19 Photos of Our Parents Partying Hard

Carly Tennes Published 04/02/2024

Long before our parents started drinking Metamucil before their 9 pm bedtimes, they were pounding shots of tequila at last call. Before they hit IHOP for the early-bird specials, they were out dancing until sunrise. Heck, before they drove their sedans, they rode their motorcycles off into the sunset.

Believe it or not, our parents, too were 20-somethings at one point and most definitely acted like it. From pot-growing uncles to someone’s mom getting crazy, here are 20 photos of our parents partying hard.

1. “My Grandma in Brazil in the 1960s”

2. “My Mom and Dad circa 1981. My dad was the drummer for Pat Travers Band for about 2 years. “Snorting Whiskey and Drinking C—e” was one of their famous songs. “

3. “My mom at a house party her freshman year of college (Spring 1970, Eastern Illinois University)”

4. “My mom and dad (in the middle) on their wedding day 1987”

5. “Tri-Deltas in the dorm, U of TX, 1944”

6. "My parents at their wedding in ‘85”

7. “My Mama circa '83. This explains why I'm the uncoolest person ever, cos she took it all! Oh and that bike? She built it.”

8. “My parents during Carnaval in the 80s”

9. “My uncle getting caught growing weed in the backyard. Circa 1970s.”

10. “My uncle (far right) in 1972”

11. “Party at the lake, 1977”

12. “1977 my 21st birthday party with the neighborhood gang”

13. “Office Christmas Party 1925”

14. “Company Halloween Party in the 80s. The longer you look, the cooler it gets"

15. “My father in Madrid in the 80’s at 23 years old”

16. “My mom smoking from a b—g my dad made from spent ammo while in the army. 1973 I think.”

17. “A beach party in the 1970s”

18. “My Sardinian Grandma, after migrating to northern Italy, 1950s”

19. “My grandma with 20 (turned 93 yesterday)”

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