These parents were proud that they were able to get a picture with mall Santa without one single tear from their son. They were happy about the picture process until they realized this mall Santa is on the naughty list.

Five children and only one child with a smile, that is pretty good odds. When they found the picture 27 years later, they just had to redo it. She can rock that sad face just as well 27 years later.

This mom was happy with her Christmas photo. That is until she looked closely at her daughter’s fingers. Her daughter has already learned that with a nice smile you can get away without more than people understand. She had some real feelings about picture time but covered it with her cute smile.

Apparently Christmases in Yugoslavia are very different than expected. It just goes to show that kids will do anything for a Christmas present. They will even pose with a terrifying Santa, bunny, and whatever that other person is dressed as. King? Clown?

Little Uncle Tex was not joking around when he said he was scared of Santa. His parents still forced the picture on him and the result was wet pants. He made sure to keep his eyes on him the entire time and to pee on his lap.

This little boy has had enough of taking pictures. He was patient in the beginning but could not hide it anymore. He just had to show his true feelings of being 100% over it.

Two sisters thought a surprise picture session of their kids would be a great gift. It ended up being the worst day of their lives. One three year old and two newborns is a recipe for disaster for a photo session.

Sometimes the only thing left to do is laugh. This mama could not hold her laughter in after realizing her kids were not going to happily participate for the photos. The newborn even showed disinterest by throwing up on mama.

Isn’t this little girl just the epitome of joy? Not at all. She must be a burgeoning fashionista because she had a cry fest over her sweater. She did not like and she was not going to “suffer” in silence.

Normally it is the children that do not want to take Christmas pictures, but it is the parents in this picture. The dad does not want anything to do with the picture and the mom is mid sentence. Ah, the days before digital cameras and knowing how the picture turns out instantly.

There is no judgement for this one year old’s face of fear. There are some adults that would even be fearful of those Santa and Befana costumes. They are just asking for their child to have nightmares.

Santa is supposed to be jolly and cheerful. Those are not two words we would use to explain this Santa. This is the angriest Santa that has ever existed. He should have tried out to be Scrooge instead.

When Santa’s face starts melting it is time for Santa to head back to the North Pole. Teddy is not excited one bit to sit on the lap of a melting Santa. Luckily, this Christmas has long been forgotten by the children that it could have scarred.

There was no way she was going to sit on this Santa’s lap and it was a very smart move on her part. She was old enough to realize this is a very creepy Santa Clause. Santa’s nose should never be that red and his body should never be that skinny.

This family decided to just own their bad Christmas photo. They were not going to let their dogs ruin it. Instead of hiding it, they have framed it by their front door and show it off with pride. That’s our family.

A family should always let each member pose exactly as they want. They each have their own style and it shows. It might be awkward know but kudos for letting everyone be proud of their self expression at the time.

Eddie Munster must have been this child’s favorite character because he cosplayed him for the Christmas card. This little boy was cosplaying before it was cool, back in 1991. If it got him to smile his parents were okay with it.

Aunt Helen did her nieces dirty that Christmas. The niece on the left knew automatically that this homemade outfit was not for her. She cried and cried about being dressed in it but a compromise was made. She would take the picture but was not going to wear the bonnet.

Her mom tried to keep smiling but it was harder and harder as her baby grabbed her pearls with unusual strength. Kids can get away with a lot to get a good Christmas picture but they cannot get away with breaking mom’s pearls. That is a big no no.

It is always a risk to try and take your own Christmas photos. This family had enough after 90 photos of the same madness. They decided to be honest about their life and sent out this picture in their Christmas cards to their family and friends. They know everyone will understand the struggle.

What is with all the Santa masks? Parents should have realized that these masks are way creepy. These Santa eyes could see through any child with those big and staring eyes.

He might have smiled if he wasn’t so confused. First of all, that is no where near the real Mickey Mouse and he knows it. He also is confused about the dunce hat and outfit they have made him wear.

She is holding her dolly tight as she combats her fear of St. Nicolas. That was the best smile they were going to get with this St. Nicolas. Sadly, the lasting effect from forcing her to take this photo was a lifelong fear of clowns.

Grandma knitted sweaters for her husband and three grandsons, but not for the dad of two of the grandchildren. He was left out of the matching sweaters but still forced into the picture. Three boys in one photo, this picture should count as a success.

She wants to be saved from the weirdest Santa of all time. They are not going to get a good Santa picture with her pure terror. She needs a parent to pick her up and comfort her ASAP.

Even goths love the holidays. They might not show it through their clothing attire but they do. This goth couple happily went to their winter formal but they were not going to wear any type of Christmas attire.

