One of my schoolfriends is currently clearing out her childhood bedroom and has been sharing some absolute gems from our teenage years to the Whatsapp group.
The music!!! My music taste is so eclectic from Brit Pop Gems, garage, dnb and the Spice Girls and S Club! And also all the magazines! They were a bible for me growing up! Sad girls don’t have that now.
Hit by a tsunami of nostalgia with this! Mentioning the actual DAY the mags hit the shelves was a core memory unlocked. That feeling of seeing the new cover on the shelves. I also remember buying Sugar and Bliss for the first time and my parents having to go through and rip out all the agony aunt pages, as I was too young to read them 😂 this was at the end of my Mizz mag phase, if memory serves me right.
Not to mention MORE Mag - position of the week!
The blazers too 😂😩 we used to send the tallest of our group to buy vodka in Asda, complete with her glasses, whilst carefully studying an insurance leaflet at the tills. Always reminds me of the scene in the Inbetweeners.
Gah - I’m sure every generation reflects on their pre-adolescent phase with rose tinted glasses but I agree, us millennials (and I’d argue Gen X due to the music scenes they were lucky enough to witness) had it pretty good.
I, too, am glad I am not a teen today. I am torn between intimidation (they are so polished and look so together. I feel like a scruff!) and feeling desperately sorry for the teens of today. I think we had our issues - some of which remain or are variations on a theme - but at least there was no evidence, and you could escape. When I was home, I was home. No phone to ping.
Yes yes yes to all of this but especially the dream matte mousse, an absolute staple for my teenage self. My school library used to keep copies of J17 and Bliss that were kept behind the desk until you reached the heights of Year 11 and were finally deemed old enough to read them!
The music!!! My music taste is so eclectic from Brit Pop Gems, garage, dnb and the Spice Girls and S Club! And also all the magazines! They were a bible for me growing up! Sad girls don’t have that now.
Yes and listening to whole albums all the time instead of just singles on Spotify!
Hit by a tsunami of nostalgia with this! Mentioning the actual DAY the mags hit the shelves was a core memory unlocked. That feeling of seeing the new cover on the shelves. I also remember buying Sugar and Bliss for the first time and my parents having to go through and rip out all the agony aunt pages, as I was too young to read them 😂 this was at the end of my Mizz mag phase, if memory serves me right.
Not to mention MORE Mag - position of the week!
The blazers too 😂😩 we used to send the tallest of our group to buy vodka in Asda, complete with her glasses, whilst carefully studying an insurance leaflet at the tills. Always reminds me of the scene in the Inbetweeners.
Gah - I’m sure every generation reflects on their pre-adolescent phase with rose tinted glasses but I agree, us millennials (and I’d argue Gen X due to the music scenes they were lucky enough to witness) had it pretty good.
Insurance leaflets haha - this has really cracked me up!!
I, too, am glad I am not a teen today. I am torn between intimidation (they are so polished and look so together. I feel like a scruff!) and feeling desperately sorry for the teens of today. I think we had our issues - some of which remain or are variations on a theme - but at least there was no evidence, and you could escape. When I was home, I was home. No phone to ping.
Yes absolutely. I also can't imagine trying to study with the distraction of a phone - not sure how they manage!
Yes yes yes to all of this but especially the dream matte mousse, an absolute staple for my teenage self. My school library used to keep copies of J17 and Bliss that were kept behind the desk until you reached the heights of Year 11 and were finally deemed old enough to read them!
Haha that's so sweet - especially when you imagine what 12 year olds are now seeing online...