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Which bookstore do you miss more?

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Former Borders employee here! Special Orders Clerk remains my favorite job of all time. Shame the pay was so crappy.

Saw Backrooms with my teenagers and realized they’ll never know the specific boredom that made us

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See, that's what Reader's Digest was for! Mom kept the latest ones in a basket by the toilet.

Pants TOO baggy??!!

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Right? I recently bought two pairs of baggy low-rise Levi's. They are SO comfy! I've missed them, and this time I might stock up.

Now that we’re old enough to care. How do we feel about modern interior design trends?

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Not a fan. Barn doors have limited use and eat wall space. Open kitchen shelves let all your stuff get covered in dirt and grease. Vessel sinks are completely impractical. Walk-in showers make sense for limited mobility, but you need to pair them with sufficient heating. Edison bulbs are pretty accents but should not be the only available lighting. And I *love* color. We need more color! I just did my bathroom in seafoam green wall tile and I think it looks amazing.

How are your parents?

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Yeah, that sounds like my brother's FIL, who ended up diagnosed with dementia. Can you contact her doctor?

The Nature Company

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I loved that store! I still have a little glass bottle with water and gold flakes in it that they sold. It sparkles so gorgeously in sunlight.

The Nature Company

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I have a couple Windham Hill Christmas albums that get played every year. They're great background music!

Anyone else on here still medication free at their age?

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Nope! Been on ADHD meds for fifteen years now, and just started on a heart medicine. Apparently my heart thinks it's fun to go zooming once a month or so. You want to live a healthy life, you gotta take your pills!

I was 14 in 1995, it feels like another lifetime

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Right? I immediately thought, "get evaluated for ADHD". Then maybe I could make it through college with less debt and more social awareness. It would help my family too. Dad is also diagnosed now, and I suspect a lot of his family have it.

How many of you still have both parents alive?

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My parents are living, but my dad just lost his younger brother in January. They were close: he's coping but it's hard. My mom has Parkinson's. So far she's okay, but it's a disease where you're just holding off the inevitable as long as you can. My SIL's father has Alzheimer's and is doing pretty bad. What can we do but take it day by day? Nobody's promised tomorrow.

Puffs and the lotion tissues nightmare

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I have never and will never use a tissue on my glasses. Lotion or not - they scratch! Jersey knit, terrycloth, or lens wipes for mine.

What was your go to drink?

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Snapple Fire for me!

What are we wearing that shows our age?

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How did yours last so long? Mine crapped out in college. Had to patch it up repeatedly because I was poor.

Bangs in lieu of Botox?!?

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I have bangs, because I have a pixie cut and a huge forehead. Man, wrinkles are whatever. I don't wear makeup. I don't dye my hair. I earned my age and I don't mind looking it.

What are your parents trying to leave you that you and your siblings don't want?

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Nope! I got my great-grandmother's china. I even bought more plates for it. (The set was split at some point and I only got one dinner plate.) It's a pretty pattern and looks nice in my dining room. I was also fortunate to be the grandkid who was setting up a house when my grandparents passed. I got most of Grandma's cookware plus 12 place settings of solid stainless Oneida flatware. It's better quality than what my mom has!

Is everyone living in a McMansion?

Posted by beverlyhillsbrenda@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1760 comments

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I'm in a townhouse. It's about 900 sqft and it's all I need. And I don't have to mow a lawn or shovel snow.

Post pics of your Grandma's/Mom's/Crazy Aunt's ceramic tree you inherited!

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https://preview.redd.it/9mw725sbt59g1.jpeg?width=2892&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c858f707f051f60efeb900ebcf111d85dd2d8b1 Not inherited! A gift to me from a family friend. My brothers also got trees: theirs were green.

Signs of the holidays for anyone else growing up?

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The hazelnuts were the best!

For those who need it 👵🏼

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IIRC the lead is encapsulated in glass and it's only a problem when the dishes break. Corelle is just being extra careful about it to avoid legal trouble.

Because I don't know all the abbreviations

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Yeah, I knew a fellow xennial who used text speak and it just made her look like a teenager.

My xennial ladies I need your help!! I hate dresses, what do I wear under my grad gown?

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Different shoes, then. Something in smooth leather, pointier toe, maybe a low heel. Loose trousers are fine. What are they made of? If they're a bulky fabric like canvas I could see how baggy would be bad. In that case you need a more flowy fabric. Look for office wear or women's suiting. There are clothing consignment stores that have nice secondhand office wear. Black office pants would look good under a robe.

Which pattern did you have ? (8 for me)

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7 and 10. Got to take the 10 set when I moved out! Isn't there a blue version of 7?

I was this poor! L'eggs get a lot of membaberries, but none for these. These were always on sale for $1.99 vs the ritzy $4.99 of L'eggs. A huge difference back when I was young.

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I'm a woman who dislikes leggings. Not even tight jeans. I can wear tights when it's unavoidable, but it always feels *so* good taking them off.

Did you guys learn typing in school???

Posted by Aqueous_Ammonia_5815@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 1328 comments

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94-95, on Apple computers for me. It was a whole computer class.

Can someone explain why Times New Roman (double spaced) had such a strangle hold on our teachers?

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I absolutely did essays in 12pt Courier double-spaced because it took up more room!

Anyone else feeling this?

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Is "cooked" that new? I feel like it's been around for years.

Office Supply Theft?

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My office doesn't care if we use the printers for the occasional print/copy. Like if you need boarding passes for an upcoming vacation. They'd probably feel differently about taking entire reams.

Class of '99

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Discovering Truths as an Adult (e.g. Andrea Yeats was a tragedy)

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Ugh, the fact that indigenous experts were trying to tell white folks that yes, dingoes are 100% capable of carrying off small children, and white folks just blew them off.