We don’t tend to think about what our moms might have been like when they were young. They were the people who shuttled us to school, packed our lunches, took us to the beach, and literally everything else.

But they were also vibrant babes – and they really knew how to use a can of hair spray.

Check out these 20 perfect “old school” moms that kids have sent into the Instagram account @oldschoolmoms.

1. Classic mom

The hair, the sweater vest, the corded phone.

This is certainly how we remember our mom back in the day.

2. The helping mom

First of all, it was basically mandatory to have an ugly wicker chair in your house until roughly 1990.

And doesn’t every kid have a photo of their mom helping them open presents “the right way” from some point in their lives?

3. The 80s mom rocking the 70s vibe

Don’t you hate it when you find an old photo of your mom and she’s rocking booty shorts like no one’s business?

It’s so…jarring.

4. The chic mom

In every pile of photos there’s at least one of a mom looking incredibly and effortlessly chic.

It was probably taken before she became a mom.

5. The quintessential 80s mom

One thing Gen Xers have that most Gen Z kids won’t is a photo of their mom with enormous hair and shoulder pads.

Poor kids. They probably don’t even know the real power of hairspray.

6. The girl next door mom

Shiny hair, fashionable clothes, big smile – it’s like our moms were once totally different people with their own lives and ambitions.

7. The mullet mom

Some moms think they can bust out your baby photos to embarrass you.

Others don’t have that luxury unless they want to go down with the ship.

8. The tan mom

Now known as the mom who has skin cancer.

Listen to her when she tells you to put on sunscreen (even though she probably still skips it in favor of her “Vitamin D”!

9. The mom who hopefully saved all of her old clothes

Do you know how many daughters would die to borrow those shoes?

10. The model mom

Ask your mom if she has a favorite photo of herself.

Nine out of 10 times it’ll be of her staring off into the distance looking glam while at a cabin or a lake (or a lake cabin).

11. The mom who will still tell you you can’t go out in that outfit

There was a lot of skin shown in the 70s and 80s.

Don’t let your mom convince you they were more modest back in her day.

12. The working mom

This mom is flexing so hard that she’s posing in the kitchen with kids and MULTIPLE power blazers.

13. The smokin’ (hot) mom

In front of a car with a cigarette and rocking some high-waisted jeans?

Check, check, and check.

14. The mom who may or may not have let you try some beer

They will ALWAYS insist that it was just the cold can that was easing your teething pain.

And you’ll never know if it’s true or not.

15. Permed mom

Ok, so most moms had perms – hey, they were cool back then – but this one is pretty epic.

That’s some amazing body bounce-back as well if she’s already in a bikini!

16. Jazzercize-bod mom

You don’t get that amazing 80s bod that even a high-cut bathing suit can flatter without some killer aerobics.

This mom is fit and fierce!

17. Big glasses mom

Now we call them hipster glasses, but long ago they were just standard fare.

18. Nine to five mom

What a way to make a living!

And that is one fine machine.

19. Neon mom

Were you even a mom in the 80s if you didn’t rock the neon sunglasses?

And the neon everything else?

20. Party mom

Before she had you, your mom probably had some pretty great weekends.

And, hey, maybe after she had you too. That’s what babysitters are for.

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Source: @oldschoolmoms via Instagram