In search of our identity, we sometimes make decisions that later in life we aren’t particularly proud of.
But instead of burying them in the past, the subreddit ‘Blunder Years‘ invites people to embrace all the regrettable fashion choices, cringe-inducing hairstyles, and just their “personal brand” in general.
We at Bored Panda agree that finding humor in our idiosyncrasies is a refreshing and liberating approach, so we put together a collection of the most popular recent posts from this wholesome online community.
May they serve as an inspiration for self-discovery and acceptance.
#1 2006 And I Was 17. The Cure Was My Life
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#2 First Time Mom Let Me Dress Myself For Picture Day
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#3 2004 In 6th Grade. My Best Friend Wanted A Pic Of Her Crush, So We Devised A Plan For Her To Pretend To Take One Of Me As He Walked Past. It Was A Success!
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#4 Glamour Shots Photo From 1994. I Was 8 Years Old (Going On 45 In This Pic)
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#5 When I Thought It Would Be Classy To Wear A Victorian Suit To Prom ~2010
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#6 When Someone Asks How Your Life Is Going…
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#7 My Wife Gave Me Permission To Share This Picture Of Her From The Early 90s. She’s The One On The Left
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#8 Me In The 80s. Sadly, The Coolest I Ever Looked
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#9 Sophomore Prom Sporting My Hot Topic Best Waiting For My Boyfriend’s Mom’s Minivan
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#10 Senior Year Photo (2010)
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#11 Are We Doing Goth Prom Photos? Here’s Me In 2007. I Made The Dress Myself, As The Cheap Shiny Satin Does Suggest
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#12 Thinking I Was The Coolest 12y/O Cuz I Could Play The Saxophone
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#13 I Looked Like Tommy Boy As A Little Girl (1995)
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#14 Cleanest Bowl Cut I Ever Had
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#15 I Was Cast As Rudolph When I Was In Ninth Grade! (2008)
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#16 Apparently My High School Blunder Photo I Posted A Year Ago Was Good Enough That A Bot Re-Posted It So Here’s Another Photo From High School. Yes I Wore This Jacket To School, And I’m Pretty Sure I Was On A List With The School Administration For How I Dressed
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#17 Found My Wife’s 1st Grade School Picture
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#18 I Was 14 And Thought I Looked Like Ke$ha. To This Day, My Friend Still Has This Posted In One Of Her Facebook Albums
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#19 Me After Fight Club Came Out (2000)
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#20 In Celebration Of Star Wars Day, A Picture Of Me Dressing Up As A Jedi For No Apparent Reason. 2002. Not Halloween. Not For A Showing Of Aotc, Just Wearing It To School Because I Thought It Was Cool
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#21 I Sure Was An Angsty Little Firestarter
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#22 My Mom Never Displayed This School Photo
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#23 It’s Been 14 Years Since I’ve Looked Like This, But It Feels Like Yesterday
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#24 Circa 2014 – Watched Goodfellas Too Many Times, Dressed Like This Every Single Day
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#25 I Posted This On Facebook When I Was 14 With The Caption “Don’t Look Where You Fall, But Where You Slipped” 💀🤦🏻♀️
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#26 Circa 2004
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#27 My First Day Of School, Circa 2009
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#28 Me In 2006ish. Friend From Highschool Sent Me This
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#29 My Valley Girl Mom Back In ’80s
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#30 It Was The Bicentennial And A “Special” Picture Day. Mom Made My Hair Extra Special Too
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#31 My Mom In 2003 vs. 2023 🖤
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#32 I Had To Wear This Bad Boi Throughout Grade Five. I Had To Develop A Personality Fast
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#33 I Am Still Upset About This Haircut
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#34 Myspace Profile Pic, 2008. Can You Tell My Favorite Movie Was Amelie?
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#35 Showed This Old Picture Of Myself To My Fiancé, & She Said, “Edward Stopping The Truck From Hitting Bella In Twilight”
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#36 My Freshman Year Pic, 2013. Anyone Got A Pair Of Hedge Clippers?
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#37 An Edgy “Photoshoot” In My Grandpa’s Flower Garden
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#38 Back In 1983 When I Was Still A Stud Lady’s Man
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#39 16 Year Old Me Really Thought I Could Be The Next Numa Numa Guy/Star Wars Kid. This Was In My Myspace Bio [2005]
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