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I hear people reminisce about their childhoods-socializing with peers, watching the cartoons that defined their generation (Dexter's Laboratory for millennials, Adventure Time or The Amazing World of Gumball for zoomers). I had few chances to socialize as a child. The only cartoons I grew up on were SpongeBob, Popeye, and Looney Tunes. Instead, I spent my time traveling the country with family and being homeschooled. As a result, I often feel like I operate on a different wavelength from everyone else. Be straight with me: what exactly did I miss out on?

I hear people reminisce about their childhoods-socializing with peers, watching the cartoons that defined their generation (Dexter's Laboratory for millennials, Adventure Time or The Amazing World of Gumball for zoomers). I had few chances to socialize as a child. The only cartoons I grew up on were SpongeBob, Popeye, and Looney Tunes. Instead, I spent my time traveling the country with family and being homeschooled. As a result, I often feel like I operate on a different wavelength from everyone else. Be straight with me: what exactly did I miss out on?
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If you were born in the 70s or 80s, you missed one hell of a good time. If you were born in the 90s, by the time you were old enough to really go out in your own, the kids weren't doing that anymore, so you didn't miss out. If you were born in the 90s, what you did miss out on was becoming a complete retard by attending public schools.

Us Gen X's and older, we were free to roam because every other kid was outside too. We spent all of our time around people, learning how to make and be friends, and finding stuff to do. If we got into trouble we had to figure it out for ourselves if a friend didn't know what to do. It was all about being accountable for everything in your life, so you got to learn a lot by virtue of being in that environment.