As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 18 - Duel (19781). Although I didn’t know if at the time, this was my introduction to Steven Spielberg. The snakes though…😬. #GenX #GenXTrauma #70sthriller
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 17 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). The reason I don’t trust people, and don’t get me started on the dog thing. #GenX #GenXTrauma #70shorror #70sSciFi
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 16 - the death of Adric (Doctor Who - Earthshock 1982). Yes, Adric was a pain in the ass, but I wasn’t expecting that. #GenX #GenXTrauma #DoctorWho #HelloMatthew
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 15 - the Challenger disaster, 40 years ago today (1986). #GenX #GenXTrauma #Challenger40
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 15 - Driver’s Ed films. No doubt about it, we were all going to die if we drove cars. Here’s a film showing you how. #GenX #GenXTrauma #DriversEd
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 14 - Scoliosis. As much as this was talked about, I got the impression we would all be permanently disfigured if we had it. #GenX #GenXTrauma #Scoliosis
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 13 - the “In Concert” episode of WKRP in Cincinnati (February 1980). At the end of the episode I found out the event actually happened. 😳 #GenX #GenXTrauma #WKRP
BOY! As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 12 - Phantasm (1979). Those pointy death sphere things…very cool but gave me nightmares. #GenX #GenXTrauma #Phantasm
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma/angst I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 11 - Quicksand. A classic. #GenX #GenXTrauma
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 10 - Everclear. Thanks (I guess) to @danregancomedy.bsky.social for digging up those memories. #GenX #GenXTrauma #Everclear
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 9 - The death of Charlotte in Charlotte's Web (1973). So many kids crying in the theater. #GenX #GenXTrauma #HannaBarbera #ParamountPictures
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 8 - Heat Miser & Snow Miser. Hated these two freaks. #GenX #GenXTrauma #RankinBass
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 7 - Helping Dad. Some of you have never been in this situation, and it shows. #GenX #GenXTrauma
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 5 - Watership Down. I mean, what the fuck? 😳😳😳 The bunnies!!!! #GenX #GenXTrauma #WatershipDown
As a Gen-Xer, I’m proud of the anxiety/trauma I dealt with growing up. Here’s a partial list. Day 5 - Dentist Needles. I swear my dentist used these harpoons to scare kids so they brushed and flossed. I still got a toy in the treasure chest after visits. #GenX #GenXTrauma
On this day in 1979, the first episode of Salem’s Lot aired, part 2 was a week later. #70shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #genxtrauma
Still too soon!
#GenXTrauma
Does anybody else remember the blatant child abuse played for laughs? The little girl who owns Frisky got the taste slapped outta her mouth for saying she saw SUPERMAN. #Superman78 #Superman #comicbooksky #comicsky #GenXTrauma
Why does #genx have trust issues? Here’s a true story that may help explain some of it. Don’t worry this story doesn’t involve drinking from a water hose. #generationx #truestory #genxtrauma #trustissues #genxlife #genxbluesky #genxskylight #skylightsocial #bluesky
Gen X Trauma:
Read way too many Stephen King novels at age 9-13 and my parents were impressed because I was reading “big books”. #GenXTrauma
Sorry @stephenking.bsky.social
I LOVE your work, but it scared the shit out of me 😂
Gen X Trauma:
Watched Friday the 13th at age 10, then my mom sent me to Camp Crystal Lake for summer “away” camp by myself to live for 2 weeks with 16 yr old chaperones.
It’s Okay. 🙄
Post yours: #GenXTrauma
My 9/11 was the C64 Ghosts n Goblins taking five minutes to load. #genxtrauma
Waking up to the realization that maybe both of your parents were assholes and not just the one your mom hated for leaving her kinda fucks you up for a bit. #genxtrauma
Same can be said for when Richard Thomas was no longer John-Boy on the Waltons. Imposter didn't even have a birthmark on his cheek. Yet we were expected to just .....*accept* him. Insulting. #genxtrauma
