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All of us have one or two embarrassing childhood photos that we would go to great lengths to hide away from the world. But these people decided to brave the cruel waters of the Internet and share some of the most cringe-worthy shots from their childhoods and youth days.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of best throwback photographs for the ultimate cringe effect. From odd hairstyles and accessories to questionable fashion choices, the list contains each person's bump (or perhaps even a trainwreck) on the road of searching for identity. So check them out and don't forget to vote and comment on your favorites!
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#1
My Parents Weren’t Surprised When I Came Out
Eric Baker 7 years ago
Reminds me of when I came out to my work and to my friends the by far most popular response was, "NO S**T!" lol
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#2
My Legs And Feet Hit Puberty Before The Rest Of Me
Maud Gakes 7 years ago
OMFG Why does this has only 10 points??? This should be on the top!! This is amazing 😂😂
Kim Lorton 7 years ago
Well, at least your arms weren’t that long! Looks fine and I bet you are at least 6’ and a few inches!
#3
Just A Girl On A Spring Communist Demonstration In Lviv, Ukraine, 1968
Pam Falcioni 7 years ago
Why do I get the feeling she could find a way to use those balloons as weapons of mass destruction?
#4
For My 2nd Grade Photo I Vouched For The Satan's-Child-Lawyer Look
#5
Glamour Shot Blunder (7 Years Old)
Bianca Allen 7 years ago
I cannot stop laughing!! i read this and look at the photo... omg!
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Hamlets twin 7 years ago
"You're in the mood for a dance; And when you get the chance; You are the dancing queen"
#6
That Time In The Early 90s When I Was 12 Going On 54
Jennifer Boyer 7 years ago
I looked like a middle-aged hausfrau in junior high and one of my BFFs looked like a middle-aged crushed-by-life factory worker, so this pic really resonated with me!
Rattus Norvegicus 3 years ago
i'm a teenager, but due to my fashion choices people think I'm a teacher
Katharine Lancaster 7 years ago
I have photos of myself like that. I cringe every time I see them.
#7
In 5th Grade I Was Worried I Would Blink And Mess Up My Year Book Photo
The Timelord From Hogsmead 7 years ago
I was just going to comment that!!
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#8
I Swear It's Not Square Anymore...
Sebastian Melmoth 7 years ago
aww, i think that's actually cute...reminds me of the square watermelons they grow in Japan or one of Spider-man's foes, the mafia villain,Hammerhead.
Alexandru Bucur 7 years ago
A top hat and a cigar and that kid is the perfect likeness of Winston Churchill...
#9
When You Look Over 40 But You're Actually 12
Honesty Olishia 7 years ago
Although I think she looks like Clarissa Darling from Clarissa explains it all.
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#10
My Mum Advised Me Not To Leave The House Like This, Didn't Listen. That Hair!
#11
Give Me The Sassy Grandma Look
#12
My 10th Grade Year Book Picture
Just Amiable 7 years ago
Krusty the Clown LIVES!!!!!!!!!!! .... Or had a love child, either way😂
Load More Replies... Lizard Queen 7 years ago
There must be a marvelous story behind this. Liquor? Lost bet? Inspired by cartoons?
.gas. 7 years ago
I was just going to comment that this looks like the result of being on the losing end of a bet/challenge.
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Bored Bear 7 years ago
So what hairstyle do you want? I want to look smart. Say no more Einstein.
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
....how or why??? I HOPE there is a glorious story behind this and it's not just that he thought he looked good
#13
This Surpasses Even The Fivehead
#14
2006 Senior Picture
Louise Dennie 7 years ago
Do you really want to hurt me....do you really want to make me cry....lolll
#15
A Friend Of Mine Gave Me Permission To Post This Gem. Circa Early-90s
Ms. Understood 7 years ago
I also blame the photographer. Best believe he/she told her to lean forward and put her hand in her hip, furthering the downward spiral. I remember that awkward hand on hip picture day pose.
#16
1996, Olan Mills Calls My Roommate Offering A Free Family Sitting. His Family Lived Two States Away, So We Went In To Mess With Them. I'm The Guy On The Right
M 7 years ago
ahahaha))) I try to laugh about it Cover it all up with lies I try and laugh about it Hiding the tears in my eyes Because boys don't cry
Load More Replies... Daria B 7 years ago
Not that bad, actually. Oh, my... I miss the sight of extravagant fashion on the streets. Everybody's so normal nowadays... (in and around Seoul at least)
Phillip Moderow 7 years ago
Do you talk like that to your parents ? Or do they talk to YOU like that ?
