37 GenX Childhood Snapshots to Give You a Burst of Nostalgia (May 23, 2024)

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John Summers • Contributor
May 23, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

I love being 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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    ADMIT IT, YOU HAD A PAIR.
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    I'm so old I remember when this One Step POLAROID LAND CAMERA was the fastest way to get a picture
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    ON POWER COLOR TV TYPE OFF B-W PAC-MAN GAME SELECT GAME RESET ATARI
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    CAPTAIN CAVEMAN!
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    Hong Kong Phooey
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    RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU RE THIS OLD WATERFUL RING-TOSS
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    1967 Fisher Price Farm Playset ARM
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    SNOOPY SNO CONES
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    Leggs ཚ་ Leggs How our Leggs fit your legs. Exactly. EMU
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    'Beverly Hills Cop III' doesn't seem all that dated until $35 seems ridiculously expensive for a ticket to Disneyland Well, how much is a ticket? $35. 2 $35.
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    As a kid I always wanted the little chuck wagon to burst out of our cabinets. But life is full of disappointments. m
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    *when someone asks me how old I am* I once ate a grilled cheese sandwich at Woolworths
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    Still traumatized...
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    The Fisher-Price Play Desk. Erase. Scribble. Magnetize. Spell. THIS DOG IS OUR FRIEND Stow. PRICE TOYS Count. Stencil. OUR SHOE STRINGS TOGETTO Tote. WHAT IS IN THIS FREE INKL PORST Trace. PICTURES HELPS FLOW IS HAPPY? Puzzle.
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    THEASTAR MAY 1979 IND. $1.00 34441 A LAUFER PUBLICATION A LAUFER PUBLICATION A LAUFER PLICATION A LAUFER PUBLICATION LEIF--What It Takes To Be His Friend-- His Girlfriend-- Or His Wife! Quick! Turn To Page 2 SHAUN's TV Movie: "My Most Challenging Role!" Contest! Win LEIF's Friendly Frog! NEW! STAR Advice! Sexy Guy Of The Month! STAR Discoveries! SCOTT--Getting Sexier Every Day! ERIK: He Loves To Love You! Here's Why! Turn To Page 75 ROLLERS: Still Hurt Over Les?
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