35 GenX Childhood Snapshots to Give You a Burst of Nostalgia (May 4, 2024)

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.

01
Guess who's being ignored again

Via u/wwarr
Advertisement
02

Via u/Breklin76
03

Via u/Butitsadryheat2
04

Via u/stupidlame22
Advertisement
05
If the other generations ask why we're so warped, show them this.

Via u/StormFinch
06

Via u/love2Bsingle
07

Via u/RuninWScissrz
Advertisement
08

Via u/Scull1
09
We were built different

Via u/Lonestar-Boogie
10
How many of you had one of these for a week before it was ‘accidentally’ run over in the driveway?

Via u/cat_blep
11
Remember this candy?

Via u/Craig1974
Advertisement
12

Via u/KCousins4President
13
Sit, Ubu, sit *woof* Good dog

Via u/WhaneTheWhip
14
Those damn Yuppies with their fresh pasta

Via u/shoshana4sure
Advertisement
15
Apparently, not just for metal

Via u/thedarkforest_theory
16
However...

Via u/WhisperingSideways
17

Via u/ResinJones76
Advertisement
18
Tootie, No!

Via u/MARSHA-MARSHA-MARSH
19

Via u/joe6ded
20
"The Simpsons" writing room (Yes, that's Conan in the middle)

Via u/Xi_JinpingXIV
Advertisement
21
We have "Inside out" at home

Via u/no1ofimport
22
We have ChatGPT at home

Via u/dasmarian
23

Via u/Quack_Smith
Advertisement
24

Via u/Adeptness_Same
25
How about no?

Via u/OsoCarolina
26

Via u/Jack_Q_Frost_Jr
Advertisement
27
Happy happy, joy joy

Via u/grahsam
28

Via u/Whopbambaloo
29
Technically 90s but I will allow it

Via u/TriciaIsNotImpressed
Advertisement
30

Via u/catrules618
31
My dad had the exact same one

Via u/CoozMDinSpace
32
This is peak 80s

Via u/crystallakevintage
Advertisement
33
This was replaced by a back button

Via u/Normal_Total
34

Via Awkward Family Photos
35

Via u/JayDuBois