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La Petite Morte 7 years ago
I woulda been friends with these two back then. There were only 5 of us 'weirdos' (goth, punk, gay, SHARP, and transvestite, respectively) in a school full of jocks and rednecks.
jevais 7 years ago
Oh so sorry for u, yet at least u hang out with a very interesting crowd, much better than being in the main stream. Hope you're doing well and have many interesting friends.
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#17
Me And All My Hair In 1988
Jef Bateman 7 years ago
I agree. This one is actually cool. A little dated, maybe, but not pitiful.
Load More Replies... Beeps 7 years ago
What baffles me much more than 80’s hair is how *everybody* had those glasses and not a single person ever seemed to realise how bad they really look.
Bored Birgit 7 years ago
Haha, look at the young girls, huge glasses are in nowadays again! And they look as awful as in the 80s.
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jevais 7 years ago
In which country was it hot to look like an old English sheep dog?
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Dan H 7 years ago
This is why you should never work on an electrical outlet while standing in a bathtub filled with water
switchman82 7 years ago
Im so sorry.. but 80s was imho really bad time in design, mode, haircuts, most of the music.. almost everything was really wrong.
#18
Playing Starcraft On 56k, Strategizing With My Buddy Pre-Bluetooth/Skype
Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago
Of course he is. That's why nowadays everyone's doing this.
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#19
My (Conservative Christian) College Yearbook Photoshopped My Punk Rock Spikes Into A White Afro
Jef Bateman 7 years ago
The Photoshop job is pretty well done. I don't think I would have noticed.
Just Amiable 7 years ago
AHaha Romper Stomper 😂..Damn it's been ages since I thought of movie😂
#20
I See Your Uncle From The 80s And Raise You My Father's Hair From The 80s
Tina Becerra-Hinsley 7 years ago
Back when a cute girl could ask a cute guy to borrow his hair spray *swoon*!
#21
The Blunder Brothers, Circa 1994. I'm In Purple
Sherri Mantooth Bagwell 7 years ago
There really needs to be before/after pics!
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Sarcasticow 7 years ago
What's wrong with the tallest boy? Why isn't his shirt tucked tightly into pants? Did he do something wrong and this was his punishment?
#22
Look At Me! I'm A Real Fancy Boy!
Alexa Holloway 7 years ago
Why they do this kid like that?! Poor boy can barely sit in them shorts.
#23
Why Yes!! My Vest Was Homemade! Pm Me For Orders!!! ;)
Crazy Dog Lady 7 years ago
The photographer had just told her her vest was dumb. And that dogs suck.
Susan Forbes 7 years ago
Reminds me of my driver's license picture when the lady taking the photo asked me a question then snapped the picture just as I opened my mouth. It was during the era of film so you didn't know how it would come out. B***h.
Cactuar Jon 7 years ago
It looks like the photo was taken mid "I hate this f*****g vest!" tantrum lol
Rattus Norvegicus 3 years ago
I actually want that vest. I love vests. I love dogs. So it's just logical for me.
#24
It Was 1996. I Was Obsessed With Vampires And Phantom Of The Opera...behold My Embarrassing Senior Picture
Just Amiable 7 years ago
I actually like this one, and I'm not just saying that because I'm full of s**t, this one is actually pretty good.
#25
Homecoming 2012. Yes That’s My Real Hair. Yes I Spent An Hour On It Every Day
#26
1996 HS Yearbook Picture
Cactuar Jon 7 years ago
Do you want mine? I've decided I dont want mine anymore.
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Lori Gatehouse 7 years ago
This is literally the 90s look...dyed hair-check, dog chain necklace- check, striped shirt- check, angry face sticker-and check. School photo here I come
#27
Recently, My Mother Found This Senior Photo Of Me From 1994. I Looked Like Nathan From South Park
#28
I Was A 40 Year Old Woman At 13
#29
My Uncle In The Early 80s
#30
My Attire For Homecoming (Male)
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
I would be shocked if he wasn't dressed like that in the 90's and I am hoping against all hopes that his pants are JNCO
Load More Replies... Just Amiable 7 years ago
Lol, the memories I have from looking at all these pictures made my morning, I just want to apologize to everyone for being part of this generation, and I also want to say you're welcome, for the laughs that my people and I bring you 😂
piggy panda 7 years ago
As a 12 year old who wishes she was born in the 70s I say to you, lucky every kid I kow (except a few) are narcissistic and don't know goof literature like lord of the rings or Xanth and they want everything to be handed to them on a silver platter
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#31
Everyone Knew Me
Lizard Queen 7 years ago
Ugh. Poor kid. Headgear is awful. Hope your teeth are gorgeous today.
