35 GenX Childhood Snapshots to Give You a Burst of Nostalgia (March 14, 2024)

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John Summers • Contributor
Mar 14, 2024 9:00 PM EDT

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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    Sting giving his autograph to a teenage Gwen Stefani (1983)

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    When I gotta go to work again even though I just went yesterday Totally Tubular 80's
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    Peak male specimen at McDonald's. 1989. A
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    IN THE 80'S, THIS WAS YOUR SATURDAY MORNING: @eightiesgirls CC
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    EVERY '80S GIRL OWNED AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF THESE
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    "Life without smartphones must have been so boring" YUP Nah. We managed.
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    IS THE BANDIT FORREST'S DADDY?
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    I didn't understand this when I was 9 years old Oh, this isn't my daddy, this is my father.
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    Don't sit too close to the TV. You're going to ruin your eyes! Jess Oculus 20 YEARS LATER
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    Me watching all these reboots of my favorite movies that had nothing wrong with them in the first place
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    Loved Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon
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