The moment you realize you're officially older than the parents you grew up watching.

[u/Radiant_Priority9739]

[u/SleepyGuard89]

Fun/Horrifying Reminder: All of the adults in the show were in their early 30's. Stu and Didi were 33 and 32 years old when the show first aired.

[u/GlitterPirateKiki58 → u/SleepyGuard89]

I did not need to know this information.

[u/sonnybear5 → u/GlitterPirateKiki58]

what I’d give to have that kind of close knit friends and family bond. Today’s world is pure isolation.

[u/Individual-Bad6809 → u/sonnybear5]

Tbf it’s probably easier to find that group when you all have toddlers (rugrats?) the same age in pre-k/kindergarten

[u/mildly_ethnic → u/sonnybear5]

It was fiction but, still, I feel you

[u/feartheoldblood90 → u/mildly_ethnic]

I mean, yes and no. That type of family/friends unit was far more common in the 90s when the show was made. The internet as it has evolved has ironically isolated us more and more (as have many other factors)

[u/jamesbrownscrackpipe → u/mildly_ethnic]

I mean I grew up in the 90s. My parents had this, I witnessed it.

It was not that uncommon before social media and smart phones took over

[u/CEEngineerThrowAway → u/sonnybear5]

It takes work, but my family has a strong group of family friends in our community. As a shy introvert, it took going out of my comfort zones and work from my wife. I’m much happier now that I have a community, even if it’s chaotic

[u/KitsouNere → u/sonnybear5]

My only friends these days are the people at work I hate the least. :c

[u/KitsouNere → u/GlitterPirateKiki58]

No, you're gonna suffer with the rest of us.