Nadja Lambacher 7 years ago
This is her now. Looks like it was worth it. https://imgur.com/gallery/rS5aG
Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago (edited)
Ahhhh... poor kiddo... you’re teeth are gonna be more beautiful a diamond... I applaud you for working through that
Carole Anderson 7 years ago
Went to school and I was very nervous Everyone knew me Everyone knew meeee
#32
Try To Contain Yourselves Ladies!!!
Cherie O 7 years ago
I cringe when I think back about how common mullets were....may they rest in peace.
#33
Two Questions: Have You Accepted Jesus Christ As Your Lord And Savior, And Are You Interested In The Deal Of A Lifetime On A 1987 Plymouth Mercury?
Phillip Moderow 7 years ago
I get your drift, but FYI, Plymouth and Mercury are two different cars.
Sharon Vaughn 7 years ago
Love the sneakers with the suit. I guess that's better than sandals with socks.
#34
First Day Of High School, I Was Apparently Going For The 70 Year Old Man Look
Ethan Slusser 7 years ago
You look like doctor octopus. Which is ironic because there’s a Spider-Man on this list too.
Sarcasticow 7 years ago
Maybe that's the same kid, captured in all of his Spider-Man phases
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sunnyrei82 7 years ago
aaaand with that.. you tagged yourself as "bullying target material" for the rest of the year.
#35
The Coolest Senior Picture Ever?
Daria B 7 years ago
Well.... If super heroes can wear their pants over their trousers, so can you. ♥
Daria B 7 years ago
(I see it's not really underwear, but it looks like it)
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Liz dJ 7 years ago
It started out pretty good looking, but then the pants scrolled in...
Load More Replies... Phillip Moderow 7 years ago
Half of him wants to go trolling for girls, the other half wants to go fishing.
La Petite Morte 7 years ago
Just a comment, chaps, by their very nature, are crotch and a*s-less.
Greg T 7 years ago
I was like... that's not so bad.... then I scrolled down just a little further....
Megan Pippenger 7 years ago
Scrolling down, seeing this: "Okay, not so bad, a little dated but OH HOLY JESUS"
#36
They Wouldn't Take The Photo Unless I Smiled
#37
The Triangle Hair And Fake Mole Completes My Senior High School Photo
Wamma Lamma 7 years ago
Except for Kris Johnson. She was the girl who looked so good with it she made the rest of us (fail) believe we could pull it off!
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Susan Forbes 7 years ago
When was this? I was think 80's but I don't remember the cat eyeliner
#38
I Still Don't Understand Why Girls Just Wanted To Be Friends In High School (2002)
#39
I Had A Warhol-Esque, Pop-Art Phase In High School. Yes, I'm A Guy
spirit wolf 7 years ago
What do you look like today? Oh pretty please show...I'm dying of curiosity.
#40
'Ginger Hair? Freckles? Pale Skin? This Kids Going To Be Too Popular At School. Can You Level The Playing Field A Bit?' - Parents To Hairdresser
Rienke Mornie 7 years ago
you look like 'jommeke'. A Belgium comic character and a true hero in our country. Jommeke-5a...313fac.jpg 
Dimitri Goossens 7 years ago
Haha,,, yes!!! Was just comparing it too until i saw the reply :-)
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Abby Rexroth 7 years ago
I hope his mother cut his hair because if it was a professional, they SUCK!
#41
On My Way To Steal Ya Man
Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
Love it!!! I can just hear the photographer--turn your chin to the right, no my right. Towards me, that's it. Sheesh.
Jong Regudo 7 years ago
20-30 years from now people will post their old selfies, and its going to be more stupid than the 80s look lol
#42
A Little Known Fact That Prior To Keaton, I Was The Batman
#43
My Kindergarten Picture Is Definitely The Most Epic Of All My School Pictures
#44
My 18th Birthday. I'm The Goth. Still Great Friends With The Beautiful Girl Next To Me :)
JimmyJames Doyle 7 years ago
I agree, always the hottest girls at the party. Nothing wrong here.
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Jenny Gordon 7 years ago
I'd be damn proud to be either one of these gorgeous girls! I'm 41 and still rock the goth look!
#45
When My High School Marching Band Was Performing At The Liberty Bowl And I Ran Into Two Guys Who Looked Vaguely Like Me (I'm In The Middle)
Kerri Russ 7 years ago
TRIPLETS! Love the curls and glasses combo on all three of you. Must be a good look if you found 2 others!
Cody Eriksen 7 years ago
and ya'll played the tuba huh? It's Ok, I tried too, I didn't work out too well. I ended up playing Bari Sax.... Ima chick, too.
Kathleen Ferber 1 year ago
OK. I have never seen a band uniform up close. What is in the top that makes it swell like this, and why?