Who knew that Santa had a bear as his sidekick? Apparently he did in 1977, but he has never been seen since. These children are just as shocked as we are about Santa’s new helper.

This is the only baby picture he has and he has some feelings about it. He is asking why, but it might be an easy answer. He was actually smiling and happy in the photo and that is rare for baby photos, especially for a Christmas baby photo.

These friends got all dressed up for their picture with Santa. Their sense of style is just a bit more unique than others. Santa did not mind, he was more than happy to take a picture with them.

He must have had a rough Christmas Eve because he was feeling rough on this Christmas morning. He is just trying to survive and many dads will understand that. Dads are the present makers for any present that needs assembling, hopefully he pulled it together.

Santa’s are supposed to be happy and jolly but this Santa is a bit too happy. He is too happy but it does not equal to how jolly he is. This type of happy is not jolly at all.

She is sitting in her emotions and her emotions are not pretty. Her husband gifted her a Hoover vacuum and the shock is real. Tip for all husbands: unless a wife asks for a vacuum, never give her one as a gift. She will not be happy.

If a family is going to a do a Christmas morning pajama picture, then everyone needs to be wearing pajamas. The dad might sleep without a shirt but he has to at least have one on for the pajama picture. Otherwise, it is just awkward.

There is a lot going on in this Christmas family photo. The mom is exhausted and cannot even pretend to hide it anymore. She is probably exhausted by her son who is goofing around, he seems to be the most rambunctious child out of the three. Yes, three children and not four. The girl is holding up her life size Barbie, which at first glance can look like another child.

It might look bad that a mother dressed her three children in matching Marlboro sweaters for their Santa picture, but we have to realize the early/mid 90s were a different time. She saw the Christmas color of red and the sweaters came with a neighbor discount. It was the perfect fit at the time.

This little girl is a happy and photogenic, but the Santa is sad and awkward. She has the adorable factor on lock but Santa forgot to have his happiness on lock.

Santa might have eaten the wrong cookies on this day. He can barely keep his eyes open and his glasses are not hiding them at all. Santa needs a break to sober up before he takes another photo.

The whole month of December children anxiously wait to see what toys they will get on Christmas morning. The excitement is real. So, imagine the sadness that comes when a child breaks their toy on Christmas morning. They did not even get to enjoy it for one day. Luckily for this little boy, his brother was there to support him through his hard time.

When you have six kids you are not worried about the perfect Christmas picture, you just want any Christmas picture. This was the best it was going to get for this family and they knew it. One out of six ended up smiling for the picture, at least they got the one.

Grandma did not like how his face turned out and she tried her best to fix it. Before there was photoshop there was scissors and glue. She gets an A for effort because it was the printer and not her that moved her 1970’s photoshop work.

Billy Bob Thornton was not the first “Bad Santa” to ruin a child’s Christmas photo. This mall Santa was years ahead of the movie. He is the OG Bad Santa.

She is the older sister and she knows she has the power. She is proudly showing off her new gift while simultaneously punking her younger sister. Her parents don’t seem to mind as they take a picture of their two daughters.

Joanie the English Bulldog loves Christmas, like really loves Christmas. She could not hide her excitement during the photo session and just went for it. Kudos to the mom for keeping her smile through the experience.

Instead of reading a Playboy this dad needed to read the room. It was not the best time or place to openly read the magazine with his daughter posing for an adorable Christmas picture. Don’t you already hear his answer, “I read it for the articles.”

Miss Piggy was scandalous in this Christmas photo. There is a reason that Santa and the young boy seem so happy. If that was the purpose of a saucy Miss Piggy then it worked.

This family is very serious about their swimming teams. They were forced to wear their matching swimsuits for a Christmas photo. Don’t they know swimsuits in December does not match. Also, check out their tree. Their ornaments are swimming ribbons.

Is it Easter or is it Christmas? The two have been combined in this Christmas photo and it leads to a lot of confusion. Is she only getting an Easter basket or is there Christmas gifts planned too?

Handmade gifts are usually the most thoughtful gifts. When the handmade gift is men’s underwear turned into a sports bra it might not be the most thoughtful. These daughters did not care and happily posed in their gifts with their creative mom.

No siblings wants to be the only one left out. This youngest sibling had a meltdown after realizing he was the only one that did not get a new bike for Christmas. Those parents should have thought that one through.

When she started to cry a family member thought she could hold her through it and still get a good Santa photo. She was wrong. That little girl needs to get as far away from Santa as possible before she calms down.