We all have those awkward, less-than-flattering photos that are best left buried in the past. Fortunately for most of us, these glimpses of our unsophisticated, weird, or quirky selves are stashed in inaccessible attics or basements. The same can’t be said for a few folks who, for some reason, shared their throwback snaps online.

In their defense, most of us could always use a nostalgic walk down memory lane. But again, these images don’t exactly paint these people in the best light and let’s just say that once you make your way through the list, you’ll be happy that the joke is at someone else’s expense.

Tis’ the Season, but Not Everyone Agrees

Doesn’t this family portrait just warm your heart? The leaves of autumn are in full bloom, and this is back when folks went outside to take pictures rather than posing for commercialized studio pictures. Even with all the markers of merry and cheerful days ahead, everyone but one person in this image agrees that “it was the season.”

It’s even more hilarious how the rest don’t care much about the young tot who is pitching a fit and planted face down on the ground. If there was ever a poster, this family embodies the saying about the show going on.

Gary Woods