#46
12 Year Old Me Thought This Was A Great Everyday Look
Jonathan TARTESSE 7 years ago
I'm the only one who saw the guy (maybe drunk) taking a nap behind ?
Here to Troll 7 years ago
Nah, it's just a dude laying down in some grass, so no one saw any reason to point it out, since it's clearly not the focal point of the image, and has no relevance.
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Brandi Gates 7 years ago
The dude behind you though...what kind of company did you take up back then?
#47
When Your “Hardcore Tough Guy Gangster” Picture With Your Homie Turns Out To Look Like The Start Of A Gay Porn Film, But You Post It To Facebook Anyway... Millennial Blunder Years
#48
I Wore This Everyday In Winter In 2013 The Worse Part Is Was 27
Jessica Stohr 7 years ago
My guess is you lost a bet or were going through something rough at the time?
#49
I Was Surfing The Web Back In 2001
D.S. Watson 7 years ago
I remember when schools decided to "spice up" their picture days. It was comedy gold.
#50
I Grew Up In A Small Midwest Town, My Mom Convinced Me To Take "Urban Hip-Hop" Dance Classes
Shane Chang 7 years ago
Rachel Dolezal's little brother stayed out of the spotlight until now.
#51
6th Grade Going On 60
#52
Guitar Guy At Party: Check. Tortured Angst: Check. Wolf T-Shirt: Check. Ignored By Girls: Check. Hole In My Crotch That I Only Noticed Now: Check. Real Life, 1995
Ms. Understood 7 years ago
Dude looking like he lost his job in the last picture. Calm down lol
Signe Manat Hansen 7 years ago
This must be before May of 1995 when Wonderwall came out. If it had been after, the girls would have been all over you.
Wamma Lamma 7 years ago
Then we grew up and realized feigning angst was precious, as we're stuck in traffic on the way to the treadmill to nowhere. Ah...youth is wasted on the young! Lol.
#53
Was Told You Guys Might Appreciate My Boy Greg's 1992 Year Book Photos
bob 7 years ago
The 90s was the decade during which we had the opportunity to fix all the errors of the 80s. Instead, we just dug deeper...
Greg T 7 years ago
I think it was all the photographers fault, they are secretly trolling everyone, they know exactly what they are doing haha
Load More Replies... Lisa Greene 7 years ago
I can hear the photographer "now down on all fours, you're a big cat... Go!"
#54
I Went To School Like This More Than Once
Signe Manat Hansen 7 years ago
Then it would be attached to his friggin head :(
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Thought It Would Be Cool To Make Knex Body Armor
Matthew Hyder 7 years ago
This one is actually both cool and totally absurd, definitely didn't think if this as a child. XD
#56
My All-Time Favorite Christmas Blunder (I’m Top Left)
Just Amiable 7 years ago
That look on Santa's face 🙌 This picture is what made the real Santa retire from doing mall photoshoots
Randy Inbred 7 years ago
Either Santa has a bone or he's absolutely crapping himself. Or both.
#57
Just Found My Glamour Shot From 1995. I Was A Sassy 45 Year Old In 7th Grade, Apparently
Mare Freed 7 years ago
This one is better than the other glamour shots her. You remind me of a young Brooke Shields.
#58
Nothing Says Cool Like Matching Sweat Suits And A Stuffed Whale On Your Knee
#59
In 4th Good Grade, I Was Too Badass For Just One Wristwatch
Cherie O 7 years ago
In the 80s, kids used to wear lots of Swatch watches at once. Oh I remember.....
Bored Fox 7 years ago
I also remember one time in 1990's when my big brother thought that it was cool to have more than one wristwatch so he used to wear 5 wristwatches once. I thought that he looked like Bananas Gorilla from Richard Scarry books. http://everythingbusytown.wikia.com/wiki/Bananas_Gorilla
Ivy Ruonakoski 7 years ago
I remember when that was a thing. I think a teen did this in a movie back in the early 90's too.
#60
My Very First Job. Spiderman For Kids Parties
Stille20 7 years ago
True... however, the photo on the railing with the money... hilarious
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Elisabeth Noguera 7 years ago
Actually I like the sense of humor in this one haha with the money haha
noitall man 7 years ago
"Kids parties", sure... WHere are the locked doors in that basement and why do I hear screams!!!
#61
Senior Prom 2006, Went Stag
#62
"Promo Shot" For My First Band's Myspace Page. I Was 16 And Wore Women's Clothing
Falcon 7 years ago
It was women's. He clearly said it was women's clothing. smh
Load More Replies... Matthew Hyder 7 years ago
LOL, a thing that says pink spiders on a hello kitty guitar. XD Now I want to see a punk rock/goth hello kitty. :p
Marianne Davila 7 years ago
It WAS the MySpace age...of course you wore women's clothing! Besides, did you know Duran Duran also wore women's clothing in their earliest years?
