Engchik79

Planning for the ultimate.

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Engchik79@reddit

Turning fifty in twenty days. Hubby and I did wills a free years ago after discovering his parents didn’t have wills and we got screwed by his stepdads death.

It used to be so important to know if your buddy had his ears on. Tell us about you CB Radio experiences

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Engchik79@reddit

My dad let me say breaker breaker once and I thought I was so cool. No idea who I was answering or why lol

ethinic foods

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Engchik79@reddit

Oh man we def ate a lot if liver wurst growing up! I like it tho.

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency..

Posted by WasLeftUnsupervised@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 84 comments

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We just had a power plant test and fr it’s ppl screaming on fb what is that!? Or, did anyone hear a really loud siren?? ( no just you, bro). It’s twice a year. Been testing since the 70s. It’s always the same day/time. You live here and you know what it is. This is only a test!!!!!!

Anyone else still say "Dude"?

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Engchik79@reddit

Are you me lol? Dude!

What was our “literally?”

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Engchik79@reddit

I say like, like a lot. Been saying it since I was 12.

I'm so tired

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Engchik79@reddit

Hugs friend, sorry you’re going thru this.

When you were bored as a kid, what was your go-to board game?

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Engchik79@reddit

Candyland!

What’s your GenX story from your childhood?

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Engchik79@reddit

Ahh we had that too!! Loved flying around lol

Do you have your college diploma hung in your home?

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Engchik79@reddit

Yeah my degrees came in nice leather padded envelope thingies so they are on my bookshelf.

High school graduation parties…

Posted by Sufficient_Focus4174@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 229 comments

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Engchik79@reddit

I am Gen X and had grad parties for hs and uni graduation in the 90s. Def is a thing let’s celebrate those kids!

Is it just me? Am I on the moon here?

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Engchik79@reddit

I barely shave my legs, it’s been a decade. I’m blonde and barely have any arm or leg hair, always been like this.

Prom dresses

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I have mine, my mom made them, and they were fabulous. No one else had anything like mine and one year we had 8 girls wearing the same dress!

Labyrinth 1986

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Engchik79@reddit

Love this movie! Even had the book back in grade school.

Yo these kids don’t say ‘gank’ anymore

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Engchik79@reddit

Gank, right, like I’m gonna gank that brownie for dinner, yo

Who is your favorite sitcom character?

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Engchik79@reddit

Oh def Karen. Honey what’s going on here is a line that I say weekly. That and Cher’s line with Jack- are you kidding me with this?

Headlights on Before or After you start the car?

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Engchik79@reddit

Um, in the last 30 years after my 86 Buick, I’ve never touched the headlights button… don’t most cars do that automatically? Pretty sure I don’t even know where I could do that lol.

Long arse witch hair

Posted by plnnyOfallOFit@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 659 comments

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Engchik79@reddit

Yeah girl! I have a stripe of silver in my hair right in the middle. I don’t cover it up but it’s the only place it grows ( as of now) I have blonde hair tho so I love my silver stripe it fits in nicely.

Garbage Pail Kids

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Engchik79@reddit

Def had a collection in the 80s. Mine are long gone by now tho!

Question for the pet people...how do you feel about a new pet at this time of your life?

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Engchik79@reddit

We’ve lost our cat and dog and now in our 50s just can’t seem to get excited about new animals.

Did anyone go to their first concert with their parents?

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Engchik79@reddit

My friend’s dad and my friend and went to see Cheap Trick in Philly. It was awesome. Her dad knew the security guys and got us in.

Hello GENX.. What advice would u give to a 23 yro about growing up

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Engchik79@reddit

Start saving now. You don’t need that purse. Think again about that car. Buy a house now. Go to beach as much as you can.

Do you still have your yearbooks?

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Engchik79@reddit

Yep, got them all from HS sitting on my bookshelf. Even 1-2 from grade school!

Do you still talk to your parents?

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I do, just saw them about ten minutes ago, thankfully.

Let’s be honest, some songs at this point need to be retired.

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Engchik79@reddit

I will fight you. These songs are my anthems ESP welcome to the jungle and livin on a prayer.

How do you say NO to giving people money as a Gen Xer without feeling like you are "pulling up the ladder?"

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Engchik79@reddit

Seriously? You’re getting ripped off left and right. Ignore. Block. STOP.

I just died a little inside.

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Oh ouch

Doing it wrong! What is something you only recently realized you've been doing wrong the entire time as a Gen Xer?

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Engchik79@reddit

GenX do things wrong!? Pssshhhtt.

Who had/has a Lane cedar chest?

Posted by mumtoant@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 286 comments

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Engchik79@reddit

Have one in my closet right now. Was my grandmom’s best friend’s cedar chest that I got when she passed in the 90s. Keep bedding in it.

Is it common for Americans to buy soda as part of their weekly groceries? / is soda a regular item people keep at home?

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Engchik79@reddit

Used to buy and have a lot of Diet Coke in house but switched to store brand seltzer lime. Def cheaper!

Latchkey Menu

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Engchik79@reddit

Stouffers french bread pizzas. I was allowed to use the oven.

Checkbooks

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Engchik79@reddit

Same!

F46 Against all odds I’m alive and ok after a decade of trauma & lost 100lbs along the way, too. Am I too old now to just say f’it & claim lost time and dress the way I want? Is this outfit ok?Be kind. I haven’t been out of my apt more than 5x in 3yrs.

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Engchik79@reddit

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Time for a safety meeting! What was your code for marijuana/smoking marijuana/ paraphernalia? In the days before "420" was popular?

Posted by icanhazkarma17@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 689 comments

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At uni, there was a dorm nearby called Beekman. And ppl would always be like hey eng, we are going to Beek wanna come? And I’d be like nah I’m ok. After like two years finally they said it while we were smoking and fell over laughing bc I just figured out they were not literally walking to that dorm it was the code!!

Stuck son…and mom…advice?

Posted by Wen-D-Torrence@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 99 comments

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Engchik79@reddit

Why are you giving him money? When I graduated uni I gave my parents money for rent. When my first job fell thru, I got another. He needs to figure it out. We all had to.

Sweet Valley High

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Engchik79@reddit

Had them all the HS ones and junior high o es and the Special Editions!

What were you thinking on the eve of Y2K?

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Engchik79@reddit

With friends at a house party outside of Philly. I remember we went outside at 12:05 and looked around like… um… anything happening!? And there was not so we went back to partying.