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I miss Toys R Us. Nothing really compares. I don't miss the absurd prices that were higher than anywhere else. They really screwed up that business before it folded.
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Hey gen x, what retailers from your childhood (80s and early 90s) do you desperately wish were still around?
Posted by Less-Suggestion-5262@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 407 comments
This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency..
Posted by WasLeftUnsupervised@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 83 comments
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They still do them. Maybe not when you are watching.
Who will be left to take care of me when everyone else is gone?
Posted by PlantMystic@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 922 comments
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I got no one.
Does any one remember Zoobilee Zoo? Did anyone ever actually watch that show on purpose?
Posted by vholecek@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 43 comments
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Definitely not on purpose. But I'm sure I've seen it.
Who is the one who keeps contact with loved ones across generations in your family?
Posted by _szs@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 90 comments
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No one anymore. I think my sister is in contact with more than me, but knowing her, not by much.
Anyone moved your parents or in laws in?
Posted by linniex@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 256 comments
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Yes, but only after their health had deteriorated to the point that it was move in with me or move into a nursing home. I don't have any words of wisdom for op. It gets tough as health fails. Hopefully, you won't be there anytime soon.
How is your handwriting these days?
Posted by vegan_voorhees@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 136 comments
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Still awful. I ran into a girl I went to grade school with when I was in college and that's what she wanted to discuss with me. Apparently, she was always given my tests to grade when we would exchange them to grade. I think she was the only one who could read it. She was still pissed (although otherwise happy to see me). I'm still told it's awful.
A classmate of mine popped up on Facebook and he’s… old
Posted by Tiny-Balance-341@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 180 comments
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I had a friend who sent me photos from the 30th high school reunion, everyone looked old. I didn't make it to the 40th, that friend has passed away by then. I saw photos on the internet. Everyone is old af, I barely recognized anyone.
Well, it happened
Posted by Jmckeown2@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 481 comments
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I must look ok, I'm not being given random senior discounts yet.
How many of you have come to a screeching halt on sun exposure?
Posted by eat_more_vegies@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 280 comments
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I'm in Florida and I barely want to step outside from now until Thanksgiving.
How are you all doing it?
Posted by Character-Lack-3295@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 547 comments
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I wish I could retire. Doesn't look to be possible. Ever.
Ummm… can you guys jump anymore?
Posted by globehoppr@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 873 comments
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Use it or lose it. Op needs to get to the gym.
When was the last time you heard a residential landline phone ring?
Posted by CharlieLeigh51@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 190 comments
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I have one and a machine. The phone isn't currently plugged in, it's part of the cable, otherwise I would have already dropped it. I have an old bell dial phone (pre touch tone). When it rings it's loud af.
Are you better off than your parents were at your age?
Posted by Dee-Whizz@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 800 comments
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Yes in some ways, no in others. My parents were just a few years older than me when they retired. No way I can retire. Probably ever.
Is anyone else reaching the "everything is too damn loud" stage of life?
Posted by sorieno@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 128 comments
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The idiot across the street who's been working on his antique truck by grinding metal a couple hours a day, every day is getting on my nerves. Most other sounds, no, not really.
Headlights on Before or After you start the car?
Posted by stomperxj@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 148 comments
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After.
Grey divorce - how many do you know?
Posted by Walmucil@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 610 comments
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That's true but I'm pretty bad at making relationships work and probably would have ended up in the same boat as op.
Grey divorce - how many do you know?
Posted by Walmucil@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 610 comments
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You guys make me feel much better about never having married.
Gen Z is Not Drinking, But Are You?
Posted by Pavementaled@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1794 comments
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Bad acid reflux got me to pretty much quit. I probably have a few beers a year at this point.
Do you want any of your parents' stuff? If so, what is it and why? If not, why?
Posted by iAmAmbr@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 659 comments
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They're gone. I still have their photos and just some random crap. I'm sure my mom would be disappointed that none of the kids wanted her furniture. Otherwise, they weren't the least bit sentimental about stuff and had long since gotten rid of anything that I might have wanted, which wasn't much.
Why am I in the kitchen?
Posted by turnbullac@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 72 comments
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If you don't remember, I surely don't either.
GenX men (especially those who are a little bit or more overweight): do you or does your wife cut your toenails?
Posted by NJRougarou@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1031 comments
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I'm not too fat. I'm just finding it much more difficult. I still do my own for now. I guess I'm not as flexible as I used to be.
I just realized I’m never getting another mixtape
Posted by Advanced-Two-9305@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 36 comments
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I don't even have a tape player right now.
What was your first concert and how was it?
Posted by darrenbosik@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 153 comments
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First rock concert was Cheap Trick, they were great. I've seen them repeatedly and they were always great. First concert of any kind was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. They bring in kids from the city schools on field trips and play a concert for them.
What is with school drop off?
Posted by platypusandpibble@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1268 comments
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I was on my own for getting to school. No way in hell my parents ever would have done that.
Greatest & Most Meaningful Movies of Our Era
Posted by empathicBeauty29-11@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 68 comments
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Ones that meant the most to me were the John Hughes movies. Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc. I grew up in that area (on the poor side of the tracks).
How famous was Michael Jackson really back then?
Posted by Normal_regular_dude@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 689 comments
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Yeah, he really was.
"What does it mean to be a man?" [i.e. an adult]
Posted by uncirculated_luster@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 76 comments
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What it means to be a man/adult is showing up and being there for the people you love, no matter how awful and how much you don't want to deal with it.