#63
Parents Thought I Was Gay. Can't Say I Blame Them...
Lucca van der Rijst 7 years ago
Blame them to make the wrong prediction. If he was gay and they thought he was straight, the blame wouldn't be made eighter.
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#64
I Logged Into Myspace After 10 Years...
Signe Manat Hansen 7 years ago
Yeah, it's the bandana that has me worried :p
Load More Replies... Sarcasticow 7 years ago
Good idea, I should check mine. Have no idea how to find login details though :)
#65
50% Khaki, 25% Weird Crinkly Tube Top, 25% Platform Sneakers: 100% Confidence
Hamlets twin 7 years ago
They saw this photo in the making and lost control :)
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Катерина Булатова 7 years ago
this is actually a very stylish outfit right now) I can see Hadid sisters in it)
#66
Visiting My Family After Several Years And Going Through Albums. Me At About 12. I'm A Girl
Miriam Vr 7 years ago
I'm a bit stunned by the Uncle Sam figurine and the decor in general... Parents often took terrible pictures of us. And kept them. Kids today might have a chance thanks to digital photography :P
Troy Currie 7 years ago
Why, Maybe it was 4th of July, they have someone in the military or maybe...jut maybe, they like showing they are Patriotic. They also like showing they are well traveled, notice the Empire State Building and Big Ben?
Load More Replies... Elisabeth Noguera 7 years ago
Life can be really unfair xD and parents aswell, c'mon you don't let them look like that ...
Bored Birgit 7 years ago
My Mom bought me similar shirts at that age to "hide" my overweight - didn't ever work, just destroyed my self-confidence.
#67
Titanic, Western, Newscaster Glamour Shots: 1998 In A Nutshell
Anouk 7 years ago
No offence to the kids in these pictures - but wtf is it with the creepy 'glamour' shots of such young kids?? Just no.
D.S. Watson 7 years ago
Glamour Shots was so popular, it was EVERYWHERE. It was pre-photoshop, so that might explain it.
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Moo Moo Futch 7 years ago
I find these 12 going on 60 “Glamour” shots utterly disturbing. It’s always made me question whether the photographer taking them signed a special register....
arjelio mas 7 years ago
It was another time and the photographers were doing their jobs. Unfortunately, now everyone wants to decry exploitation so badly they judge others as though their minds worked then in the same twisted way the morality police do now.
Load More Replies... Ivy Ruonakoski 7 years ago
That hairstyle is just all kinds of wrong, I don't care what age you are.
#68
My Chemical Panic At The Disco
Peta Potter 7 years ago
may i suggest an alternate take: Chemical Fall Out at the Disco?
Load More Replies... Ellie Burningham 7 years ago
Yaassss!!!!!! Oh the angst!!! The title!!!! This is what true perfection looks like!!!
#69
I Was 11 Years Old. Too Old To Be Doing Stuff Like This? The School Project Was To Make A Mask, We Weren’t Required To Wear It, Or Make The... Rest...
Matthew Hyder 7 years ago
But you're so passionate about it! XD Whatever... this is, LOL. :p Better than the others though, maybe.
#70
15-Year-Old Me Was Terrified Of Touching These Car Show Models. I Cringe Every Time I See This
Rachel Rosky 7 years ago
I don't understand men's obsession with taking pictures with random "hot" women in these kinds of situations. They are strangers you stood next to for .3 seconds, yet its worthy of a photo memory? Creepy.
#71
The Shirt Says, “Team Edward: Because Jacob Doesn’t Sparkle”
Samantha Beckett 7 years ago
You were a kid though. The shirt was legit for the age. If you're still wearing it when you're 45 though you have a problem.
makenzie stephenson 7 years ago
I would rather warm skin then dead man as a boyfriend though #teamjacob for life
#72
Curly Mullet, Thrift Store Boy’s Anime Shirt, Inability To Look Normal For A Picture: 2003 Was A Cruel Year For This 11yo Girl
Just Amiable 7 years ago
I can't believe all of you! Is this where you wanna be when Jesus comes; making fun of poor Joe Dirt?
Full Name 7 years ago
Don't make fun. It's just a wig that got infused (I mean, I don't want to get all technical)
Load More Replies... Катерина Булатова 7 years ago
like regular mullet isn't bad enough) I think Satan created this hairdo himself! She looks like a very sweet girl though
Jessica Strosky 7 years ago
The mullet was still a thing in the 2000's??! I'd call child protective services if i saw a kid with a mullet today. That s**t is child abuse!
