Hmmm...(01 of16)
Open Image Modal“These are my son’s original kindergarten photo and the retake. Somehow the retake was worse.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
ME(02 of16)
Open Image Modal“I present to you ME – age 8 in 1995. That’s all.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
I Love Donuts(03 of16)
Open Image Modal“Looks like I dressed myself for class photos… My cousin told me Hooters was a donut shop.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Not Approved(04 of16)
Open Image Modal“My friend’s daughter was not happy with her school picture.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Treasure(05 of16)
Open Image Modal“This is my kindergarten school photo. Everyone else in class had some sort of prop, like a baseball bat, basketball, their favourite doll, etc. I felt extremely left out, so I decided to hold my chunk of cement that I (for some weird reason) was carrying around in my backpack. I wish I could have seen my parents face when I came home with my pictures.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Is This What You Meant?(06 of16)
Open Image Modal“My son won’t smile for a camera. So this time, on picture day, as I took him to preschool, I told him he’d better smile for the camera this time. When I came to pick up the photos, the teacher pulled me aside. She said that the photographer was in tears, and this was the best he could do. At first, I was a little mad that my son couldn’t pull out a real smile, but it’s quickly become my most cherished photo. It’s so him… stubborn and defiant.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Not A Fan(07 of16)
Open Image Modal“So my son hasn’t ever really been a fan of photos, but when it comes to school pictures in particular, he hates them. In all honesty, this an improvement from last year. By grade 8 maybe we’ll manage a smile.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Too Cool For School(08 of16)
Open Image Modal“I was not popular in the 6th grade.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Second Chances(09 of16)
Open Image Modal“This was the retake of my second grade school photo.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Bling(10 of16)
Open Image Modal“When the teacher laughs while handing you the picture packet and says they tried everything they could, you know you’ve got a winner. When asked ‘Lilly, why didn’t you smile?’ Her response was simple: ‘I don’t like school and I don’t like to smile.’ And that will tell you everything you need to know about this 4-year-old.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Nothing To See Here(11 of16)
Open Image Modal“His teacher actually tried to hide it from me, and suggested I ‘just do retakes.’” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Bad Hair Day(12 of16)
Open Image Modal“This is my little sister on picture day. I remember she did not want curls in her hair that morning. The profile says it all. I guess they got her to cheer up eventually!” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Fierce!(13 of16)
Open Image Modal“For spring kindergarten pictures, my normally photogenic son decided he wanted to ‘smile really, really hard!’ His words, not mine. Mission accomplished.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Like Father, Like Son(14 of16)
Open Image Modal“The photo on the left is my son’s first grade photo. We DID do a retake, but the photographer was so tickled by the photo that he allowed us to keep the original! The photo on the right is his dad and my husband, Doug. Looks like great first grade pictures are biological!” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Which One Is Which?(15 of16)
Open Image Modal“That’s me on the right. I’m glad I got to wear the 'Little Mermaid' dress because it was the only way people could tell I was a girl. I was in kindergarten, my brother in the middle was in second grade, and my brother on the left was in fourth grade. Somehow we all wound up with identical hair cuts. Luckily, Mom pierced my ears shortly after this photo was taken. I had endured people calling me my brother’s name one too many times.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Pizazz(16 of16)
Open Image Modal“When I was six I drew a self-portrait and added something extra for realism and pizazz. The next day was school picture day.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)