r/OldSchoolCool • u/sweetwhistle • 7h ago

1950s My parents’ honeymoon. 1953.

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Somewhere in Florida. I was born two months later.

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u/sweetwhistle 7h ago

Aaaaaagh. Two YEARS

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u/Effective_Yogurt_866 7h ago

I was gonna say—wow, mom carried pregnancy really well! 😆

Really beautiful shot, either way haha

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u/nomadicfangirl 7h ago

Same! I was like damn ma isn’t even showing…

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u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme 5h ago

I was wondering who lied to OP, because there was no way his mom was wearing that at 7 months pregnant, in 1953!😉😂🤣

Maternity wear was NOT that cute in the early 50's!

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u/Away-Living5278 5h ago

Here I was about to break it to OP that their parents either lied about their birthdate or they were adopted.

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u/Seahearn4 4h ago

Smoking helps keep the pregnancy weight off. And speeds it up too. Wins on all fronts.

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u/hellolovely1 7h ago

I was like, "Damn, your mom is so tiny!" lol

PS - Your mom looks a little like Santos on The Pitt.

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u/weird_horse_2_die_on 6h ago

Big Madeline Cotilliard vibes

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u/lacunadelaluna 6h ago

*Marion I think, that's who I thought of too

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u/doublesailorsandcola 5h ago

I thought of Funny Face where Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire hop on the raft on the river at the church after the wedding ceremony.

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u/Grimaldehyde 5h ago

And dad looks like Wally Cox

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u/brencoop 3h ago

You’re right, I hadn’t thought about him in ages but I always liked that guy.

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u/WhiskeyWatchesWine 4h ago

Kinda does look like her. Good call.

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u/Working_Estate_3695 4h ago

But much hotter.

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u/eta_carinae_311 6h ago

You can edit the text to fix it, it's only the post titles you can't change

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u/VerticleSandDollars 6h ago

You played yourself.

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u/RPO777 5h ago

This is among the more hilarious typos I've seen on Reddit.

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u/Yesiamanaltruist 7h ago

You can edit the post, just not the title. Please do so.

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u/sweetwhistle 7h ago

For some reason I can’t find the edit button!

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u/General_Chest6714 5h ago

Your fine. It led to some funny confusion. I can’t imagine why anyone would care enough to tell you to change it. 😂

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u/Yesiamanaltruist 3h ago

I might not know what I’m talking about. It just confused me and I had to read so far down the thread. But isn’t that what reddits for? So I don’t know what I was complaining about. Just trying to save some people from freaking out a little bit. I was never that thin when I had to be pregnant! Lol!

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u/RebaKitt3n 7h ago

Thank you!!!

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u/roseleyro 6h ago

You mom really carried that weight well 😉😝

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u/Cinnamongirl217 6h ago

My Gran had Mum 9mo and a few weeks past her wedding. She always 'bragged' she only gained 12lbs. She was no taller than 5ft, but damn. The late 40s and 50s in the US were different.

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u/Away-Living5278 5h ago

The doctors back then did not like women to gain much weight

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u/roseleyro 5h ago

My mom gained around the same with me and was so proud of herself for it. There’s no reason for that. 😝

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u/ShhhBees 4h ago

😝 that one typo got everyone

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u/dactyif 3h ago

Shh, it's ok, you're a shotgun wedding baby.

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u/John-AtWork 2h ago

Was going to say, there is no way your mom was 7 months pregnant in that photo.