#73
They Called Me Professor Snape
#74
This Is What Happens When Dorks With Cartoon Obsessions Are Allowed To Bring Props To Their Senior Photo Session. Loved Marvin So Much I Used To Joke He Was My Real Dad, The Cringe Factor Is Astronomical
#75
1990 And 11 Years Old. I Just Showed This To My 10 Year Old Daughter And Thought She’d Laugh. Nope. Only Fear
#76
They're Almost Texas Beauty Queen Bangs
#77
I Thought Listening To Metal Made Me Cool In Middle School
A S Koziol 7 years ago
OMG still laughing at this comment! My cat is pissed, she didn't care for the coffee spray lol
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#78
I Was About 18 Years Old, And Heading Out For A Night On The Town. Please Note The Nose Ring- It Was Stuck On With Superglue
noitall man 7 years ago
The nose ring might have been your best life choice ever. Glue... Smart
MammaG 7 years ago
Why would it be inappropriate? I think Superglue on your face is much worse.
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I Thought The Other Kindergarteners Were Calling Me "Becky." It Was "Bucky." Thank God For Braces
#80
My Senior Pic Makes Me Cringe So Good
#81
I Had To Bribe The School Photographer To Let Me Do This My Senior Year
Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago
He gave him 2/3 of his shirt, of course! :)
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#82
The Look Of Disappointment On My Mom’s Face As I “Egyptian Dance” With My New Haircut (Because Of Lice)
#83
Just One Of My Yearbook Photos
#84
My Senior Yearbook Photo.. It Was 2002, Frosted Tips And N*sync Were Actually Cool...
Rebecca Cote 6 years ago
They were cool. I also graduated in 2002, back then I bet you had all the ladies...or gents, whatever your preference is. :)
Jacki Hafellner 7 years ago
It’s like every member of N*sync rolled into 1! Mission accomplished
#85
America Was Always Great
#86
Nothing Smoother Than Singing The Quadratic Formula
Jill Rhoads 7 years ago
I actually still make my students sing the quadratic formula ...great way to remember it instead of taking the time to look it up. Not to mention, some student always sings it to themselves during tests and we all giggle. ......OMG ....I just realized that i’ve turned into my math teachers from high school.
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
I only remember the quadratic equation because my teacher made ya sing it the only problem is that I couldn't tell you when it's used or why but dammit I know it
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Why Why Why? Am I Boy Or Girl? Why The Balloons? I Made That Shirt. Holy Hell 😂😂
#88
Since We're Digging Through Myspace
Just Amiable 7 years ago
😂 Holding a nerf gun, airbender hairstyle and still kinda cute, these things should not go together... ever.
Crackerjack Heart 5 years ago
You know what? I don't even care. I knew 0 ripped people who were into Airbender.
#89
I Was 12, Misunderstood, And Forced To Go To A Nascar Race With My Family. I Wore This In The Sweltering Heat
Signe Manat Hansen 7 years ago
It's good you brought the stake if you should happen to run into vampires.
#90
Caught Somewhere Between The "Emo" Phase And The Boy Band Phase- Here's Me On My Way To A Jonas Brothers Concert (2008)
#91
Zing! (Made It Myself And Put It As My Fb Profile Pic)
#92
This Gem Is Hanging In My Mom’s Hallway, Reminding Me Every Time I Visit Just How Cringeworthy I Was In 2005
Michael Emily Ward 7 years ago
What is happening at your waist? Were you sagging your skirt? Your torso looks crazy long
#93
Reel Me In, Boyz
#94
My Huge Pants Helped Me Sail Into Y2k, I Was 16 And I Should Have Known Better
Rebecca Cote 6 years ago
I remember those, I only had one pair, my parents didn't like them. My brother on the other hand had multiples...
#95
Painful To Share But I Thought I Was A Badass In Middle School
#96
My First Driver’s License Photo
Rebecca Cote 6 years ago
Thank you for being an organ donor... My husband refuses and I have no idea why... neither does he I think.
Катерина Булатова 7 years ago
the photo itself is cute, but with the text in the bottom it's hilarious
#97
Senior Photo With Model Cars That Was Supposed To Be ‘Just For Mom’ - Ended Up In Widespread Circulation
#98
My Nickname In School Was Spock 🖖
#99
I Was 16 Years Old In 1987
#100
The Time In Sixth Grade When I Thought It Was Cool To Wear My Naruto Headband Everywhere - Even To School
#101
She’s A Maneater
#102
Get In Line, Fellas
Heather Johnson 7 years ago
I was in band also (I played the flute) and my band picture is sooooooo bad. Like 10 times worse than this one.
