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People Are Posting Their Most Embarrassing Childhood Photos, And It’s Impossible Not To Laugh
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
#2
My Legs And Feet Hit Puberty Before The Rest Of Me
Maud Gakes 6 years ago
OMFG Why does this has only 10 points??? This should be on the top!! This is amazing 😂😂
#3
Just A Girl On A Spring Communist Demonstration In Lviv, Ukraine, 1968
#4
For My 2nd Grade Photo I Vouched For The Satan's-Child-Lawyer Look
#5
Glamour Shot Blunder (7 Years Old)
#6
That Time In The Early 90s When I Was 12 Going On 54
#7
In 5th Grade I Was Worried I Would Blink And Mess Up My Year Book Photo
#8
I Swear It's Not Square Anymore...
#9
When You Look Over 40 But You're Actually 12
#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
#13
This Surpasses Even The Fivehead
#14
2006 Senior Picture
#15
A Friend Of Mine Gave Me Permission To Post This Gem. Circa Early-90s
#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
#17
Me And All My Hair In 1988
#18
Playing Starcraft On 56k, Strategizing With My Buddy Pre-Bluetooth/Skype
#19
My (Conservative Christian) College Yearbook Photoshopped My Punk Rock Spikes Into A White Afro
#20
I See Your Uncle From The 80s And Raise You My Father's Hair From The 80s
Tina Becerra-Hinsley 6 years ago
Back when a cute girl could ask a cute guy to borrow his hair spray *swoon*!
Tim Duenkel 6 years ago
The ozone layer has only just recovered from the volume of Aqua Net that this hairstyle needed.
Just Amiable 6 years ago
Fathers 80s got me thinking of Mark Slaughter.... From Slaughter 👍.... But in the 90s!😂
#21
The Blunder Brothers, Circa 1994. I'm In Purple
#22
Look At Me! I'm A Real Fancy Boy!
#23
Why Yes!! My Vest Was Homemade! Pm Me For Orders!!! ;)
#24
It Was 1996. I Was Obsessed With Vampires And Phantom Of The Opera...behold My Embarrassing Senior Picture
Just Amiable 6 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
#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)
#31
Everyone Knew Me
Lizard Queen 6 years ago
Ugh. Poor kid. Headgear is awful. Hope your teeth are gorgeous today.
#32
Try To Contain Yourselves Ladies!!!
#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?
#34
First Day Of High School, I Was Apparently Going For The 70 Year Old Man Look
Ethan Slusser 6 years ago
You look like doctor octopus. Which is ironic because there’s a Spider-Man on this list too.
#35
The Coolest Senior Picture Ever?
#36
They Wouldn't Take The Photo Unless I Smiled
#37
The Triangle Hair And Fake Mole Completes My Senior High School Photo
#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 6 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
#41
On My Way To Steal Ya Man
#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 :)
#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)
#46
12 Year Old Me Thought This Was A Great Everyday Look
#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
#49
I Was Surfing The Web Back In 2001
D.S. Watson 6 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
#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 6 years ago
Dude looking like he lost his job in the last picture. Calm down lol
#53
Was Told You Guys Might Appreciate My Boy Greg's 1992 Year Book Photos
#54
I Went To School Like This More Than Once
#55
Thought It Would Be Cool To Make Knex Body Armor
#56
My All-Time Favorite Christmas Blunder (I’m Top Left)
#57
Just Found My Glamour Shot From 1995. I Was A Sassy 45 Year Old In 7th Grade, Apparently
#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
#60
My Very First Job. Spiderman For Kids Parties
#61
Senior Prom 2006, Went Stag
#62
"Promo Shot" For My First Band's Myspace Page. I Was 16 And Wore Women's Clothing
#63
Parents Thought I Was Gay. Can't Say I Blame Them...
#64
I Logged Into Myspace After 10 Years...
#65
50% Khaki, 25% Weird Crinkly Tube Top, 25% Platform Sneakers: 100% Confidence
#66
Visiting My Family After Several Years And Going Through Albums. Me At About 12. I'm A Girl
#67
Titanic, Western, Newscaster Glamour Shots: 1998 In A Nutshell
#68
My Chemical Panic At The Disco
#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...
#70
15-Year-Old Me Was Terrified Of Touching These Car Show Models. I Cringe Every Time I See This
#71
The Shirt Says, “Team Edward: Because Jacob Doesn’t Sparkle”
#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 6 years ago
I can't believe all of you! Is this where you wanna be when Jesus comes; making fun of poor Joe Dirt?
#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
#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 6 years ago
The nose ring might have been your best life choice ever. Glue... Smart
#79
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
#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...
#85
America Was Always Great
#86
Nothing Smoother Than Singing The Quadratic Formula
#87
Why Why Why? Am I Boy Or Girl? Why The Balloons? I Made That Shirt. Holy Hell 😂😂
#88
Since We're Digging Through Myspace
#89
I Was 12, Misunderstood, And Forced To Go To A Nascar Race With My Family. I Wore This In The Sweltering Heat
#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
#93
Reel Me In, Boyz
#94
My Huge Pants Helped Me Sail Into Y2k, I Was 16 And I Should Have Known Better
#95
Painful To Share But I Thought I Was A Badass In Middle School
#96
My First Driver’s License Photo
#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
#103
In Highschool, I Liked To Climb And Wear XXL Shirts Even Though I Weighed 120lbs
#104
So, I Graduated In And On 92
#105
Bowl Cut✔️ Gameboy✔️ Inflatable Furniture ✔️ 90's Were Awesome
#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
#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 6 years ago
😂 While holding a Monster energy drink 😂 They probably thought you were the bull showing up to their China Shop
#111
Last Time I Ever Went To Supercuts
#112
For My 30th Birthday, Figured I'd Share My Senior Photo. Class Of 05 Represent!
Just Amiable 6 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 😑
#113
I Used To Wonder Why I Was Bullied So Much
Heather Johnson 6 years ago
Oh god. Not the shirt with the flames. That s**t was everywhere when I was a kid.
#114
Being A Rad Dude Is Serious Business
#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 6 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
#119
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
#130
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
#134
Gloomy Goth In 2007
#135
12 In 1
#136
My Hillbilly Years
#137
Myspace Was One Hell Of A Drug. 2007. Age 14
#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 6 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
#144
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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What do you think ?
Deena Salzman 6 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 6 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 6 years ago
I have pictures of a long haired, big round glasses wearing, buck toothed chipmunk somewhere around the house.
just a thought! 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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.
bern Habubbi 6 years ago
Some dodgy links and stuff on this site.. Anyone getting the amazon prize link just clear cache. It's not a virus more a forced add on so clearimg cache should remove it and yes it's from bored panda
Deena Salzman 6 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 6 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 6 years ago
I have pictures of a long haired, big round glasses wearing, buck toothed chipmunk somewhere around the house.
just a thought! 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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.
bern Habubbi 6 years ago
Some dodgy links and stuff on this site.. Anyone getting the amazon prize link just clear cache. It's not a virus more a forced add on so clearimg cache should remove it and yes it's from bored panda
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