25 Funny and Spot-On Tweets Every ’80s Kid Will Relate To

Oh, did I have some fun putting this post together for you guys! It was like a little stroll down memory lane.

I loved growing up as a kid in the 70’s and 80’s – riding my bike all over town, running through sprinklers in the summertime, hanging out at the mall.

No cell phones, no social media, no way for people to get a hold of you every single second of the day.

Here are 25 of the best tweets I could find about life as a Gen Xer…hope these bring you some memories and some laughs!

#1

Parents today:
Text me when you get there, text me the names of the kids who are there, text me when you're coming home.

Parents in the 80s:
Bye.

— Dan Regan (@Social_Mime) July 6, 2021

#2

I support car seat safety, but shout-out to the 70s & 80s moms that saved our lives in the front seat with a single extended arm.

— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) September 14, 2017

#3

My mom and dad were perfect parents back in the 80s: they smoked, let me roam the neighborhood starting at age 7, and never once helped me with my homework

— mean things I say to myself (@meantomyself) October 4, 2022

#4

If you didn’t read every word on the cereal box like a novel while you were eating, did you even grow up in the 80s?

— redyellowgreendance 💃🏻 (@RYGdance) September 26, 2020

#5

The kids all watched one of my favorite 80s movies last night. Now this morning, they are all trying to convince me they are sick and need to stay home from school.

Anyone got a guess what they watched? Anyone? Anyone?

— Sweet Momissa (@sweetmomissa) January 13, 2020

#6

I just realized my kids have never been places like the bank or the carpet store and won't have to endure the endless torturous hours I did watching my mom write checks in the 80s

— mean things I say to myself (@meantomyself) December 10, 2022

#7

Last weekend my kids asked me what it was like growing up in the '80s. So, I took their phones and tablets off them, locked them outside and told them not to come back till the street lamps came on 😂

— I❤️Nostalgia (@il0venostalgia) January 10, 2023

#8 I still have some of my old mix tapes…but don’t have anything to play them on, boo-hoo…

If you ever got an actual physical mix tape from someone who was in love with you, you're Gen X.

— Summer Brennan (@summerbrennan) February 27, 2021

#9 Yup…we learned small talk at a young age!

#10 Truth!

#11 Who remembers Perfection? I actually loved that game, but my husband absolutely hates it!

#12 I do!! Used to spend hours singing lyrics from the tape insert…

#13 Yup! Cell phones are convenient and all, but man, I miss those days of total freedom…

#14 Every. Single. One.

#15 Oh boy, would you look at all that hair LOL…

#16 Right??

#17 Are you even Gen X if you didn’t listen to The Cure??

#18 Push-up pops were the best…

#19 Or the high stakes adrenaline of trying to race home to catch your favorite show before you missed it forever…

#20 Who knew back then that Keanu Reeves would turn out to be widely regarded as the nicest celebrity ever?

#21 I’m dying right there with ya…

#22 Mine totally did!!

#23 Or in my case, a 1978 Toyota Celica hatchback in the ugliest brown color you ever did see…

#24 Easy peasy…

#25 I can smell this picture…

If you enjoyed this post check out my little walk down memory lane with “10 Things I Miss About The 80’s”