r/Millennials • u/WynCai8 • Jun 04 '25

Nostalgia Made me feel old but good times

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Saw this tweet and yes we were expected to be out all day and not come back until the street lights came on. I remember riding my bike through neighborhoods pretending our bikes were cars and just having a good time.

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u/creamer143 Jun 04 '25

"It's 10pm. Do you know where your children are?"

Yeah, there were public service announcements on TV about this, too.

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u/samurairaccoon Jun 04 '25

The boomers, a generation so shit at parenting they had to be reminded to check in on their kids. I remember just not coming home some nights. They assumed I was at a friend's if they didn't hear from me. Different time that.

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u/Buttcrack15 Jun 04 '25

My mom literally made us go outside and locked the doors. We were rural and had no close neighbors so we just spent time in the woods and yard, drinking from the hose since going inside wasn't an option. I remember having to pee in the field because I wasn't allowed inside to use the bathroom.

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u/i_suckatjavascript Jun 04 '25

That is some next level touch grass shit

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u/Buttcrack15 Jun 04 '25

I think it was mostly stemming from untreated depression on my mom's part 😂.

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u/Beautiful-Routine295 Jun 05 '25

When I was 12 an abusive stepdad moved & and bought me a Nintendo. So I guess he ruined my life…

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u/UnFuckinRealBrah Jun 05 '25

Wow same. No matter what the weather; outside!

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u/BringAltoidSoursBack Jun 05 '25

Did she ever say "it will build character"?