The 90’s: what a time to be alive! Anyone born between 1990 and 1999 can attest to living in and witnessing one of the raddest eras in history. From the original Disney and Nickelodeon shows, to retro flip phones, we’re a group of individuals who can truly claim the title of original O.G’s who have paved the way for future generations to follow. Though I often find myself nostalgically reminiscing on the past, I’m honored and proud to to be part of a rare breed of cool kids, now adults, who will one day change the world. So, as throwback dedication to the kids of the 90’s, here’s 34 things that only we understand:
1. Reminiscing on the original Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel shows
"That's so Raven, it's the future I can see..."
2. You’ve seen every single Disney movie known to man (probably more than once)
Guilty...
3. You actually owned VHS tapes
So prehistoric
4. You had a razor phone, a sidekick, or a blackberry
'Get a razor' they said... 'It will make you cool' they said...
5. You hated when this happened
Literally the worst
6. You owned a walk-man at one point in your life
The original iPod
7. You traded tamagotchis during recess
Everyone and their mom had one of these
8. These:
*Click* *Click* *Click*
9. All you used were gel pens for at least 2 years
All gel errythannnnnggggg
10. You had at least 20 of these:
Classic
11. Sniffing those scented markers and wondering how you never got high
That was safe, right?
12. There are two kinds of people: Which one were you?
Choose wisely...
13. Eating at least 10 of these at a time:
A favorite summertime treat
14. You watched one of the following cartoon movies/shows:
Quality films
15. You were emotionally invested in Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears’ relationship
What a pair
16. And you experienced Britney pre-breakdown
before this...
17. Passing notes in class before texting became popular
An art form we all mastered
18. You MOST DEFINITELY played this 3+ hours a day
What the heck was this game anyway?
19. These were your first pair of skates:
LOL
20. You had a million beanie babies
They were just so cute
21. Your biggest concern was how creative the away message on your aim profile was
*Cue 10 year old status about an angsty life complete with internationally poor spelling*
22. You or one of your friends had an bake oven
It's hard out here for a chef, man...
23. You loved the Spice Girls at some point
Need I say more?
24. You painted your nails with white out
Every class, never failed
25. You know what REAL boy bands are like
One Direction, who?
26. Smacker lip gloss
The closest thing you'd ever get to real lipstick as a child
27. Making paper fortune tellers and playing MASH to determine your future
Two very important and reliable future telling tools
28. This stuff was better than water
Close contender with Kool-Aid
29. You know all the words to the Fresh Prince theme song
"In West Philadelphia born and raised... "
30. You read all of the Goosebumps books
A sleepover favorite
31. You actually bought CD's in the store instead of downloading music
Believe it or not, iTunes didn't exist once...
32. You hated when this happened
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
33. Settling things with thumb wars or rock, paper, scissors seemed completely logical
1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a thumb war!
34. And finally... this:
Cheers to an awesome childhood.
