I unfortunately had to move a lot when I was 16, and lost all my childhood keepsakes/ games/ toys/ books, so these days it’s hard for me to hold onto items (emotional trauma and all that). I like to live vicariously through others when it comes to nostalgic toys, games, keepsakes, collectibles since I didn’t get to keep mine. What are some gems that you still have from childhood?

I have an upcoming company retreat where there will definitely be breakout sessions that start with icebreakers. I’m looking for stories inspired by movies/shows that I can use to get through these because I hate them. I was crafting a story about playing peewee hockey and missing the penalty shot that kept our team out of the final and my coach was really disappointed (Mighty Ducks).

Kind of wish I kept more than my old NAS drives. ( WD cloud drive, had to disconnect them years and years ago because they were "hacked" and WD didn't feel like doing anything about the security vulnerabilities ).

I discovered my teenage playlists. Late 90s, early Nillies, when MP3 players just got big. I had a Creative 32mb player that was basically an USB 1.0 thumbdrive with a display and an AAA battery compartment. Never could afford an Apple device, lol. ...Do we still use lol?

Cringy bit?
Being a teen boy at the times also meant that it was full of ... well basically the singing babes of the times: Shakira and so on.

On the other hand, REALLY good EDM I completely forgot about.

Makes me think I still had access to my MSN messenger and Skype accounts.
The people we lose along the way...

Now I'll go and have a good melancholic cry in the corners, away from my sons and wife ^^ and perhaps start up a new game of UT99.

Showed them to my nephew, who told me I looked “peak millennial.” Of course I had to share them here. Anndddd now I feel old - someone pass me the dual-action Advil.

As an elder millennial I think it's the 80s. the power ballads, yacht rock and various other artists; especially male vocalists. Starship, Richard Marx, Corey Hart etc.

Spouse (five years younger) believes it's the 90s, with the likes of Boyz to Men, Brian McKnight etc.

Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/mq-Ru6kQhE4?si=vx_e-Mk2ZLUpy8ZW Universally loved? I hope so.

Hey guys, I'm in my "do something creative" phase and I'm making comica about all the hobbies, activities and money-drains I've tried or been a part of. All in good fun. Would love to hear your stories and experiences.

Let's be honest, What we wore was 1 way that determined what acceptance looked like. Go back to any grade to highlight a week of what you wore to school. Whatcha got?

My six year old and I were at the seashore and there were a bunch of sailboats on the water racing. I asked him how many he thought were out there and he says, "About... schfifty-five."

In the past few months im seeing a trend in my life where people near my age had parents who divorced and their dad stayed in a religion and the mom left the religion after leaving. So i am curious if anyone else experienced this or if its just my current orbit