40 Awkward Family Pics That Are Too Hilarious
Christmas is a time for family, when everyone from the far reaches of the world gather together to catch up, feast and commemorate the holiday spirit with some good old family photos.
While some families end up with heartwarming pictures others might be a more chaotic reflection of the nature of the people being photographed. Scroll below for a riveting collection of pics snapped at just the right moment to capture babies falling out of parents’ arms, fighting dogs and folks caught mid-sneeze amongst many other ridiculous but hilarious moments.
#1 For My Father’s 88th Birthday, We Took This Traditional Japanese Portrait Of Our Crime Syndicate Family

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Kirsten Kerkhof: Everybody is so into it! I love it!
#2 A Friend Had A Family Photo Taken

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#3 My Hilarious Father (With The Magazine) And My Grandfather, Grandmother And Uncle At His Bar Mitzvah In 1972

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#4 “We’re Good Parents I Swear”

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Mimi La Souris: remind me of charlie brown playing baseball :D
#5 How To Get Everyone In The Family Picture

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I heart Boo-BI-es: That’s actually a good idea. Or maybe you could set the phone down and put it on a timer?/ js
#6 Go Ahead I Dare You To Show Me Your More Awkward Family Photo

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sbj: Most disturbing thing about this is the baby is wearing earrings and a necklace
#7 I Found This Gem While Looking Through Family Photos Last Christmas. I Don’t Know Why My Grandmother Wanted To Keep It, But I Love It

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stupidMonkey : Overalls was trying to collect his inheritance early
#8 The Wind Didn’t Stand A Chance

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TheNewJenBrady : The dogs tho😍😍😍
#9 When Your Pocket Square Is Your Family Hamster For The Christmas Photo

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Justin: Style
#10 Family Photo Gone Wrong

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Darrelle: Everyone IS smiling,even the dogs 🙈🤣
#11 My Current Relationship Status: Emily

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#12 We Finally Got A Family Photo That Represents Us

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Delenn: This is beautiful
#13 Yet Another Year As The Last Unmarried In The Family

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I heart Boo-BI-es: Bro’s wife looks different in every picture.
#14 Nothing But Aquanet

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Delenn: oh god, that hair. I only see hair…
#15 Family Photo From Last Fall: We Had To Physically Restrain My Little Brother And When He Finally Got To Jump, The Photographer Caught This Gem

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Multa Nocte : Or was he levitating?
#16 The Chicken Has Joined Our Family Photo

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BigCityLady : Yup. I don’t think that the chicken was “feeling” it….
#17 My Wife Looked So Obnoxiously Thin 24 Hours After Giving Birth That I Joked That I Looked Like The One Who Had Just Given Birth. So We Decided To Swap For A Funny Photo

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#18 That Family Picture Where I Had My Hand In My Pants

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#19 10 Years Ago It Was Our First Family Photo, It Looked Like We Stole Someone’s Kid

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#20 This Is As 1988 As It Gets

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#21 My Family Was Not Particularly Photogenic In The 80s

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Libstak: The baby, I’m in tears laughing
#22 Nothing Says 1980’s Like My Friend’s Family Photo

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VioletHunter: Oh God, the mullet on the middle kid!
#23 Graduating Today From Temple University After 15 Years Of Working Full-Time And Balancing My Life. Attempted To Take A Family Photo At Graduation

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BigCityLady : Well you certainly captured the last 15 years brilliantly with just one shot!! 👍👍
#24 Channeling The Winter Of 1980. This Was Our Family’s Holiday Photo Last Year. We Need To Have A Sense Of Humor In Life And Not Take Ourselves Too Seriously

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VioletHunter : Poor Mum is the only one playing along! Dad looks like he just saw the repair bill for that car accident that gave him the plaster on his head.
#25 I Set The Timer On The Camera And Then Fell Running To Get In The Photo. This Is My Family’s Reaction

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Eva-Katherine Smith: You made a lovely family photo. Look how happy they all are, not an upset face in sight.
#26 Annual Family Photo

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Multa Nocte: I love that everyone switched costumes!
#27 My Mom Missed A Group Photo So She Offered To Photoshop Herself In

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Annik Perrot: Looks like they’re at her funeral.
#28 Yes This Is Really My Childhood Family Photo

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Delenn: Looks like a Calvin Klein commercial gone wrong
#29 For Our First Family Portrait We Told My Younger Sister To Make Sure To Not Blink, And To Smile Nice And Big. All Of The Pictures Came Out Like This

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BigCityLady: And she carried out the directions perfectly!!
#30 My Nephew Wasn’t Down For Our Wizard Of Oz Halloween Theme

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Stefaan De Clerck: We’re off to see the wizard, the dark lord wizard of Ozz.
#31 Happy Halloween From Our Beautiful Family To Yours

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! : I KNEW they were real!
#32 Sometimes Matching Your Clothes During The Family Photo Shoot Isn’t The Best Idea

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SleepSycho: He looks like a broken centaur
#33 An Authentic Family Portrait

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sbj: Doggie looks unimpressed
#34 We Just Wanted A Nice Family Photo

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!: Two of the family aren’t feeling it.
#35 My Grandparents And My Mother In The Front. 1967, Tokyo, Japan

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#36 My Friend’s Family’s Christmas Card

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Scott Rackley: ok, initially I only saw one…two things.
#37 Family Photos

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BigCityLady: A picture is worth a thousand words but this is is actually speaking the truth!!
#38 Family Thanksgiving 1990. What A Time To Be Alive

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TheNewJenBrady: So. Much. Hair.
#39 Atheist Friend’s Parents Forced Him To Be In The Church Directory Photo. They Settled

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Multa Nocte : Good for him!
#40 So My Friend Almost Dropped The Baby During Their Family Photo Shoot

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Kimbowa : Well maybe if he didn’t have his arm around the tree…
Got wisdom to pour?
#3…that is the May 1971 issue.
These are absolutely hilarious, Family photos really capture the best kind of chaos unplanned, real, and full of character! It’s funny how moments like these end up becoming the most memorable ones. I recently came across https://youtifymod.com which actually has a section full of fun and entertaining content too perfect for when you just need a good laugh after seeing gems like these!