#103
In Highschool, I Liked To Climb And Wear XXL Shirts Even Though I Weighed 120lbs
Neeraj Jha 7 years ago
I am sorry for this body shaming, but dude, you looked like a stick man.
#104
So, I Graduated In And On 92
#105
Bowl Cut✔️ Gameboy✔️ Inflatable Furniture ✔️ 90's Were Awesome
Giedrius Mickevičius 7 years ago
it was a thing back than.. i remember it too.. so funny now :D
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#106
This Is What Happened When Ten Years Old Me Started Watching America’s Next Top Model
#107
This Picture Of My Mom And I. This Was 2000
Just Amiable 7 years ago
Looks like a 1980s Hawaiian tourist postcard ... Available for purchase in Florida 👍
#108
Summer 02 Was Hot Hot Hot!
#109
Right Before A Brutal Transfer From Homeschool To Public School Circa 2007
#110
That Time I Wore Moon Shoes Into Meijer
Just Amiable 7 years ago
😂 While holding a Monster energy drink 😂 They probably thought you were the bull showing up to their China Shop
Jonathan Constant 7 years ago
As a Michigan transplant into virginia, just reading the word meijer makes me happy.
Halldora Landvik 7 years ago
No one's going to mention that the other guy's shoe has tiny flashlights or at least looks so?
noitall man 7 years ago
The university of Saint Louis have asked you to cease and desist from appearing in public with their logo in plain sight...
#111
Last Time I Ever Went To Supercuts
Gemma Melody 3 years ago
Nah. More like the aliens in galaxy quest. “By grabthars hammer I will avenge you!!!!”
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#112
For My 30th Birthday, Figured I'd Share My Senior Photo. Class Of 05 Represent!
Just Amiable 7 years ago
I'm going to watch the video Amish Paridise now because that's what just got stuck in my head and won't go away 😑
Ellie Burningham 7 years ago
It’s possible that he was trying to look like Weird Al, but ended up looking as though he’s his awkward, less talked about cousin.
Ceri Mcclellan 7 years ago
You can get dreadlock shampoo, maybe he used it
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I Used To Wonder Why I Was Bullied So Much
Heather Johnson 7 years ago
Oh god. Not the shirt with the flames. That s**t was everywhere when I was a kid.
Hannah Kobayashi 7 years ago
I came down to comment about how almost every male friend I had, had that shirt. lol
Load More Replies... Zepharius Lowell 7 years ago
My ex husband had a similar shirt as an adult o-o To be fair though, he actually pulled it off really well.
#114
Being A Rad Dude Is Serious Business
Sarcasticow 7 years ago
Left foot is bigger. Some sort of disease, I guess
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#115
Its A Pillow, Its A Pet, Its 8 Years Later & Im Full Of Regret
#116
My Friend When He Was Younger. Unfortunately He's Lost His Sense Of Style Since Then
Felice Coles 7 years ago
Party game: pick out all his style influences in under two minutes...
#117
In Fourth Grade All I Wanted Was To Marry Jtt
#118
Had My Grandma Take This Pic Of Me In 99/00 For My “GF” I Met In An AOL Chat Room
Here to Troll 7 years ago
Oh weird, the same s****y joke you've made on half of these posts. Boy howdy, you sure are clever!
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Me (In Red) And My Much More Photogenic Older Brother. Probably Around 3rd Grade
#120
Age 13 And My Life Goal Was To Lead A Myspace Follow Train
#121
My Christmas Gift To This Group, My Pleather Jacket At Homecoming In 2002
#122
My Mom Wasn't Thrilled That She Had To Pay Lifetouch For This Documentation Of Her 8th Grader's Pokémon Love
#123
I Thought I Was At The Peak Of Style. Tipping Fedora, ✔️. Orange Hair, ✔️. Plaid Trench Coat With Suit Jacket And T Shirt Underneath,✔️ . I Was A Female Neckbeard In 2007
#124
Back In 2011 When I Thought Wearing The 3d Glasses Without The Lenses Was The Cool Thing To Do
#125
7th Grade With My Mom Glasses
#126
Not Only Did I Take A Mop To Prom, I Wore Icp Face Paint On School Picture Day In 2002
#127
I Took A “Photo Shoot” With All Photos Like This And Thought I Was So Cool, This Was Also My Profile Picture For Far Too Long
#128
Sup Ladies... Circa 1997
#129
1986 In Texas, Complete With Pinch- Rolled Jeans And Hi-Top Reeboks
Anne Reid 7 years ago
Reeboks with the strap! In NYC, we called it legging our jeans and the strap would be worn loose from the shoe. No idea why.
Liz Tumber-Goulin 7 years ago
we called it "pegging" - but blue work pants were even better then jeans, and penny loafers, not runners.
