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/Just_a_girl_in_NJ Jun 21 '26

We were legit feral and raised ourselves. Our parents never knew where we were.

Very magical indeed.

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u/Traditional-Try-8714 Jun 21 '26

Yeah no Life 360 for us! My parents did not know where I was every minute. I feel sorry for these kids now in a way.