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Ah, awkward family pictures! Can't live with them, could definitely live without them. However, it's quite funny seeing other people dig through their archive and find gems along the way. And have we prepared a treasure trove of photos today!
The Instagram page Awkward Family Photos has been serving the best content since 2009, entertaining their impressive collection of 1M followers in the process. This isn’t the first time we’ve covered this incredible page, so feel free to check out our previous article here. But for now, let’s dive into the nostalgia-inducing awkwardness.
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#1
"There Was A Moth In Our Kitchen."
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#2
"My Mom Was Amish In The 90s. Apparently, When This Picture Was Taken She Was In Trouble With The Church For Breaking Off Three Engagements."
#3
"This Old Picture Of My Great-Grandmother, Far Left, Makes It Look Like The Cameraman Just Stumbled Into A Secret Meeting Of The Grandmas..."
Kaz_Brekker 1 year ago
Imagine if they were Italian grandmas…. I can… i have those…. Mafia is real guys…..
Caz 1 year ago
Yep this pic could be a scene in a Martin Scorsese movie! He always used his mother in films..she was badass.
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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
Forget what you heard we were not discussing who is our favorite grandchild you heard nothing!!!
Darius Strolia 1 year ago
The Sorority of Sweaters will never give up The Recipe Book. Never. Klaatu Barada Bake Sale!
Ericthedead 1 year ago
They all look slightly confused. Kind of have the same look as a bunch of deer in the middle of the road at night when you come over a hill right at them.
Annamarie Dodge 1 year ago
am i the only one that hears that shriek from invasion of the body snatchers since they almost all have their mouths open and grandma is pointing at the normal person? lol
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Those are the expressions I saw on my cats' faces when they were in trouble.
two-sided llama 1 year ago
red shirt with socks grandma " if you f*****g tell anyone about this i will kill you and your family"
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
Dang looks like she's giving the camera person a "gun" hand gesture. They're plotting something and if you learn, you unalive..
Cristi nah 1 year ago
Grannies conspiration, they're behind the Illuminati and Bildberger club
#4
"My Daughter’s One Year Old Picture Didn’t Go Quite As Planned..."
#5
"1984, France. The Only Picture I Have Of My Grandma And She Looks Like Grambo"
#6
“Our Daughter Would Not Cooperate For Her Photos. She Was Doing Everything But Smiling. Here She Is 'Hulking Out'"
#7
“My Husband And I Decided To Compile Childhood Pictures For A Slideshow To Have At Our Wedding Reception And When Going Through His Stack Of Photos, Nothing Could Have Prepared Me For This Gem"
"And to my surprise, he thought it was an awesome picture and wondered why I was laughing so hard.”
#8
"I Really Love Those Quirky Space-Themed Family Photos. My Dog Max Was Less Than Cooperative, But We Managed To Snag This Wondrous Beauty."
#9
"My Dad And His Beloved Pet Duck. 1994"
#10
"This Is A Picture Of My Husband From Elementary School. His Friends Have Dubbed Him #childdwight."
#11
“My Dad Took Me To The Mall To Get Glamour Shots Done For My Tenth Birthday. I Was So Excited, This Was Everything To Me. I Turned Out To Look Like A 40-Something Real Estate Agent, And A Possible Delta Burke Twin. Designing Women, Here I Come.”
#12
"My Mom Said This Was One Of My Favorite Things To Do As A Child."
#13
“‘I Didn’t Ask For This,’ Said Our Very Stubborn 2.5 Year Old. He Had The Same Expression In Every Photo From The Session”
#14
"I Turned 31 In January And This School Photo Is Still The Most Professional Photo I Have Of Myself."
#15
“That’s Me In The Background Unsuccessfully Trying To Get A Kite To Stay Airborne. Photo Was Taken By A Long-Time Friend Who Finds It An Effective Blackmail Tool”
#16
“My 1981 High School Yearbook Photo With Perm And Spiderman Glasses"
#17
“We Were Doing Family Photos For My Sister’s Bat Mitzvah. The Photographer Told Us To Make Funny Faces But My Mom Took It To The Next Level…”
#18
“My High School Senior Photo Has Tortured Me For Years And Now I’m Owning The Embarrassment”
Kaz_Brekker 1 year ago
Own it girl!!!!! I would DIE if o was allowed a cat in my senior photo!!
#19
"Yes This Is Really Our 1994 Family Photo."
#20
“My Daughter And I Had Been Holding Hands And She Was Leaning Away From Me And Our Photographer Caught The Perfect Moment. So The Rest Of Us Are Looking Fabulous While My 2 Year Old Is Crashing Into The Pavement.” … And Later That Day. Seriously
#21
"I Was Shooting Family Pics When This Local Obliviously Walked Into Frame." @studio1208
KittyGotClaws 1 year ago
As my co-worker would say, he's a peepee do. 'Cas his stomach hangs lower than his peepee do.
