31 Childhood Snapshots to Give You a Burst of Nostalgia (February 27, 2023)

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John Summers • Contributor
Feb 27, 2024 8:00 PM EST

I love being a Gen-X. It means I am old enough to remember a time when we didn't have the internet, the TV only had 3 channels, there were no cell phones and it was considered okay to just walk around your town looking for stuff to do. It makes me appreciate all the comforts of life we have today while also making me less anxious about life in general. people are so afraid of everything today but I still remember drinking from the garden hose and going to my friend's house without any actual way to call my parents to tell them where I was going. 

I'm old enough to remember playing with sticks in the forest, but also playing video games with my friends. I guess what I'm saying is that I can appreciate modern life AND the simplicity of the past, bridging two worlds with fond memories from each.

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    Adam @adamthealright Back in my day we ate ice cream out of toilet paper rolls and didn't complain
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    Back when McDonald's had Nintendos 64 in em was the peak of humanity You Bee
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    no one: me at 8 years old:
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    *accidentally eats fruit seed* Friend: Omg you know it's gonna grow in your stomach??????? 7 yr old me:
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    When it's early 90s and your friend gives you hand written Fatalities for Mortal Kombat
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    McMermaid @colleen_eileen When Clueless came out, 11 yo me vowed to have a closet like Cher's one day. Instead, I have a laundry basket with 17 pairs of black leggings.
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    Big miss This is how we turned on our computers in the 2000s
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    horse @lincnotfound POV: you're a newborn baby in the 80s or 90s ...
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    THINGS WE ALWAYS SAW ROYAL DANSK sich Butter Gu ZOB TAL DAN That cabinet you can't touch AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE
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    Gamers in the 90s: Wow, everything in this game looks so real! The game: @90smadness
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    No one - Every music video of the 90s - MemeZila.com
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    These always made a nice sound when you hit your sibling with them. ECHO MIC
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    Therapist: Why is it hard for you to trust people? All of Us: @MonicaGentaEd
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    Kid: Did they have scary movies when you were a kid? Me: We had scary everything when I was a kid... 4 MAN SHED M
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    IF HOME ALONE HAPPENED TODAY Mom? Dad? Mom Kevin, I'm so sorry! We just boarded but I'll get off the plane and come right home! 430AM Mom Hello I'm home alone space @THISJENLEWIS THE END
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    7 year old me thinking the moon is following me everywhere I go.
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    Me: we're about to get a phone call Mom: how do you know? Me:
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