Parenthood is always a challenge, but there’s also no denying that it has varied wildly throughout the ages. Two popular accounts on Instagram gather people’s pictures of their moms and dads to help us take a journey back through time and see the world our parents lived and raised us in.
In addition to the wacky outfits and haircuts, there are some fascinating cultural differences. Some of the parents are, ah, engaged in activities that we might not condone in parents today! Attitudes towards safety have also changed. Do any of these pictures remind you of your own childhood?
#1 I’ve Had The Time Of My Liiife
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#3 I’m In The Import/Export Business
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#4 Get A Load Of The Butte On That
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#5 Cute As A Bug
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#6 Cannonball Smuggler
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#7 Was Sorry To Hear You Died, Glad To See You Went To Heaven
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#8 Boom!!! You’re Pregnant!
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#9 Glad To See The Doobie Brothers Finally Settled Down
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#10 My Eyes Are Up Here
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#11 Damn Dad Save Some Pussy For The Rest Of Us
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#12 The Higher The Hair The Tinier The Hare
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#13 “My Excited Grandmother Holding Her Ticket To A Beatles Concert (Australia 1964).”
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#14 His Alarm Clock Is Set
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#15 Topsider In The Streets Insider In The Sheets
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#16 The Ljs Stay On During S*x
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#17 Is This Tabby Chic Or Meowed Century Pawdern?
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#18 Pspspspspussy Magnet
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#19 Porsche 930 Turdbo
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#20 You Shoulda Put A Rink On It
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#21 What If The Real Secret Ingredient Is Just The Friends We Make Along The Way?
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#22 Licensed To Impregnate On Sight In All 50 States
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#23 Fanny Packer
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#24 Me Pulling Up To McDonald’s When I Hear About Their Adult Happy Meal
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#25 Trickle Down Or Treat!
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#26 I’m Perfectly Happy Thank You Very Much
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#27 One For Each Mustache
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#28 Some Of Y’all Have Never Met At A Pre-Arranged Spot After A Concert, And It Shows
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#29 Hey There Sexy. We Noticed You From Across The Room And Dig Your Vibe. Can We Buy You A Drink?
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#30
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#31 Every Room In The House Is A Ballroom If You Pick The Right Outfit
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#32 Dickle Me Elmo’s Best Friend?
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#33
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#34
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#35 Sleepover At Your Glamother’s Place
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#36 When You Find Out Your Wife Might Be Growing A Penis… Because Shes Pregnant
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#37 “No, No, No, Baby. This Here’s My Lucky Hat, And It’s The Only Protection We’ll Need Tonight.”
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#38 Original Mac Daddy
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#39 So Tired Of People Saying America Has No Culture
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#40 Can’t Spell ‘Cypress’ Without ‘Yess’
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#41 That Face When The Frank Kent Cadillac Dealership In Ft. Worth, Texas Calls To Let You Know Your Pink Xt5 Mary Kay Cadillac Is Ready For Pickup
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#42 Dress For The Job You Want
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#43 Okay But Why Does It Look Like This Pic Was Taken In Nineteen-Eighty-Two-Thousand-Twenty-Three?
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#44 Got It From My Mama
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#45 High Hair Don’t Care
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#46 Deface Pennies Or Dis Face In Dem Panties Am I Right?
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#47 Tell Me You Already Spent The Drug Money Without Telling Me
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#48 The Old Ball And Chain
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#49 Step Aside. This Is Between Me And The Bird
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#50 I’ll Let You Lick The Lollipop
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#51 Cradle The Balls Support The Shaft. Cradle The Balls Support The Shaft. (Or Whatever The Guy From Karate Kid Says)
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#52 This Guy Slides Into Your Dms And Says “You’re Alright, Kid” What Do You Do?
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#53 King Sh*t
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#54 All Time [nut] Sack Leader
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#55 Just Top Er Off
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#56 If The Love Is Not Like This I Don’t Want It
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#57 Anyone Else Hungry For A Grandwich?
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#58 Being Back At The Office Actually Has Some Perks
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#59 I Can’t Talk Right Now I’m Doing Hot Girl Sh*t
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#60 Icon
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#61 Don’t Move…i’m Taking A Picture Of An Absolute Babe Of A Person…hold Steady
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#62 I’m Going To Tell My Kids This Was Fabio
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#63 Heard Fireman Congregate Here To Draw Moisture
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#64 Doing Hot Girl Thangs
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#65 Bummed The “Layaway” Program Wasn’t What I Thought It Was
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#66 Too Much Drip. Put Him On America’s Moist Wanted
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#67 Boom! You’re Pregnant!
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#68 Overall, How You Rate His Fit?
