We were hardly home!"

So nostalgic, in fact, that they inspired even more people to share their experiences.

Here are some of the best responses:

1.

A young girl sits in front of a retro cassette player in a room with vintage decor, adjusting the device’s controls

“Cosmic bowling, followed by Denny’s until 1 or 2 a.m.!

Inevitably, we would be chased because, obviously, kids who run are up to something.

We were up to screwing with them because why not?”

Person preparing to bowl, holding a bowling ball in a bowling alley, lanes and pins visible in the background. Names of persons unknown

“I was a ’70s kid, ’80s teen.

but we liked finding animal bones.

Further away was a river but going there meant dealing with a gang of wild turkeys.

A family of four, with two young children and two adults, shares a meal at a wooden dining table. One child playfully stretches food toward their mouth

Their territory was an old rusted car, and they hated us getting near it.

So we’d go there to pay our respects to our turkey lords but otherwise leave them alone.”

What a time to be alive!"

A young woman smiles while reaching out through the open door of a parked car at night. The setting appears to be outdoors with trees in the background

Totally sober, just eating cotton candy at 1 a.m. in the old colonial village town park."

“The summer was all about the public pool.

“I am in my late 60s, so we didnt have internet or computers.

Two women dancing energetically in a lively party scene with people and lights in the background. Names unknown

After school, we would ride bikes and play in the canyons around our house.

We’d spend the whole afternoon doing that, it was a blast.

“I had a cool neighborhood of over 10 kids.

Two children playing and running on a grassy path through a forested area during sunset

We would play kick the can and touch football, riding our bikes for endless miles.”

Lots of wild fun.

Got into some trouble but I wouldnt change it for the world.”

Two smiling people, one holding a phone, inside a phone booth. They appear to be laughing and enjoying the moment. Names unknown

I lived in Florida, so we did lots of swimming.

Now, it’s basically a ghost town after dark…gas being expensive doesnt help matters either!

Kinda sad, as some of my fondest memories were made just riding the strip.”

Woman with long hair and bangs holds a camera, smiling near a body of water with blurred people and greenery in the background

“Before malls and rollerblading, I remember one local skating rink.

Big nights were Friday and Saturday.

Our parents would drop us off.”

A bee is perched on a piece of partially eaten cotton candy

“Magazines, circling things in clothes catalogs, like Delias and J.

Crew, and waiting six weeks for them to arrive.

Fashion and brands werent available for kids who didnt live in a big city.

A patio chair with a yellow towel draped over it sits beside a swimming pool with a slide and diving board. Trees are visible in the background

I talked to my friends on the landline for hours a day and memorized their numbers.

I still know them as a 39-year-old.”

“My teen years were like a study in geek chic.

A young woman with chopsticks in her hair playfully sticks out her tongue while sitting in the back seat of a car

And lets not forget, chili cheese Fritos!

We would talk about everything and nothing.

So fun, but so cold!”

Three women enjoying ice cream cones, smiling and wearing casual summer clothing

We were hardly home!"

Responses have been edited for length/clarity.

Four children riding bicycles on a suburban street lined with palm trees and greenery

Two people doing handstands on a beach with the ocean in the background

Two people smile, one with arm around the other. They are dressed casually in jackets and jeans

Three young people smile and pose in a convertible car with the top down. The backdrop shows a cloudy sky, creating a carefree and adventurous vibe

A man and woman in casual clothing roller-skate together while holding hands in a retro-style roller rink with colorful lights in the background

Two stacks of magazines placed on a dark surface with a blurry background

Two people, partially visible, playing a retro arcade game. One wears a casual hoodie; the other is in a t-shirt. Their hands are on the joystick and buttons

Man drinks soda while holding a slice of pizza, woman sits smiling beside him

Two women shopping for clothes in a store, smiling as they look through a clothing rack