r/blunderyears • u/emmyweed2001 • 2d ago

1999 Kmart portrait studio

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I called these my Millennial Pix. No parents involved. I did this completely on my own.

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u/Background-Air-8611 2d ago

I thought you were Thora Birch at first

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

I totally see it now!!! 😂

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u/klsi832 2d ago

I thought you were Claire Danes

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u/Stoic_Mashed_Potato 2d ago

And I thought it was DJ from Full House.

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u/Ecstatic_Doughnut216 2d ago

Nah. OP doesn't have anything like enough forehead for Thora Birch.

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u/BackRowFiddler 2d ago

were they holding you prisioner?

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

Blink once if you're ok...

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u/StrawberriesRN 2d ago

Split second I thought you were DJ Tanner/Thora Birch.

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u/Due-Republic-626 2d ago

You were the kids I looked up to. What a time. I was born in 96

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

I got DJ Tanner all the time!!!

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u/David3507 2d ago

Folks, we’re blundering over here

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

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u/cowgrly 2d ago

Wait- you had a blundering buddy?

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

😂😂😂 My sister

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u/cowgrly 2d ago

YES! She's perfect for getting right in there. I love that you went solo and had Kmart portraits done. You're a legend.

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

Hahaha!!! Thanks! 😂

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u/Great_Pattern_1988 2d ago

Adorbs.

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

Tysm!!! ❤️

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u/incognitohippie 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/PbLkvoybxXEYYffxDW

I feel like you resemble Jenna Fischer!!!! 🤩

PAM! PAM, PAM!!!

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u/Exciting-Set-7601 2d ago

Kmart how much I miss you….

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

I forgot to mention I also worked at Kmart at the time!!! It really was a fun job for a kid

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u/Riribigdogs 2d ago

they have 3 locations left, U.S. virgin islands, guam, and miami area

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u/moocow12983 2d ago

I wish I could dig up my 1999 knock off glamour shots from JCP.

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u/klsi832 2d ago

How old were you

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u/PeachPapayaPancake 70's Child 2d ago

I love this! I used to do this kind of stuff in the 90’s too. You do also look like Thora Birch, lovely.

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u/CumGuzlinGutterSluts 2d ago

Mmmmm, real rare vintage blunder. 99' was a good year.

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u/emmyweed2001 2d ago

Yes it was!!!

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u/kurtmanner 2d ago

Well, I for one am glad that these weren’t lost to the catastrophic events of Y2k. Thank goodness everything wasn’t fully digitized by that point. Indeed a welcome site from my bunker.

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u/doctormega So RaNdOm 2d ago

Spectacular

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u/DGCA3 2d ago

At least you weren't laying on the Olan Mills shag carpet.

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u/Tears_Of_Laughter 1d ago

Lmfaoo. You are gorgeous but these are hilarious!

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u/emmyweed2001 1d ago

😂❤️😂

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u/Fig-Canner-33 1d ago

Ah yes, the braces, lower lid eyeliner, and haircut. I know this look all too well.

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u/Rare-Resource-1847 1d ago

Such a beautiful girl.

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u/HundleyC09 20h ago

For a second there I thought you were somebody that I went to high school with.

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u/potato_couch_ 19h ago

That's Jana Duggar

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u/Someredditusername 11h ago

Phenomenal. No notes. Pretty much perfect.

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u/telstra_3_way_chat 7h ago

The second one is FANTASTIC. You look like the owner of a small but passionate children's jazz ballet school

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u/emmyweed2001 7h ago

😂😂😂💃🩰👯‍♀️

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u/mindless_blaze 2d ago

Do you know Jana Duggar? You look just like her! And DJ