like a deranged easter bunny

Thankfully I never got stuck in such a hideous costume for a family photo. That being said, family photos were never a really big thing in my family anyway. My mother or siblings may correct me on this one, but I never recall posing for a family Christmas picture. Nor do I recall my parents ever sending a Christmas card with a family picture on it. Of course, we like most families did take family photos, just not for the holidays. And like I'm sure is also true for most families, family photo time was always hectic. There was always complaining and arguing. Not to mention the fact that we could never get a picture where we all looked normal or good. We have one picture where everyone looks normal except for me, because I wasn't smiling. That's common for me in pictures anyway. These days, it's so rare that everyone in my family is even together, so pictures are rarer to come by. The last family shot we have is from my wedding. Here's an old professional photo of us kids. Probably the best family photo we ever took:

I think I ended up with the best outfit here. (I'm the littlest one sitting down in the rocking chair.) I also thankful that our parents didn't dress us up in any "cute" costumes. I think putting a kid in a pink bunny outfit or just about any other goofy outfit should be prosecuted as child abuse.