Boyfriend's Awkward Photo With Future Mother-In-Law Sparks Family Tradition

""POV: Your boyfriend accidentally puts his hand on your MOM'S LEG during their first photo together," Chelsea wrote on the post. Included in Chelsea's video reel was the moment Gordon's hand spontaneously grasped Rowe's knee and the regret, shame and tear-inducing laughter that followed. "Now, eight years later, this is how they pose for every photo," Chelsea wrote on her video, showing subsequent photos, proving that all was forgiven - but not forgotten."

""I was at a book store with my best friend and new-ish boyfriend. Me and her were chatting when my boyfriend started rubbing her arm while looking over a book. We stifled our laughter, knowing he thought it was me. When he finally noticed, he was so embarrassed but later it became a joke ... every time they saw each other he'd rub her arm, LOL.""

""They think it's so funny," daughter and wife Chelsea Rowe Smith, tells TODAY.com. Chelsea shared the first photo of her mother Fayann Rowe and Chelsea's now-husband Gordon Smith on Instagram, taken shortly after she introduced them for the first time."

Chelsea Rowe Smith posted an Instagram video showing the first photo of her mother Fayann Rowe and her now-husband Gordon Smith after their initial meeting. The caption framed the moment as a POV of a boyfriend accidentally placing his hand on the mother's leg. The reel captured Gordon instinctively grasping Rowe's knee and the ensuing regret, shame and tear-inducing laughter. Over the next eight years the pair intentionally recreate that pose in photos, turning the mishap into a family tradition. Social media commenters shared similar awkward family-meeting anecdotes in response.

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