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Why Seeing This One Thing At School Made the Rest of the Day Worthwhile

The anticipation of its reveal made it even more appreciated when it finally appeared

4d ago

Teenage boy with fingers crossed, wishing for something.

4d ago

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Whatever Happened to Quicksand?

For Generation X, it was an existential threat

Mar 28, 2024

Whatever Happened to Quicksand?

Mar 28, 2024

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7 Life Lessons I Realized in Middle Age

Simple advice that I wish I knew in my 20s

Apr 28, 2022

Woman thinking and smiling, looking upward.

Apr 28, 2022

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The Flintstones and Other 60s Shows: I Have Questions

Why was the family holding a car frame while running?

Aug 21, 2021

The Flintstones and Other 60s Shows: I Have Questions

Aug 21, 2021

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You Don’t Need A Side Hustle. Period.

Why following the popular trend may be more trouble than it’s worth

Sep 18, 2021

You Don’t Need A Side Hustle. Period.

Sep 18, 2021

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This Kind of Trouble is Lots of Fun!

Wait, don’t run

Apr 18

Image of the classic Generation X board game, Trouble.

Apr 18

Big Hair, Don’t Care

When hairspray and gel were staples of life

Mar 29

Dolly Parton, sporting very big hair circa 1980s.

Mar 29

Smoking (Was) Hot!

Once upon a time, it’s what all the cool kids and adults did

Mar 21

Smoking (Was) Hot!

Mar 21

I’m So Glad That Social Media Didn’t Catch My Cringiest Teenage Moments

Aren’t you?

Feb 10

I’m So Glad That Social Media Didn’t Catch My Cringiest Teenage Moments

Feb 10

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When Vegetarianism Was Weird

In the 70s, if you didn’t eat meat, you were a freak

Apr 26, 2024

A young woman holding a salad and looking unsure.

Apr 26, 2024

Samantha Kemp-Jackson

Samantha Kemp-Jackson

Writer, Media Commentator and overall opinionated individual. I live in the past A. Lot. Follow me on Substack: LivingInThePast.Substack.Com

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