When you were a kid, as a passenger in the car, did your mom throw her arm in front of you when coming to a sudden stop?
Posted by miniwhoppers@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 363 comments
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Accurate
When you were a kid, as a passenger in the car, did your mom throw her arm in front of you when coming to a sudden stop?
Posted by miniwhoppers@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 363 comments
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It was dad and most people rarely wore seat belts that I can recall. I didn't start wearing seat belts regularly until a bad experience in the mid 80's where I slid through a wet (and probably oily) intersection and ended up stopping without a collision but basically being face to face with another driver that I just about slid into. I'm sure the look of terror was mutual.
We have been here 46-61 years. Would you rather be told you have 3 years left to live or die suddenly out of nowhere?
Posted by -Granby-@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 508 comments
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I've already tried to die suddenly. It wasn't much fun. I don't think knowing would really be any better though.
Question for the pet people...how do you feel about a new pet at this time of your life?
Posted by HammerMeUp@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 916 comments
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I just had my cat pass at 18. I have someone who will take my cats if I decide to get more and I am unable to care to care for them. I'm still not ready yet. I guess the cat distribution system will get me again when it's time.
Are we the luckiest generation?
Posted by smoosh13@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 591 comments
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I don't think things are better now, so maybe. Maybe things will improve. I don't think being always connected is great either and that's unlikely to go away.
House Parties?
Posted by skbugco@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 96 comments
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Yes they still happen and at least once in awhile a Gen X parent gets arrested for letting their kids throw one.
How many Gen Xers have silent Gen parents vs boomers?
Posted by NopeThisTrope@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 4201 comments
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My parents were born in '27, so greatest generation?
Do you still go to AYCE places?
Posted by No_Equivalent4404@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 91 comments
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No. Never felt like I could (or would want to) eat enough to get my money's worth.
How many of you have close friends? Do you feel socially broken? Do you feel like a curmudgeon?
Posted by AtomicHurricaneBob@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 177 comments
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I had close friends. Have cut most of them off. Especially the one who thinks it's ok to talk down at me.
When you were a latch-key kid what were some of the "This way you'll know it's me." things your parents did while they were away?
Posted by OUBoyWonder@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 650 comments
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None. I had a key. That was it. Mom got home around 5:30.
How do people buy concert tickets any more?!
Posted by AproposOfDiddly@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 404 comments
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I've mostly given up. Every time I look at a concert I might want to see I'm shocked by how expensive they are. I'm not willing to pay $250 to see a washed up second tier band from the 80's, let alone pay for a second ticket for someone to come with.
Is it rare or unusual to be into your 50s and not having to take any doctor-prescribed medications?
Posted by Odd_Yogurtcloset_649@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1017 comments
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Your brother is wrong. If you have good luck and good genetics you may never need them. My brother has followed a similar path of not doing anything "bad" he doesn't drink or smoke and has been a vegetarian for decades. Of the 3 siblings he has the most serious health problems and now is on all kinds of meds and has had a couple of horrible surgeries in the last year or so. It's an interesting theory, it's just not true though.
Have you reached the, "I'm too old for this shit" era of your life.
Posted by NOGOODGASHOLE@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 858 comments
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Same
Have you reached the, "I'm too old for this shit" era of your life.
Posted by NOGOODGASHOLE@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 858 comments
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Sure, but I'm too old for this shit doesn't mean being a dick to people's face (although I'm not innocent in this regard either, it doesn't really make it ok). Especially when they haven't earned it. If they have earned it, I'm more understanding, but if they are just there, not so much.
The GenX version of The Villages?
Posted by send2steph@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 502 comments
notguiltybrewing@reddit
Yuck. No thanks.
Rand McNally Road Atlas
Posted by GPS_55@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 80 comments
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It wasn't a road trip without one. I still have a couple. It's also where some of my friends moms worked. No idea if they had anything to do with the atlas.
I received a creepy call -- am I (50m) now gullible senior scammer target?
Posted by nojam75@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 179 comments
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They certainly look at you as a target. But I will point out that in the old days, all the same information, your name, address and phone number, would have typically been in the white pages. And this wasn't necessarily a scam either. Contractors trying to drum up business, especially near where they are working isn't unusual or a new strategy on their part. I'm not saying they were legit, just that it's possible based on what information you provided.
Which kid cereals do you secretly still enjoy?
Posted by phoenixdiceflow@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1037 comments
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It's not a secret. But I try not to eat stuff like that much anymore. Btw, Captain Crunch and Frosted Flakes are my favorite.
How long do you think you will live after retirement, based on your parent ages?
Posted by HmmDoesItMakeSense@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 588 comments
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I don't think I'll be able to retire. Parents lived to 85 & 86. Don't know that I will live as long, but who knows.
52 M here. I recently had a heart scan (calcium scan)
Posted by Subject-Stuff-2829@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 411 comments
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Hey, you didn't wait until you had a heart attack and you can do something about it now. Unfortunately, the biggest cause of death is being alive. You never know how long you got.
What is the Weirdest Thing You've Inherited? The Most Useful ?(other than money?)
Posted by Tectonic2026@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 121 comments
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Weirdest, a tin of candle adhesive. I didn't even know there was such a thing. But now I have some. I don't own any candles though.
My best friend died yesterday
Posted by Hedonistic_Yinzer@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 778 comments
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One of the worst things is getting a text (or a call if anyone still does that) that a close friend has died.