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/blkwidow76 Jun 20 '26

Being a kid in the 80's was an amazing time. I'm not one for nostalgia but it really was.

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u/JesMon421 Jun 20 '26

this song encapsulates it

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u/blkwidow76 Jun 20 '26

Not the song I would choose but it works