31 GenX Childhood Snapshots to Give You a Burst of Nostalgia (March 26, 2024)

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John Summers • Contributor
Mar 26, 2024 11:00 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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    Kids in 2023 Me after rolling my eyes at my Mom in 1986
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    THE WORLD WE GREW UP IN IS GONE
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    In Back to the Future, Lorraine really didn't have a great choice of guys to choose from.. TOTALLY UBULAR A peeping A would Her son be rapist tom
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    1984 How to tell where the GenX kids are hanging out... 2044 Gen Jono
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    My friend: You can't recognize someone just by their foot. Me:
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    WE DIDN'T HAVE AN X-BOX TO PLAY WITH WHEN I WAS A KID. WE JUST HAD A BOX.
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    AFTER SCHOOL IN THE 80's THROWBACK 3:40. Cheetos BACK TO THE FUTURE PUFFS Друсить OUMa bel
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    I THINK MOST OF MY PROBLEMS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO ALL THE AQUA NET INHALED IN THE 80'S
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    My kids: what was it like growing up in the 80s 80s kids:
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    WHEN I WAS AKID I THOUGHT THAT QUICKSAND WAS GOING TO BE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM
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    BY THE AGE OF 35 YOU SHOULD HAVE A HUGE BOX OF RANDOM CABLES BUT YOU CAN'T THROW THEM OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE PRETTY SURE YOU STILL MIGHT NEED A COUPLE ONE DAY.
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    I hate it when i see an old person and then realize we went to high school together.
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    But Dad, I don't wanna go to the party. You're going to the party son. The Beastie Boys fought for that right.
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    Gym teacher: Now this game is called Dodge Ball, and if you play your cards right, the person you hate the most will be crying like a bitch within minutes.
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    PREHISTORIC GOOGLING
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    Boomer: "You have no dignity." Me: "It's pronounced no diggity."
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    As a kid, this toy led me to believe that parking garages would be way more fun than they actually are. OO FISHER PRICE OO Parking Ramp-Ser e Center JOIN THROWBACKS STOP ELEVATOR
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    IN THE 80S WE HAD COMPRESSED DUST FOR CANDY AND WE LOVED IT!!!
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    I finally remember what Zoom meetings remind me of.
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    GEN Z "THIS THING REALLY BOS KICKS!" GEN X: "CAN IT KNOCK PICTURES OFF THE WALL ?"
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