80s life

Sorry, Gen Z, this post is for Gen X'ers and "old millennials" only!!!

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My kids are going to have a summer straight out of the '80s and I can't wait to experience it with them and slow our pace down this year.

80s dorm rooms vs now

UNBOXING MEMORIES: All Things 80'sLooking back at my "Generation Gap" series, it got me thinking... What if I packed all my childhood memories in a box and then open them 30+ years later? So, I decided to setup some still lifes of this virtual time caps...

If you lived through it, these photos are guaranteed to make you smile.

I know I shouldn't compare my teen years in the 90s to my kids' teens years but I can't help it. It's too much fun to look back and see how my friends, sisters and I spent our time versus how my kids spend their time.

We would never let our kids do these things today—and yet we, as 80s kids we all survived. Take a trip down memory lane with these 7 things 80s kids did. #80s #borninthewronggeneration #safetyfirst #flashback #generationnext

The 80’s seems like a far off land in the following photos. The the suburban mall for many was the “Main Street” that developers built to destroy small town commercial strips that…

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From the moonwalk to Betamax, these throwbacks will have you feeling '80s nostalgia.

From stocking up on Otter Pops and calamine lotion to eating saltines for dinner, this list will take you back to a classic '80s summer.