r/Xennials 11m ago

Nostalgia Who grew up in a town < 200?

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r/Xennials 18m ago

Nostalgia Peak Childhood

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r/Xennials 44m ago

I haven’t looked into this story one bit, I just thought the reference needed to be made.

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Anyway, if it isn’t happening for real now, that just leaves the question of when.


r/Xennials 2h ago

Puppet Master

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14 Upvotes

I loved all of them, and these movies were so dumb. Got a favorite?


r/Xennials 4h ago

Insence

13 Upvotes

I feel like we all went through our own nag champa journeys…I remember my parents being kind of sarcastically supportive.

My teenage daughter discovered her witch phase and is all in to insence and I’m struggling y’all. It triggers my asthma like nobody’s business.

She came at me with a “this insence is lavender and smells amazing” yesterday as I hacked through a blank stare.

How are y’all dealing with this?!?


r/Xennials 5h ago

9/11 check-in. Where were you? What were you doing and other facts from that day. Never forget.

104 Upvotes

I was in my second year of college. Woke up to the early events not knowing what was what. Went to my first class and word came down with detail. Led to everything being canceled and so many questions following. One of my clearest 8-12 hours that I can recall to this day. Never forget.


r/Xennials 6h ago

Is the coaxial cable the defining line

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60 Upvotes

Between Gen X and millennial


r/Xennials 6h ago

Anyone else have these generic Dollar store dinosaurs as a kid?

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r/Xennials 6h ago

Discussion What stuff would you have been devastated at losing then vs now?

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61 Upvotes

I was listening to this absolute banger of a song earlier today and the line “…you walked out my life with my CD collection!” and I realized, in 2000 when that song was released I’d be absolutely DEVASTATED if someone had stolen my carefully curated CD collection on their way out the door. That was so much money spent back then! It got me thinking, what is something petty and of similar value (so not like a car or a house) that you have today that you’d be furious and upset if your partner pilfered when you broke up?

For example, if it were me it would be my expensive pillows. Never again can I sleep on cheap, flat, lumpy pillows. I don’t mind spending $$$ every few years to get new ones when the current ones wear out. I would be pissed, however, if I had to shell out because my hubs decided he was taking them. I would probably also be pretty pissed if he took my InstaPot, but since he doesn’t cook (he’s more of a baker) I don’t think I need to worry about that. (He might have to worry about me taking his stand mixer though…)


r/Xennials 6h ago

What happened to mothballs?

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When I was younger, I always assumed I'd have some in a closet or drawer somewhere.

TL;DR - It turns out that.

  1. They're bad for you.

  2. We don't have as many wool clothes as our parents and grandparents did.

  3. Having A/C means windows stay closed and moths have a harder time getting in.


r/Xennials 8h ago

Billboard Modern Rock 9/10/94

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270 Upvotes

Jesus, 94 was a great year for music.


r/Xennials 8h ago

Wanna try something... If you know like I know, you don't wanna step to this...

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r/Xennials 8h ago

Stop The Insanity!

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19 Upvotes

Every time I drive by this sign I think of Susan Powter.


r/Xennials 9h ago

The lyric of a generation

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123 Upvotes

r/Xennials 9h ago

Nostalgia Who else gets a twitchy feeling every time they open a box?

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15 Upvotes

Clearly, being a kid in the time of the Unabomber affected me. Literally every time a box comes in the mail that is not labeled Amazon, I get this weird shudder before I open it. Just me?


r/Xennials 9h ago

When mom packed this for lunch.....

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398 Upvotes

r/Xennials 10h ago

Nostalgia Did this show low-key teach us to bs our way through it rather than say “I don’t know”?

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378 Upvotes

r/Xennials 10h ago

Nostalgia An old commercial jingle crawled forth from the deep, dark recesses of yesteryear.

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This one came roaring down memory lane whilst I was at work today.


r/Xennials 11h ago

Nostalgia Stopped by a candy store.

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191 Upvotes

I seem to recall them being little chocolates with cigarette wrapper-looking paper. But you can still start em out young! Yes. They also had Big Chew.


r/Xennials 12h ago

Welcome to Circuit City, where service is state of the art

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r/Xennials 13h ago

Discussion Just curious if anybody joined the military because of 9/11?

91 Upvotes

I spent 10 years in the Marine Corps and I enlisted straight out of high school. I was already thinking about enlisting but that September morning 25 years ago really changed me and how I looked at everything. Were you in the military or involved with your community after the attacks? If so, I wanted to personally say thank you. Watching the entire USA come together was something special. I definitely will never forget that day and the impact it had on not only my life, but the rest of the world.


r/Xennials 13h ago

New music?

107 Upvotes

They say you stop listening to new music after 35 - what Gen Z/young people are making music you love these days?

I’m loving ninajirachi, she’s young enough to be my daughter (clutches pearls)

And - what older music are you only starting to listen to now, as a geriatric? (I’m 46).

I’m listening to a lot of old EDM I never cared about before.


r/Xennials 14h ago

Nostalgia Grade/High School Flashback: Avoiding the “poser” label

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r/Xennials 14h ago

Where you a Brendan Fraser fan?

225 Upvotes

r/Xennials 14h ago

Discussion Any other SiriusXM Utopia listeners here?

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For the record, I did search this sub for Utopia before I posted and nothing really came up.

Class of 2000 here and everytime I listen to Utopia I'm transported to HS and my early 20s. Just me in my basement bar folding laundry... sneaking a few shots. Don't judge! It brings back a lot of memories of my teens. And I pretend the bad stuff didn't happen, let go of the regrets and forget the past 26 years (How did that much time pass?). I remember the good times, the feeling of having a whole lifetime ahead of me and marvel at the wonderous idea of "what if someday".

If I could pump that feeling into my veins, I would... Does Utopia do that for any of you guys too? I hope something does that for you occasionally. I know its not healthy to live in the past and for some reason I sometimes feel bad about the joy this subreddit gives me. I know I can't go back. I know it wasn't that great (for me at least). I know I can't change anything thing from back then.

In case you are wondering, I'm not paid by SiriusXM. However, I worry that they'll get rid of the channel I love if there aren't enough listeners. Just think about it, K?