At least they grew out of it! Social media users share their VERY funny childhood photos – including an Eminem wannabe and a girl who looked like a ’60-year-old librarian’
- Social media users from around the world shared their embarrassing photos
- Bored Panda rounded up a selection of the childhood snaps in a hilarious gallery
- Among the images is a man from Detroit who copied Eminem’s sense of style
- A woman contributed a photo of herself wearing multiple belts in high school
Many of us have photographs that we hope will never see the light of day – but these brave social media users were bold enough to put their cringe-worthy childhood snaps online.
Bored Panda collated a selection of viral photographs people from around the world have shared from childhood, including outdated outfits worn to prom and awkward smiles.
One snap shows a man who grew up in Detroit in an outfit imitating Eminem, complete with bleach blonde hair.
Elsewhere, a woman shared a snap of herself attending high school wearing multiple belts because it seemed cool at the time.
Bored Panda rounded up a selection of hilarious childhood photographs that have gone viral on social media, including a man from Detroit who imitated Eminem
![One person who didn't disclose their location, compared their school photo to a 60-year-old librarian because of their knitted cardigan and turtle neck](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219990-8651269-image-a-71_1598016752460.jpg)
One person who didn’t disclose their location, compared their school photo to a 60-year-old librarian because of their knitted cardigan and turtle neck
![Barking up the wrong tree! Another individual believed to be from the U.S, said they were forced to join a 'pet look-alike' competition with their siblings](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219982-8651269-image-m-95_1598017798722.jpg)
Barking up the wrong tree! Another individual believed to be from the U.S, said they were forced to join a ‘pet look-alike’ competition with their siblings
![A man from an undisclosed location, revealed his mother styled him in multiple colours because she wanted him to be easy to find when she came to collect him from school](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32220006-8651269-image-a-80_1598016782436.jpg)
A man from an undisclosed location, revealed his mother styled him in multiple colours because she wanted him to be easy to find when she came to collect him from school
![One woman shared a photograph of her husband taken when he was aged 20, admitting that he was reluctant for the snap to resurface](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219978-8651269-image-m-96_1598017970876.jpg)
One woman shared a photograph of her husband taken when he was aged 20, admitting that he was reluctant for the snap to resurface
![Keep your eyes peeled! A man believed to be from the U.S, said his hilarious 2nd grade class picture is the result of being told not to blink by his mother](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219976-8651269-image-m-98_1598018361332.jpg)
Keep your eyes peeled! A man believed to be from the U.S, said his hilarious 2nd grade class picture is the result of being told not to blink by his mother
![A woman shared her bizarre hairstyle in a snap from 2002, admitting she has no regrets despite her mother saying one day she would](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/15/32219986-8651269-image-m-99_1598018555736.jpg)
A woman shared her bizarre hairstyle in a snap from 2002, admitting she has no regrets despite her mother saying one day she would
![Another woman believed to be from the U.S., said she went through a phase in high school where she believed the more belts she had, the cooler she looked](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/15/32220252-8651269-Another_woman_believed_to_be_from_the_U_S_said_she_went_through_-a-101_1598018721630.jpg)
Another woman believed to be from the U.S., said she went through a phase in high school where she believed the more belts she had, the cooler she looked
![Bad hair day? An American woman contributed a snap of her boyfriend taken when he was in 10th grade, revealing the photo made his mother cry](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219980-8651269-image-a-77_1598016773382.jpg)
Bad hair day? An American woman contributed a snap of her boyfriend taken when he was in 10th grade, revealing the photo made his mother cry
![One woman who didn't share her location, said she channeled Jim Cary when she tried to smile for a photo in her garden](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/15/32219994-8651269-image-m-102_1598018853692.jpg)
One woman who didn’t share her location, said she channeled Jim Cary when she tried to smile for a photo in her garden
![Inspired by Good Charlotte? A man based in the U.S, explained that he thought his 8th grade hairstyle was cool and even wore the look to a Christian concert](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/15/32219996-8651269-A_man_based_in_the_U_S_explained_that_he_thought_his_8th_grade_h-a-104_1598019011940.jpg)
Inspired by Good Charlotte? A man based in the U.S, explained that he thought his 8th grade hairstyle was cool and even wore the look to a Christian concert
![One woman marked her husband's 37th birthday by sharing a photograph taken on his senior prom day in 2000](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219992-8651269-image-a-81_1598016784986.jpg)
One woman marked her husband’s 37th birthday by sharing a photograph taken on his senior prom day in 2000
![Another man who grew up in the U.S, said he had a photo shoot with his mother because he thought being the 'weird kid' made him seem cool and mysterious](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32220008-8651269-image-a-82_1598016787508.jpg)
Another man who grew up in the U.S, said he had a photo shoot with his mother because he thought being the ‘weird kid’ made him seem cool and mysterious
![Alone but not lonely! A man who was dumped a week before his prom made a sock puppet to bring as his date, after his mother insisted that he go to take the photos she had paid for](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/15/32220000-8651269-image-m-105_1598019195359.jpg)
Alone but not lonely! A man who was dumped a week before his prom made a sock puppet to bring as his date, after his mother insisted that he go to take the photos she had paid for
![Another man in an undisclosed location, used Photoshop to replace his father with Britney Spears in a snap taken when he was aged 14](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32219998-8651269-image-a-70_1598016750240.jpg)
Another man in an undisclosed location, used Photoshop to replace his father with Britney Spears in a snap taken when he was aged 14
![A man who grew up in Idaho, dressed up as a girl for his school's 'opposite day' in 2005, meanwhile most of the other students opted for wearing black and white](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/21/14/32220004-8651269-image-a-84_1598016795148.jpg)
A man who grew up in Idaho, dressed up as a girl for his school’s ‘opposite day’ in 2005, meanwhile most of the other students opted for wearing black and white