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Friday, March 20, 2026

People Share 73 Hilariously Awkward Childhood Pics They Probably Wish They Could Delete

Sator Tenet March 20, 2026

Not everyone is proud of their childhood photos. Many went throughawkward stagesin their younger years, and having these images unearthed for the entire world to see is the last thing they would want.

However, you have those who are brave enough to post these pictures online. Here are some examples where people shared snapshots of themselves during carefree times. Most of these were taken before they hit puberty, went throughteenage angst, and had zero stressors other than waking up early for school the next day.

These may not be yourchildhood photos, but they could nonetheless be a good source of nostalgia for you.

Our grandmother worked for Toys R Us and was able to score these bad boys for us.

Before social media, it wasn't as easy to share for parents to share childhood photos of their kids with many people. For the most part, these snapshots were confined within a photo album, only to be unearthed physically upon request.

It's a much more touchy issue in the digital age, where people with ill intentions can easily snag sensitive information online, including photos. Yet, many parents still do so, seemingly unaware of the risks they're putting their children through. Experts have referred to this practice as sharenting.

We had all pooled our allowances to buy lumber and build a quarter pipe. What a great summer.

As University of Florida professorStacey SteinbergtellsUNICEF, sharenting is when parents talk about their children outside the family circle, whether it's writing a blog post about their children, sending videos through messaging platforms like WhatsAppm and sharing photos on social media.

I'm the one in the yellow tank top looking wasted (I was waterlogged from spending about 8 hours in the pool on a hot day).

"When we share things about our children online without involving them in that decision-making process, we're missing out on a valuable opportunity to teach our children and model for our children the idea of consent," Steinberg said, admitting that social media has made it difficult for parents to keep their children's lives completely private.

Research cited byVerywell Mindfound that 74% of parents know at least one parent who overshares information about their children online. Likewise, 1 out of 10 parents shares information about their kids' health issues.

As clinical psychologistDr. Laura Anderson Kirbytells the publication, sharing sensitive information could compromise a child's trust in their parent.

My dad and I found a passed raccoon in an abandoned barn, and her kid was trying to suckle. We brought him home, and my family bottle-fed him. He was always allowed outside, but he bonded with our dogs, so he stayed with us until 1990. He started to wander into the woods and eventually went back to the wild.

Also featured is the mom of the puppies, my first dog, Mickey.

This isn't to say that parents should completely avoid sharing about their kids on social media. Dr. Kirby suggested better ways to sharent, including posting anonymously in parental support groups.

But more importantly, Dr. Kirby advises parents to get consent from their children. Part of it is explaining to their kids what they want to share, and respecting their wishes if they say no.

Watch out, or some huge Tuna fish might mug you.

This is how birthday parties looked in southern California. Love my cul de sac crew's fashion.

His name was Mr. Grumbles, and yeah, I ended up a theater kid.

This was taken in the late 80s. We were trying for big air.

I'm wearing the black shirt. I was inspired by my fave band, The Bangles, and formed a band with my friends from the neighborhood.

My mom cut my hair when I was a kid, and I always demanded this style. I got called a boy a lot. I'm not. I was around 8 years old, I think. 1987-ish.

When Skeletor took over Castle Greyskull with the help of the Galactic Empire. If I could say one thing to 9 year old me, it would be this: Wish you weren't so awkward, bud.

Go go power rangers.

I was lucky enough to be awake when he got back from night fishing with some great striped bass.

Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery and explosions boom over Tehran from Israeli attack

Sator Tenet March 20, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under attack early Friday from Iranian drones and sirens sounded in Israel warning of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran as Israel hit Iran as the country marked the Persian New Year.

This image from an Airbus Defence and Space's Pléiades Neo satellite shows damage after Iranian attacks targeting Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 15, 2026. (Airbus Defence and Space© via AP)

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, center, poses with foreign ministers before a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from a group of Arab and Islamic countries in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fragment of a missile fired from Iran, and intercepted by Israeli defense system, sticks out in a open field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP)

Emirates Iran War

As thewarthat has rocked the global economy neared the end of its third week, Iran showed no signs of letting up on its attacks on Gulf region energy structure as Kuwait said drone strikes at its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery sparked a fire and crews were working to control the blaze.

