Chilhood bliss: the excitement of the holidays is so great in children, but as the older generation, we should find happiness in the company we keep.

Okay, so you’ve joined the Facebook group, “I’m a kid of the ‘90s,” and you’ve taken all the quizzes to see if you’re truly cut out to be called one, but do you remember what you did for the holidays when you were a kid?

Personally, it was all about grabbing a blanket and snuggling up by the fire listening to mom read The Night Before Christmas every Christmas Eve. I realize not everyone celebrates Christmas, but perhaps this will take you all back to when you felt happiness overflowing inside you as a kid.

Apple cider, holiday animated movies (yes, the cheesy puppet ones), and tacky holiday sweaters your grandmother bought you: those are just a few things that take me back to my childhood. Not to mention running down the stairs to be greeted by presents—my hands, eager to rip all the paper off the boxes, only thwarted by Christmas Mass at 8 a.m.

Although the holidays are different for everyone, the time symbolizes the same thing: family time. Yes, now you may say that you hate hanging out with your “annoying” family, but when you were younger, there was nothing better. Especially for your parents: who got you off their hands at the relative’s house for a few hours.

When the holidays are all over, you can go back to your Facebook and video games, but when you do click on those “kid of the ‘90s” groups, you are really doing one thing: going back to when you felt safe and comfortable.

Nowadays, teenagers have to worry about grades, extracurricular activities, jobs, and preparing for the future; it’s no wonder we want to step back into our past and back into the comfort of not worrying about the future. Traditions are comforting, just like being a child was comforting.

The ‘90s are gone, but we’ll always have them in our hearts, as well as our photo albums. When our children are growing up, we can tell them tales of our childhood—just as our parents do now—and pass our joy from them onto future generations. Without our childhoods, the world would be a very bleak place.

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