This week, in honor of Throwback Thursday, I wanted to talk about some of my favorite things from the 90s. Unfortunately I can’t reminsence about these things with Sam because of 3 critical factors. 1. He’s not American so a lot of these are lost on him. 2. He’s older than me. So we were definitely into different things in the 90s. 3. He has never been a girl. (However, I did play MASH with him a few months ago just so he could experience the magic.)
The 20 Best Things About the 90s:
1. Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The best part of having cable as a kid. |
2. Goosebumps
I legitimately owned almost all of them! I was that obsessed. |
3. Tamagotchis and Giga Pets
Personally I had a Gigapet. And that thing was CONSTANTLY keeling over. |
4. Dunkaroos
Only the coolest kids had dunkaroos in their lunches. My mom refused to buy me them. That explains a lot about my elementary school experience. |
5. Playing MASH
Just call me Nostradamas ’cause I can tell your future. |
6. Ringpops
Enabling kids to not only propose to each other but also get their snack really dirty after wearing it all day |
7. The Macarena
I think the Macarena was the first cassette tape I owned….. |
8. Butterfly clips
No ensemble was complete without at least 2 butterfly clips. |
9 Best friend necklaces
It wasn’t a real friendship till you had a necklace. |
10. Lip smackers
Dr Pepper flavor was clearly the best. |
11. Mood rings
They inevitably only showed one color, right?! |
12. Bill Nye the Science Guy
I owe all my scientific knowledge to one man. |
13. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Witchcraft was cool waaaayyyy before Harry Potter. |
14. Legends of the Hidden Temple
I hated the kids that couldn’t assemble the monkey idol. Everyone hated those kids. Am I right? |
15. Spice Girls
The defining group of my childhood. |
16. Britney Spears
In the last year of the 90s a star rose. |
17. Squeeze-Its
I don’t know about being 100% juice, but they were 100% delicious. |
18. N*SYNC
Look at JT smoldering with those frosted tips. |
#19 is “Mmmbop” not Hanson because really it was all about “Mmmbop”
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20. All of the fashion from the movie “Clueless”
Platforms, short skirts, plaids and things with feathers. |
What do you have 90s nostalgia about?