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I Was Bernard The Elf In 9th Grade...
#131
As An Eighth Grader, I Was 2edgy4u
#132
My Fiancé Got This Leather Jacket When He Was 14. So Naturally He Got His Mom To Do A Photoshoot In His Room
#133
Double Trouble
Neal Evans 7 years ago
I think they're twins, the collars are slightly different as are the fringes on the haircuts
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Gloomy Goth In 2007
#135
12 In 1
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
Idk with a mullet that tubular I might have revisited it too ;-)
Load More Replies... noitall man 7 years ago
You should have committed suicide after 3rd grade..... Just jokes people...
#136
My Hillbilly Years
#137
Myspace Was One Hell Of A Drug. 2007. Age 14
Ellie Burningham 7 years ago
Oh my god bb! What happened to your lipstick? Is that even lipstick?
#138
I Captioned This “My Fricken Sweet Blue Hair” On Facebook. I Was 14
#139
Me 16 Years Ago
#140
I Was Pretty Much The Typical Neckbeard In Middle School. Fedora, Bad Fashion Sense, Unironic Use Of "M'lady", The "Inquisitive Mind" Pose, And Glasses With Flaming Skulls On The Frames. Yeesh
Suzi Gauthier 7 years ago
I'm 55, and I want the flaming skull glasses! But then I guess I'm getting to the next age when you can dress how you want & nobody cares :-)
#141
2011. I Have So Many Of These... All On My Facebook
#142
My Wife Loved Aaron Carter [2002]
![My Wife Loved Aaron Carter [2002]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/funny-embarrassing-childhood-youth-pictures-48-5ab01f503233b__700.jpg "My Wife Loved Aaron Carter [2002]")
#143
Thought It Would Look Good To Have Cornrows But It Got Too Painful About Halfway Through
Nikki D 7 years ago
It is unbelievably painful, I had half cornrows, I cried the entire time my friend was doing them.
Full Name 7 years ago
Your friend was doing it wrong. It feels cool when a pro does it. Gotta put a plastic bag over your pillow though so they don't frizz out day one.
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Live Long And Prosper. I Was 14
#145
I Had To Dress Up To Do A Speech
#146
The Time I Went To Egypt With A Cleopatra Style Haircut
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Deena Salzman 7 years ago
I see some genuine awful awkwardness, but I also see a lot of individuality and people who weren't afraid to express themselves. I hope y'all didn't grow up and become too normal.
Pamela 7 years ago
Need to ask my parents where my kid photos are. In kindergarten I wanted to be my older brother, I ended up with a bowl cut looking like Lloyd from dumb and dumber and in a pink dress to compliment my boyish do lol
glowworm2 7 years ago
I have pictures of a long haired, big round glasses wearing, buck toothed chipmunk somewhere around the house.
just a thought! 7 years ago
I'm enjoying the comments way more than the pics itself... I haven't laughed this hard all week ! You all have a great sense of humor omg 😂😂😂😂
Elisabeth Noguera 7 years ago
I must say that I admire how brave are all of you who shared and posted these pictures. The shame of the past it is a shadow in our photo-albums, you can hide as long as you don't open the book, but posting in internet... wow. You got balls people! 😂
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
so many of these kids are dressed to look like adults. i have to wonder if it was the kids choices or the adults in charge making the call.
Jonathan Constant 7 years ago
I think the comments on this just prove that some people who have no confidence in themselves just haven't found the right people who think their cringiness is cute.
Deena Salzman 7 years ago
I see some genuine awful awkwardness, but I also see a lot of individuality and people who weren't afraid to express themselves. I hope y'all didn't grow up and become too normal.
Pamela 7 years ago
Need to ask my parents where my kid photos are. In kindergarten I wanted to be my older brother, I ended up with a bowl cut looking like Lloyd from dumb and dumber and in a pink dress to compliment my boyish do lol
glowworm2 7 years ago
I have pictures of a long haired, big round glasses wearing, buck toothed chipmunk somewhere around the house.
just a thought! 7 years ago
I'm enjoying the comments way more than the pics itself... I haven't laughed this hard all week ! You all have a great sense of humor omg 😂😂😂😂
Elisabeth Noguera 7 years ago
I must say that I admire how brave are all of you who shared and posted these pictures. The shame of the past it is a shadow in our photo-albums, you can hide as long as you don't open the book, but posting in internet... wow. You got balls people! 😂
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
so many of these kids are dressed to look like adults. i have to wonder if it was the kids choices or the adults in charge making the call.
Jonathan Constant 7 years ago
I think the comments on this just prove that some people who have no confidence in themselves just haven't found the right people who think their cringiness is cute.
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