is Thick And Dense Enough To Deflect An Entire Bucket Water. This Is The "better" Picture, Other Times Aptly Look Like A Missing Link. Be Another 3 Years Til I Finally Kept It Shorter
The Yellow Thing Is Duct Tape, For Some Reason. And Im Wearing My Pjs, Probably Sick So Friends Came Over After School
Post- Birthday Party...
1984... Why Wearing Underpants On My Head?! No Idea...maybe Chocolatmilk Was'nt Good Anymore
When I Was Younger I Thought I Was Orochimaru From Naruto... I Even Did My Makeup.
Grade 9 School Photo.. Circa 2004 When I Wore That Puka Shell Necklace Every. Day.
Must Have Been In Late 80s.... School Trip... And Yeah I Know I Have Great Legs :d
I want after shots....
I LOVE the titles everyone gave their pictures. Pure gold.
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I've never posted this, ever. So, there you go...
I want after shots....
I LOVE the titles everyone gave their pictures. Pure gold.
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I've never posted this, ever. So, there you go...