They say a picture's worth a thousand words, and often all it takes is a single photo to bring back a tidal wave of memories. But sometimes, that photo can also bring back the sounds, smells, and feelings that come from those memories. Here's a bunch of pictures that will take you right back to your childhood
The click of these on the gym floor
The fizzy taste of Clearly Canadian
The struggle of picking the right movie to rent
The excitement when they actually had copies of the movie you wanted
The rumble of riding these scooters in gym class
Followed by the agony of having it run over your damn fingers
The horror of realizing your HyperColor shirt showed the world just how sweaty you were
The sweaty comfort of wearing your favorite jelly shoes
The confusion of what learning the recorder was supposed to teach us
The sense of accomplishment when this happened
But wait, what's that smell?
The woody smell of sharpening your pencil
The warm fuzzy feeling when your friends made you pins or bracelets
The scratchy feeling of a Tech Deck's grip tape against your finger
The eternity that seemed to pass while you waited for the TV Guide to scroll to the channel you wanted
The feeling of pushing down the buttons of a payphone
The so...und of your Dis...cman sk...ipping
The smell of your latest creation being ironed
The horrendous screech of the wrong part of this holder hitting a chalkboard
The gross but also hypnotic feeling of holding one of these toys
The musty smell of the mesh pinnies we had to wear in gym class
The weird but also really satisfying feeling of pulling off this trick
Grandma's house was a pretty magical place for any kid. We'd get stuffed full of whatever food and candy we wanted, and the rules we normally had to follow at home didn't apply. But those aren't the only things we'd experience when we visited our Grandmas, chances are you saw all of these things every time you went over there.1. Doilies absolutely everywhereFlickrBasically every flat surface had at least one of them, usually more.2. Getting so excited when you saw this tin sitting outBid or BuyBecause who doesn't get excited by cookies?3. The feeling of betrayal when
It's hard not to miss the '90s. Not only was it the decade of our youth, but it gave us just so many incredible gifts that keep on giving. But time stops for no one, and it's getting harder and harder to ignore just how much time has passed since we've been able to party like it's 1999.Ok maybe it only feels like it's been 84 years.Paramount PicturesWhile it seems like just about everything from the '90s has been making a comeback recently, there are some things that seemed perfectly reasonable back then that would never
One of the hardest things about growing up is saying goodbye to old friends.Whether you grow apart over time, or they're taken away from you too soon, we look back on the ones we once held dear and wish we could just see them one last time. Coincidentally, that's also how we feel about these 17 fast food menu items that were discontinued way too soon. How many of them do you remember?1. Taco Bell's Zesty Chicken BowlBeckstreetTalk about being ahead of its time. Lately Taco Bell has been trying to fend off Mexican-inspired contenders like Chipotle, but
Before we begin this list, we have to listen to our "sibling" anthem song: While it may have come out in the year 2000, we've definitely said something along those lines to our siblings before the song was released. Anyway, now that we've gotten that out of the way, we're ready to warp back to a time when EVERY SINGLE THING was a competition. Here are 15 memories that only make sense if you grew up with siblings. 15. There was no way you and your sibling could go up or down the stairs together in peace. It seemed like