We find it both fun and challenging to look through old family albums. Even if it’s wonderful to relive happy events from our past, it can be painful to realize how many embarrassing and awkward images there are of us. We weren’t as cool as we thought we were, and this is cold, hard proof of it! Was that how we used to dress, really? Oh my God, is that how we appear when we smile?
You could discover how much fun you can have in front of the camera when you’re not trying to come across as “perfect” if you learn to embrace that silly and derpy part of yourself. You undoubtedly have some uncomfortable pictures of yourself hidden away in a family album, admit it. And deep down, you know that despite their awkwardness, they’ll be amusing to look at in the future, whether they were taken when you were a newborn running around the house without a diaper on or during your awkward teenage years when you briefly experienced a goth phase.
You’ve come to the perfect site if you enjoy strange and amusing family photos or maybe have some of your own to contribute. It turns out that they have a complete Instagram account, and it is incredibly amusing. View the gallery below to see some of the most hilarious family pictures gathered by Awkward Family Photos.
#1 “My aunt and uncle were crowned “golden couple” at our local fair for being the longest married couple in the county at 72 years. our local paper did a fantastic arrangement for the honor…”
#2 “My grandma got bit by a pelican on the pier and then began to scold it”
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#3 “One of our goats and I were both pregnant with twins and due the same week. i made her dress up and take maternity photos with me”
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#4 “My all time favorite picture of my sister. she was 6, tired, and had just tried sparkling grape juice. not a fan”
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#5 “Dad didn’t have much luck in the arm wrestling circuit, but he has high hopes for his boy”
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#6 “This pretty much sums up my childhood”
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“I’m the blond on the left burying my head in my sister’s lap while she gets in a cheap shot. The youngest is fish-hooking my other sister while my mother looks on and laughs. My father is letting everyone know what his future looks like with four daughters like these.”
#7 “My great-grandma in the 80’s.”
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#8 “I took my 2002 Senior Year with my bird, Jeff. It made the yearbook. 10 years later, I caught him reflecting on our long history. Sentimentality in its truest form.”
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#9 “Grandma wanted a photo with her Thanksgiving table settings. Nobody thought to check the mirror.”
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#10 “My friends Grandma’s house. She put a magazine cut out of Leonardo DiCaprio over her late (not so nice) husband’s face. The 80+ year old’s version of photoshop.”
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#11 “During a cousins photo shoot, my brother fell off the stool mid-temper tantrum and the photographer managed to catch all of my cousins’ reactions.”
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#12 “My daughter looks like a mom that regrets all her life decisions.”
“My hubby is a teacher. I’m a stay-at-home Mom. We have 5 kiddos, 4 of them adopted through foster care. A long time ago, I heard our pastor point out that when it comes to kids, rules without relationship = rebellion. From that day forward, I made a promise to myself to always make relationship with our kids a priority. And that means having fun with them and having a sense of humor. We want to teach our kids that being able to laugh at yourself (not in a bad, degrading way, but in a good way) is a wonderful attribute. So, we always do crazy photos for our Christmas cards. This year, we decided to make an awkward family photo.”
#15 “This old picture of my great-grandmother, far left, makes it look like the cameraman just stumbled into a secret meeting of the grandmas.”
