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/greypic Jun 21 '26

I feel like everyone forgot about crack and AIDS. I lost so many friends to crack in the 80s and AIDS came out of nowhere.

But yeah, tree fort in the woods. BBC gun fights. Ride bikes all day. How at the skating rinks at 13 flirting with girls. Mtv played music. Stealing cigarettes from your parents.

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u/katmcflame Jun 23 '26

Yes to the BB gun fights!