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#69 Holiday Season Is Mostly Just Repeating “We Don’t Do That In Our House” To Dads Who Parented With Smokes In Hand
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#70 If You Invite Me To Your Kid’s Stupid Birthday Party, This Is 100% The Energy I’m Bringing. Just So We’re Clear
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#71 I Say If They’re Old Enough To Walk To The Liquor Store And Buy You A Pack, They’re Old Enough To Smoke Around
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#72 Full Speed Ahead
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#73 Grip It, Lip It, And Sip It
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#74 How It Started 1988
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#75 Someone’s Singing A Slaying Song Tonight
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#76 Bullsh*t, Give Me Another Reading
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#77 Oh ?my ? Gobble ?
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#78 Stevie Wondernicks
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#79 That’s One Way To Lose Water Weight
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#80 When Life Gives You A Whole Lot More Than Just Lemons
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#81 Still Can’t Believe We Lived Through A Spandemic
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#82 Goddess
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#83 Your Dad’s Got Eyes In The Back Of His Head, My Dad Got Head In The Back Of An Iroc, We Are Not The Same
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#84 Bussssniff In The Front Party In The Back
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#85 Someone Call A Toe-Truck For That Pileup Down Around The Junk-Tion
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#86 Men, What Is Your Excuse For Not Dressing Like This 365 Days A Year?
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#87 Not Too Late For You And Your Diabesties To Commit To A Balanced Diet In 2023
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#88 Dads: Put It Back, It’s Not In The Budget. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Budget: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mortgage: $800 Car Payment: $65 Utilities: $40 Cigs, Beer, Go-Kart Parts: $4,355
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#89 If You Don’t Show Up Like This To The Family Gathering, Just Consider Us No Longer Related
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#90 My Neck, My Back, Now I Need A Straw To Drink My Six Pack
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#91 Same
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#92 The Post Let-Down Let Down
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#93 Is That A Hard And Fast Rule?
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#94 Got To Have Sectional Healing
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#95 Tell Me I Might Want To Avoid Using The Bathroom For A While Without Telling Me I Might Want To Avoid Using The Bathroom For A While
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#96 Me When They Said “It’s My Way Or The Highway”
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#97 This Is The Only Kind Of Hiking I’m Interested In
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#98 I Wouldn’t Tell Anyone I Won At Bingo Night, But There Would Be Hints
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#99 Lycra And Subscribe For More Fitness Tips
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#100 Everyone’s Grandma Had This Couch, It Always Smelled Funny, And Now We Know Why
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#101 Hurricane In The Streets Her A Came In The Sheets
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#102 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devoted Fathers!
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#103 Revolver?! I Hardly Know Er!!
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#104 Buoys Before Boys
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#105 As One Does
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#106 Signed, Sealed, Delivered
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#107
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#108 This Is The Only Legit 90s Aesthetic, And If You Don’t Know You Don’t Know
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#109
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#110 Make Sure You’re Boopin Your Man’s Snoot
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#111 It’s Fun To Eat At The Ymca!
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#112 It’s Called A Hankering, Sweetie. Look It Up
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#113 Your Lovers Only Want One Thing And It’s A 4″ Inseam
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#114 Sorry, We Don’t Serve Chicken Here, Pal
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#115 …but It Takes A Reel Man To Be A Daddy
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#116 Original Recipe
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#117 And I’ll Throw In A Pair Of Dry Panties With Every Purchase, What Do You Say?
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#118 I Put The Ass Eater In Acetaminophen
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#119 Always A Blueberry Never A Bride
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#120 Hi Heinie I’m Home
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#121 She Calls You Up About Your Car’s Extended Warranty, What Do You Do?
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#122 I Like My Wine Bone Dry
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#123 She Slides Into Your Dms And Asks For That 8-Inch Floppy, What Do You Do?
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#124 You: I’m Craving Lobster Me:
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#125 Happy Nance Year
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#126 If You Like Ukulele Lady Ukulele Lady Like A’you
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#127 Hop In Loser, We’re Going To Find Out How Hard It Really Is Being Green
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#128 “Well Would Ya Look What The Cat Drug In”
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#129 Gobbler?! I Hardly Know Er!
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#130 Nothing Personal, I’ve Just Got A Multi-Tier Snack Basket And I Intend For It Always To Be Full
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#131 Just A Lite Dinner For Me, Thx
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#132 You Know What Time It Is
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#133 Put My Thang Down Flip It And Inverse It
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#134 Goes To Hell Once
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#135 Slottiest Mom Ever
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#136 Big Oktoberfest Energy
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#137 Felt Cute, Might Record Over A Kindergarten Graduation Later Idk
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#138 You’ve Heard Of Elf On A Shelf, Now Get Ready For
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#139 If The Love Isn’t Like This, Then I’m Not Interested
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#140 I Like The Way You Work It…got To Baguette Up
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#141 Cleopatra Comin Atcha
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#142 Waiting For All The Dumb Holidays To Be Over So We Can Focus On Christmas Like
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