The Real Story Behind The Boy In The Pink Cast All Over Facebook

This month the mixed-up viral photo of my kids has had a resurgence due to Breast Cancer Awareness. The picture is similar to the one here, except this is my own personal photo, not the one from the impossibly talented Humans of New York. Friends have posted links on my Facebook page with the “catfished” version from BuzzFeed (#14), The Meta Picture, and just yesterday, FCKH8.

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