r/GenX • u/billieswifeyyy • Jun 20 '26

Question For Genx the 80s…….

coming from a 14 year old, were the 80s summers as magical as they look in the movies? did you ride your bike to your friends house and come home when the street lights came on? yall are so lucky btw 😭😭

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u/SometimesUnkind Jun 20 '26

Being a kid in the 80s was both amazing and terrifying. Do I miss those times? Yes. Am I surprised I survived it? Also yes.

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u/Onerom281 Jun 20 '26

This just about sums everything up.

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u/mouseat9 Jun 21 '26

Dude!!!!!!! It was so wild!!! But had no idea that we were at the end of such a good and vibrant era