“Unlock Your Nostalgia: 10 Mind-Blowing ’80s Trends That Will Make You Question Your Childhood!”

Playing Outside Was Fun

Just think, there used to be a time where a child loved being told to go outside and play. That time was the ’80s, and it was glorious. You’d grab your skateboard or basketball and get much-needed exercise without even realizing it.

These days it’s a struggle to get your children to go outside. It makes no sense. They’re so distracted by the technology they don’t know how to appreciate the outdoors. They just look at you like you’re trying to punish them.

The Brat Pack Were Your Heroes

There are two movies that define the Brat Pack; Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire. Both released in 1985, they starred teen icons Molly Ringwald (Breakfast Club), Emilio Estevez (both), Ally Sheedy (both), and Anthony Michael Hall (The Breakfast Club).

The Breakfast Club is the more defining Brat Pack movie, featuring a group of high school castouts sitting through detention together. Together, they learn they’re all broken, and form a bond. The themes resonated heavily with self conscious teenagers back then, and still do today.

Mullets Were Everything

A true hairstyle of its era, the mullet was all the rage in the ’80s. Known for its “business in the front, party in the back” attitude, it was sadly one of the most popular hairstyles of the decade.