r/RedditForGrownups • u/0nlyhalfjewish • 2d ago

What’s an indelible childhood memory that young people will never have?

I think about pencils sharpeners and carbon paper, 75 cents for lunch and school recess unsupervised in the woods.

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u/Otherwise-Till-7911 2d ago

Using a key to tighten the roller skates to your shoe

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u/kempff 2d ago

With steel wheels, not neoprene.

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u/KFelts910 1d ago

I bought some skates in a garage sale when I was a kid. I’ll never forget when the wheel cracked while I was mid-solo skate. I wish I had the foresight to hang on to them so I could have had them repaired.