It’s always interesting to look back at our past and to think about how we have changed over the years. We might even compare what we remember from back then with what we have today, and we might just be surprised with what we learn.

That is what many people did when they came up with a then and now meme challenge. The information and pictures that people were sharing is nothing short of spectacular.

This is more than just an interesting look into the past for many people. It might just give you the inspiration you need to do something like this for yourself.

1. “Mom and daughter at their third birthdays, wearing the same dress, lovingly restored by Nana”

2. “Me holding onto my girl at my high school graduation in 2002 — I’m holding on to her even tighter at hers in 2020.”

3. “Playing with a cricket, the 1980s vs 2020”

4. “My bros and me”

5. “To remember my father on Father’s Day, I’ve re-created some photos that he took on a trip to Amsterdam.”

6. “Kitten to cat and baby to kid”

7. “Met with my brother to recreate some old pictures from 20 years ago!”

8. “17 years of marriage today, so we decided to try and recreate one of our favorite wedding pics!”

9. “It’s all I ever wanted for my sixtieth birthday.”

10. “My cousins and I recreating our pictures 16 years later”

11. “A few years ago, my siblings, cousins, and I recreated photos from past Christmases.”

12. “My dad and me in 1971, and my son and me in 2011 — same shirt!”

13. Those smiles stayed absolutely the same.

14. “Gatorland Zoo in Florida”

15. “Our kiddo turned 18 yesterday, so we decided to recreate one of their first home photos.”

16. “My grandparents on April 5, 1961, and again on April 5, 2021”

17. “A picture of my cat and me, 12 years apart”

18. “A lot can change in 22 years. Some things never do.”

19. “One of us has changed more than the others.”

20. “18 years and counting of being best friends, ages 5 and 23”

21. “Our twentieth wedding anniversary”