These 13 awkward viral photos will teach you to always check the background

If they'd been careful, they would have avoided taking a picture of the little boy in the bathroom!

This beluga must have thought he was about to eat a giant goldfish.

Every kid eventually gets curious about what's under women's skirts, but it'd be best not to immortalize such moments in a family picture.

It seems the magic kingdom runs on the souls of children. How else would you explain Mickey Mouse gobbling up a child head first?

It's a well-known stereotype that women go to the bathroom in groups, but next time, you ought to check the what's caught in the mirror before taking pictures

Either the photographer was blind, or they had a very dubious sense of humour.

But as ever, ware the mirror, eternal ennemy of the amateur photograph.

It's just a shame that in her excitement, she ended up showing a bit too much of her life to Instagram.

Were it not for, once more, the treacherous background mirror.

That is, so long as nobody decides to zoom in and have a look.

Unsurprisingly, they didn't quite know what to answer for a while.

This particular pet seemed rather jealous of his owners' shifting attention.

Can you hear that muffled honking sound creeping behind you? Careful now.