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This ship has already sailed, I am sorry to say. My mum used to have a physical album of family pictures, most of which were hugely embarrassing. But, at least
by dazc 3y ago
This ship has already sailed, I am sorry to say.
My mum used to have a physical album of family pictures, most of which were hugely embarrassing. But, at least, I had some control who could view these. Some came into my possession after she died and I did not hesitate to destroy each and every one of them.
- phneutral26 3y agoWhat would be SO EMBARRASSING that you burn heirlooms from a lost relative?
- loloquwowndueo 3y agoWhat’s so memorable or “heirloom” about a crappy or embarrassing picture of yourself taken by someone else? It’s not as if the relative lovingly painted it from scratch - it’s just a photograph.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoI also inherited the family photoalbums and ended up burning MANY pictures. I learned from this the dishonest attempts at "making right" were exactly that: dishonest. My own mother had a streak for photographing nudes (myself included) and she "promised" that these had all been destroyed. They had not. They now are.
- dazc 3y agoSimply baby photos caught at the right moment that may appear funny to others. The world is no lesser place without them.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoOur family photos included one particular photo of me, a rear view holding a garden hose. And it was extremely embarrassing, but not because of its subject matter. It was embarrassing because, for decades, my mother used it as a weapon against me. It was one of those things to emasculate and humiliate me for being a boy and for having a natural body. It was a way to tease me and implemented as a source of shame. It was just another brick in the wall, of course, but unfortunately I didn't get proper access to burn it when I had the chance. It might still exist, for all I know. I may perhaps eventually get a golden opportunity for final satisfaction.
- AlexandrB 3y agoCalling something "embarrassing" leaves a lot of room for interpretation so I can't comment on your specific situation, but I have pictures my mom took of me as a baby naked, breastfeeding, etc and I would never consider destroying these. I also generally find it weird when adults consider something they did before the age of 5 or so embarrassing. Like you're a literal tiny child not responsible for your actions - nothing you do is embarrassing because very little is under your conscious control.