Our parents weren’t always parents. Yes, I know, that sounds self-explanatory, but let that sink in. Before these people were changing our diapers, they were young, wild, and free to do whatever they desired. In many cases, their old lives were even more impressive than our current ones. Building motorcycles, stopping bank robberies… It’s one thing to hear those stories, but it’s another to see photographic proof.
Surprised by and proud of their parents’ past, people are sharing photos of their moms and dads on the subreddit r/OldSchoolCool. So continue scrolling to take a trip back in time to when they were rocking leather jackets and high-waisted jeans and when you’re done, check out similar Bored Panda articles here and here.
#1 My Mother When She Was A Tank Instructor In 1984
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#2 My Mom Looking Like A Queen On Her Wedding Day 1979
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#3 My Mom Immigrated To The US From Iran In November, 1978. Here She Is Dressed As Wonder Woman A Year Later
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#4 My Mom Would Always Talk About How She Was An Editor For Tiger Beat Magazine When She Was A Teenager In The 1960’s. She Would Brag About Spending Time With The Stones And The Beatles. We Always Thought She Was Telling Tall Tales. Uncovered This Pic Cleaning Out Her House Last Week
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#5 Late 1960s, My Dad
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#6 My Dad Made Anything Look Cool (1981)
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#7 My Dad Skateboarding At Hyde School 1982. I Think He Was Cooler Than Me
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#8 My Dad Sculpting A Bust Of My Mom, 1980s
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#9 My Dad And Friends Look Like The Cast Of Stranger Things (1982)
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#10 My Mother Skateboarding Barefoot In California, 1974
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#11 My Mom Was A Boston Park Ranger In The 80s
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#12 My Mom And Dad Building Their House In 1953. My Mom (91 Now) Still Lives There
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#13 My Mom’s All Girl Rock Band In The 60’s
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#14 My Dad In The Late 80s / Early 90s. One Of The First Rockers In China
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#15 My Dad Was A Popstar In Argentina. Here He Is With Ella Fitzgerald, Mid 1960s
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#16 My Mom Working As A Dj, Late 1970s
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#17 Me Looking Up To My Fighter Pilot Dad In The Late 1980’s
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#18 My Dad At The 1966 International Science Fair. He Was A Finalist In 65, 66, And 67. In This Picture He Created A Perfusion System To Keep A Rat Kidney Alive When Removed From The Body, Like A Heart-Lung Machine
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#19 My Mom And Bob Ross During An Event In Central Park, NYC In 1989
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#20 48 Beers And A Unicycle. My Dad In The Early 80s
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#21 My Parents When They Were 16 And 17 (1987). They’ve Been Together For 34 Years Now
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#22 My Mom In The Early 90s. She Painted Her Own Shield
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#23 My Cool Mom Partying With Robin Williams And Billy Crystal In LA, 1982
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#24 My Dad And His Partner While They Were Undercover. This Picture Was Taken After They Stopped A Bank Robbery In The Late 70s
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#25 Found This Old Picture Of My Dad From Back In 1976. I Feel Like The Picture Captures An Awful Lot And Tells A Story
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#26 My Dad In Saudi Arabia In The 70’s Working As A Us Military Contractor Diving In The Red Sea
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#27 My Dad’s First Car, A 1939 Ford. He Bought It With His Own Money That He Earned While Farming. He Was 11 When He Bought It, So This Photo Was Taken In 1948
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#28 My Dad Showing Mr. Rogers The Process Of Designing Toys On Mr. Rogers Neighborhood (1986)
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#29 My Dad 1969 Bronx, NY. Speaking Against The Vietnam War
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#30 My Dad (Left) Looking Like A Young Luke Skywalker, Chile, 1977
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#31 Mid To Late 1970s, My Dad Graduating A Class Taught By Chuck Norris
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#32 My Dad’s Graduation Photo. Circa 1970’s
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#33 My Dad And A Tiny Kitten Looking Like A Modern Hipster In The Early 1980s
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#34 Mom, Circa 1970, After Completing Her Master’s, The First Woman In Her Family To Do So
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#35 My Mom And Arnold On A Date In The 70s
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#36 My Dad Wasn’t Famous, But His Moves Were Pretty Cool (1977)
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