People Are Sharing Things From Their Childhood That Disappeared.

The older we get, the more things change — and sometimes, the things we think we know in everyday life disappear entirely by the time we’re adults.

“What’s something that was popular when you were a kid that’s basically unheard of nowadays?” The answers were a revelation — like, I forgot about some of these? Let’s take a trip down memory lane:

1.”Skip-It, aka ankle shatterers.”

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Girl playing with a Skip-It in a kitchen
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2.”Pogs. Was big back in the day. Tons of fun!”

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3.”Those water ring-toss things that were handheld.”

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4.”Leaving the house at sunup and returning at dinnertime. We just ran free with no fear of being kidnapped.”

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5.”Pickle barrels in grocery stores and delis. You could select your own large dill pickle from the barrel by using tongs and placing them in a waxed paper sleeve for purchase.”

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Pickels in brine in a barrel
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6.”Banana seats.”

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7.”Going to Blockbuster on Friday night.”

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8.”BB gun fights.”

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9.”AOL Messenger.”

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10.”The Sony Walkman.”

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11.”Having to get off the internet so Mom could make a phone call LMAO.”

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12.”Lawn darts after sunset.”

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13.”Roller-skating birthday parties. I used to love those.”

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Young woman in a roller-skating rink holding a cellphone
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14.”Nobody plays with yo-yos anymore.”

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15.”Creepy Crawlers.”

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16.”VHS tapes.”

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VHS videotapes
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17.”Before I was totally competent swimming by myself, my mom would put a life jacket on me, tie a long piece of nylon rope to it, and chuck me in the river. She’d basically swim me on a leash down the river for fun.”

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18.”Crazy Bones; they’ve been all but forgotten.”

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19.”Pez candies. 😭 No one even cares about them anymore.”

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20.”I remember K’nex. No one talks about them.”

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K'nex building pieces
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21.”Slap bracelets.”

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22.”Atari. Games were so much simpler with just one button and an unreliable joystick.”

23.”Prank phone calls.”

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