The refinery, which can process some 730,000 barrels of oil per day, was already damaged Thursday in another Iranian attack. It is one of three oil refineries in Kuwait, a tiny, oil-rich nation on the Persian Gulf.

Iran stepped up its attacks on energy sites in Gulf Arab states after Israel on Wednesday bombed Iran's massive South Pars offshore natural gas field in the Persian Gulf.

In addition to steadily striking Iran, Israel has regularly hit Lebanon, targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah. On Friday, it broadened its attacks further, saying it had hit sites in Syria in response to attacks on the Druze population in the country's south.

Explosions shake Dubai and warehouse in Bahrain set ablaze

Heavy explosions shook Dubai as air defenses intercepted early incoming fire over the city, where people were observing Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and mosques made the day's first call to prayers.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said a fire broke out after shrapnel from an intercepted projectile landed on a warehouse, and Saudi Arabia reported shooting down multiple drones targeting its oil-rich Eastern Province.

The renewed attacks came after an intense day that saw Iran hit energy infrastructure around the region and launch more than a dozen missile salvos at Israel following the attack on South Pars.

South Pars, the Iranian part of the world's largest gas field, is located offshore in the Persian Gulf and owned jointly with Qatar. With some 80% of power generated in Iran coming from natural gas, the attack posed a direct threat to the country's electricity supplies.

Fears grow of global energy crisis

Late Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country would hold off on any further attacks on the gas field at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump after the Iranian response sent oil prices skyrocketing.

The Israeli prime minister also claimed Iran's capability to produce ballistic missiles had been taken out, but the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard insisted Friday that they were still in production.

"We are producing missiles even during war conditions, which is amazing, and there is no particular problem in stockpiling, spokesman Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini was quoted as saying in Iran's stat-run IRAN newspaper.

He added defiantly that Iran had no intention of seeking a quick end to the war.

"These people expect the war to continue until the enemy is completely exhausted," he said. "This war must end when the shadow of war is lifted from the country."

Beyond Iran's attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors, its stranglehold on shipping through theStrait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil and other critical goods are transported, has caused rising concerns of a global energy crisis.

Brent crude oil, the international standard, which spiked to more than $119 a barrel during Iran's attacks Thursday, was around $107 in morning trading on Friday, up more than 47% since Israel and the United States attacked Iran on Feb. 28 to start the conflict.

Sirens in Israel and explosions in Tehran

In Israel, sirens sounded early Friday warning of attacks on Jerusalem and on the north of the country, sending people again scrambling to shelters. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Not long after Israel announced that it had begun new strikes on Iran, the sound of explosions were heard in Tehran, as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year. No further details were immediately available.

Israel also said it hit infrastructure belonging to Syria in response to attacks on Druze population in Sweida.

Syria's state-run SANA news agency did not immediately acknowledge the attack and further details were not immediately available.

Israel has a significant Druze population. Israel previously has intervened in defense of the Druze in Syria, launching dozens of airstrikes on convoys of government fighters and even striking the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters in central Damascus.

More than 1,300 people in Iran have been killed during the war. Israeli strikes against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon have displaced more than 1 million people, according to the Lebanese government, which says more than 1,000 people have been killed. Israel says it has killed more than 500 Hezbollah militants.

In Israel, 15 people have been killed by Iranian missile fire. Four people were also killed in the occupied West Bank by an Iranian missile strike.

At least 13 U.S. military members have been killed.

UAE arrests five accused of attempting to undermine country's financial stability

The UAE said Friday it disrupted what it called "a terrorist network funded and operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran."

It arrested five men accused of laundering money, alleging they were "operating within the country under a fictitious commercial cover" that sought to carry out schemes that would threaten the country's financial stability.

It published images of five prisoners on its state-run WAM news agency, without identifying them.

Rising reported from Bangkok. Giovanna Dell'Orto in Miami, Florida, contributed to this report.

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