Top 10 Childhood Photos Only You Can Share with Your S.O.

Posted at 5:00 AM Nov 24, 2009

By Merritt Martin

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It got me thinking about photos that, given the right circumstance, I'd laugh about and show my S.O., but I wouldn't want anyone else to whip out without my permission. Like, the ones even my mom doesn't have authority to show.

What follows is a selection of said photos--which I've compiled from a few very generous Doll-friends and my own family albums. And we're cool to show them to the world, because, well, we're the ones giving the go-ahead...and putting a pre-emptive strike on future accidental sharing.

10. The One Wherein You Bear a Striking Resemblance to a Certain Flower Hat-Wearing Child Actress.

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Here's Kaitlin in a lovely flowered bucket hat--brim up, of course. I had Blossom's hat, too, for the record. Hell, we all thought it was a great idea. Not everyone with that hat, however, chose to celebrate it with such an exuberant pose... Except maybe Mayim Bialik in those opening credits.

9. The One Wherein Your Hair Has Been Cut by Your Non-Stylist Mother.

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Gotta give the woman credit: She got inventive with the above-ear hair and bangs...especially given my enormous cowlick and five-head. It should be noted that this also represents the first year of many that my sis (featured with awesome hair in the opener pic, because I had to get back at her somehow) instructed me to always smile for school portraits with my top teeth touching my bottom lip.

8. The One Wherein You Combined All of Your Favorite Fashion Elements.

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Sparkles are awesome. Just ask the Twi-Hards. But I'm not sure teenaged Kaitlin chose a winning combination when she combined hot-rolled hair with all that glitters. As offered when submitting this: "Getting ready for my 14th birthday by wearing silver sequined suspenders, curling my hair and putting some kind of weird, glittery-starry eye makeup stuff on. And the braces do not help."

7. The One Wherein You're Best Buds with Rosie O'Donnell.

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So amazing. I'm not saying O'Donnell is all bad or anything, but this isn't a photo you want to show before you're in a committed relationship. A special thanks to Noah, who preemptively displays this on his MySpace page and was the only dude to offer up a pic.

6. The One Wherein You Have Been Made Your Parents' Art Project.

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In this gem, Michelle's dad presents her to us with the face of a luchador. Why? No reason. And I'm not being a smart ass. There really was no reason. (Technically, Sarah's Madonna shot below falls under this category as well.)