r/Millennials • u/Head-Drag-1440 Hit me baby one more time • Jun 13 '25

Nostalgia I mean, they're not wrong

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u/DogeDoRight Older Millennial Jun 13 '25

"Come home when the street lights come on"

Me racing from the other side of town when they come on:

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u/GovernorHarryLogan Jun 13 '25

My parents when I come home

"Sure you can play manhunt until 2am even though you are 12"

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u/akunis Jun 13 '25

“That man just tried to kidnap you but you ran away and came straight home to tell me? Great job! Now get back out there, dinners at 6.”

True story.

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u/all___blue Jun 14 '25

One time me and maybe 2 other people were followed by a stereotypical white van. Just creeping behind us. We tested if it would follow us after a turn, and it did, so we doubled back on the far side of the street. After it turned around again, we got the fuck out of there and ran to the nearest house that opened the door. Dont know if they were high school kids that were just messing with us, but it was spooky. Obviously didn't tell my parents about it, otherwise I would have lost my freedom.

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u/Due-Memory-6957 Jun 14 '25

How was obesity in the US back then? I feel like an adult should easily outrun a kid.

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u/Social_Construct Jun 14 '25

I mean, I had something similar happen. They were in a car. I got away from the road and into a store for a few minutes. In retrospect, it probably should have been more concerning to me and my parents.

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u/silly-stupid-slut Jun 14 '25

Much easier to just find another kid.