#22
"Here's A Photo Of My Old Man Putting Out The Vibe With His 'Stache. According To Him, This Image Dates Back To August Of 1990. Roughly 9 Months Before I Was Born"
#23
"A Very Short-Lived Photo Studio Opened At The Mall Near Our House"
"My brother and I begged for months to get our family photo taken there. Finally, our parents relented and our family spent a glorious evening trying a variety of poses and costumes before selecting this gem. The real highlight came with people’s reactions to the photo after we had it framed and placed over the fireplace. Because this was before the advent of Photoshop, a lot of people ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED… even one of my brother’s girlfriends.”
#24
"My Parents Wedding Day, 1980s"
#25
"My Aunt Casually Told Me That She Once Found A Ton Of Skeletons In Her Garden."
Sue Denham 1 year ago
"And when you're a little older, if you ask real nice, I might tell you how they got there."
#26
This Is The Photo My Grandmother Sent Out As Her Xmas Card In The Early 70s"
"She didn’t like my Dad’s not-smiling face so she cut out one from a different picture, pasted it in place and sent it to the printers. Note the glue on my dad’s face where grandma had attempted to affix the smiling face before it shifted during printing completely unintentionally. Still one of the funniest things ever sent to more than 200 friends and family.”
#27
“Not Sure What Grandma And Her Friend Were Up To”
ScarletRos 1 year ago
They look like some of the grandmas from the secret meeting earlier. This is obviously what they were discussing.
#28
"At The Mall. I Wanted To Be Dressed Right, In Case I Saw Girls From My School"
#29
“My Mom Had A Free Session At Olan Mills And She Said If I Went With Her, I Could Wear Whatever I Wanted And I Could ‘Ratt’ My Hair”
#30
"My Dad, The Morning After Finding Out My Mom Was Pregnant With My Brother. 1982."
#31
"My Dad Learned How To Use Photoshop."
#32
“On My Daughter’s First Day School, Our Feisty Labradoodle Wanted To Be A Part Of The Action”
#33
"Looking Through Old Photos Of Me To Use For A Slideshow At My Wedding And Came Across This One Of My 7th Birthday. I Don’t Know Why This Is Happening"
#34
"Are We Bad Parents?"
#35
“In Yugoslavia We Had Very Scary Santas In The 1980s”
#36
"My Friend's Grandmother Went White Water Rafting..."
#37
“For My Daughter’s 12th Birthday Party, We Made Masks Of Her Obsession, George Michael, For All Of The Little Girls. Didn’t Realize How Scary It Would Look When They Pulled Them All On At The Same Time.”
#38
"My Parents Had The Best Glamour Shots Of 1993"
#39
"My Grandparents' First Time At A Japanese Restaurant."
#40
“This Is A Photo Of Me. And People Wonder Why I Am Afraid Of Dolls. Thank You, Mom And Dad”
#41
“My Husband Spent A Good Amount Of His Childhood Years (Early To Mid 1980s) In A Children’s Hospital Where Well-Meaning Samaritans Would Go To Spread Joy And Lift Spirits.”
#42
“My Wife Was The Flower Girl For Her Cousin’s Wedding And Decided To Slide Down The Railing While The Bird Seed Was Flying After The Happy Couple Was Married. This Was The Result”
#43
"When You Have Candles, But Not The 'Right' Ones For Your Wife's 39th Birthday"
#44
“My Sister (The Legs In The Picture) And I (The Face) Were Taking Dance Pictures And The Photographer Wanted Us To Strike Our Favorite Pose. Needless To Say, We Came Home With An Entertaining Conversation Piece!”
#45
“The Whole Family Seems To Be So Content As I Choke Off To The Side… This Is The Epitome Of My Life. No Big Deal. I Am Alive And Well Now – No Thanks To Any Of My Relatives :)”
#46
“He Always Posed For Photos In The Past. Maybe He Didn’t Like The Photographer.”
#47
"That Time I Went To School As Humpty Dumpty For Nursery Rhyme Day, But Ended The Day Like This"
#48
"Weird Al And My Mom, In A Hotel In 1985"
#49
“Our Kids Had Experimented With A Few Different Balancing Acts And By The Time I Got My Camera Figured Out, Our Son Had Found A New Perch”
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tabithapaquette98 1 year ago
OMG! Those are hilarious! I'm wiping tears! My husband is looking at like I'm a mad woman cuz of the uncontrollable laughter!
tabithapaquette98 1 year ago
OMG! Those are hilarious! I'm wiping tears! My husband is looking at like I'm a mad woman cuz of the uncontrollable laughter!
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