40 Super Nostalgic Childhood Memories That All 90s Kids Will Understand

Did you grow up in the golden days? Then this is for you!

Ariana

• Published in Nostalgia
• February 19, 2020

I am turning 30 this year. Yep, 30. It's not easy to write it or think about it. It's like becoming a real adult. I mean, I'm already an adult. I've been married six years and I have a child of my own... but something about turning 30 kinds stings. You grown at 30. There's no more excuses. You. are. OLD!

One thing makes it easier, though. Meme culture... and specifically, '90s meme culture. It's leaking into fashion, movies and society as a whole. All things '90s are becoming a major part of our lives again. It's awesome and it's nostalgic, and there's nothing better than that little shot of dopamine nostalgia gives you.

As I write this, I am literally watching Squints trick Wendy Peffercorn into kissing him. If you understood that reference, keep scrolling, because we have some serious '90s nostalgia here.

Having to sit basically ON the TV in order to watch it because TVs were so small!

Extra points if your parents screamed at you and told you that you'd ruin your eyes.

Wondering where your long lost sister was while watching Lindsay absolutely SLAY 'Parent Trap'.

Wishing you had a talking cat like Sabrina did

One time, my best friends bailed on our sixth grade dance to stay home and watch 'Sabrina The Teenage Witch'.

Begging your parents to take you to Florida so you could go to Nickelodeon Studios.

Wanting to dive into the displays at the Disney Store.

And just hanging out at the Disney Store in general.

Carrying an entire world around in your pocket

... although, these never fit in your actual pocket. 

Carrying books with tiny little words around with you

Getting a first glimpse at the BACK of a Super Nintendo of N64 game because there was no Internet so see what games looked like back then.

Begging your parents to let you have a 'Kid Cuisine' for dinner.

Now I am a parent, I realise how hard it must have been for our parents to say 'no' to this easy AF options rather than cooking us stuff they knew we wouldn't eat.

Sitting on the comfy couches at Barnes & Noble

...Or the floor if all the couches were taken

Getting lucky enough to sit in these seats at McDonald's... this was iconic.

Going to Lion King themed birthday parties

Owning at least one 'Lion King' plush toy.

Living and breathing the 'Power Rangers'. Who had the costumes? I had the pink.

"It's morphing time!"

Watching 'Hercules' and wishing The Muses had their own spin-off movie.

Psttt Disney, this can still happen! 

Watching this, quoting this, living and breathing this movie... even today.

The smell of the VHS clam-shells.

Really wanting to call this woman whenever the commercial was on TV

Catching the Crossfire commercial!

The tyre smell in the bike section of ANY toy store.

...and allllll the pink in the 'girls' aisle.

Having Disney character sheets on your bed.

Being too young to recognise all the dark shit on 'Hey Arnold'

When these shows felt old...

Hurting your teeth on a Sound Bites.

The toy displays at Target luring you into the toy section.

Listening to CDs at the listening station

Learning pop up facts when you were watching music videos on TV

Watching this HIGHLY tense and stressful scene

Actually finding this scene pretty petrifying.

Finding one of these bad boys in your lunchbox and feeling like a rock star at school.

Owning one of these and feeling like a rockstar. Also being petrified when they'd hit the lights, furniture or ceiling fan.

Reading classic books with these covers...

Feeling perplexed by the scale of the 'Toy Story' toys.

Decorating your roof with these in time for your sleep over with all your friends!

Having to shift around to watch the TV bolted to the corner of your classroom

Building your pencil box at the start of the school year.

 Extra points if you decorated it

Getting bribed by your parents that if you're good at the store, they'll take you to LOOK around the toy store.

Having the Bagel Bites commercial song stuck in your head. Begging your parents to let you get Bagel Bites. Basically, being obsessed with Bagel Bites

Ariana