This week I picked this gem:
(please don't judge me.)This was Easter Sunday (apparently the Sunday after Prom, Jen's rockin' a pretty awesome 90's dress...) I think around 1993. My mom was taking pictures of all of the kids and couldn't get one where everyone was looking, or someone's eyes weren't closed. Everyone was getting really impatient. My mom kept saying "ok...this is the last one!" but then someone would screw it up by looking away or something. Finally, with everyone getting really bugged and ready to be done, my Mom asked everyone to try really hard to look nice. So what did I do, being the youngest, spoiled, obnoxious sibling? I pulled this face. (btw...My tongue is all nasty from my Easter candy.)My mom got mad and told everyone what I had done, and they lost it. They wouldn't have any more pictures taken and yelled and threw things at me (that's how I remember it :) ). I was a tender little thing and started crying and ran to my room. I remember the time passing and thinking how mean everyone was and how I was just trying to be funny. Eventually everyone came to my room and apologized for yelling (my mom made them, I'm sure) and got me to come out. We took more pictures and my eyes were all red and puffy from crying, and I kept doing that thing where you gasp for air uncontrollably after you've been crying really hard....I really adored all of my older siblings growing up and probably thought that they would think I was cool for pulling a "funny face" in our family picture...but they didn't. In fact, I was a little traumatized. :) To this day when we take family pictures this experience comes to my mind and makes me think twice before sticking my tongue out.
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I just keep laughing. Too funny.
How DARE you make that face?! If I had something to throw right now my computer screen would be in for it, I'm so mad!!!
Just playin'. How do you remember all that stuff? That's wild. I don't even remember the room it was taken in, let alone the vague outlines of dialogue surrounding an obscure picture taken in 1993. Good memory! When I'm really old (I'm thinking 40 or so) I'll call you up to recount our childhoods.
Oh, that last one was me (Elliot) not my wife. She's nicer than I am.
I don't remember all that trauma behind this picture of my cute and goofy children. Are you sure you didn't just imagine all that?
Maybe too much Easter candy.
love, Mom
I am so glad those 'dos aren't in style anymore!!! I still think you're the cutest one of the lot, Abby :)
Oh my gosh. That picture is incredible. It's amazing how quickly things have changed.
I am really excited for flashback Fridays!
I love that whole picture/story! Poor Abs, just trying to be cool like her sibs...Of course, having the best siblings they all apologized, classic McMillan story.
I think I dig Jen's hair more than her dress. I'm thinking I will sport that look for Mother's Day...definitely.
you were totally hopped up on chemical easter-candy dye. i have no recollection of that at all....
but keep it comin'
Sheesh, Abs! You got it out of your system yet, or you gonna cry about it some more!?! >:(
Just kidding. Actually, I'm convinced it never happened. I don't remember it, and I'm now the 3rd sibling that has stated so on your blog, for the record. In fact, our very own mother, the picture taker herself, thinks you might be imagining things. Obviously eating all of that candy took you to another place....
Ok...my family is officially in denial! I KNOW it happened, I wouldn't make it up. The thing is, stuff like this happened so often, it's just a blur to everybody else but me :)
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