1. Boxed Mac and Cheese There was a time when a bright orange box of mac and cheese meant dinner was handled for less than a couple of dollars. You didn’t buy it because it was gourmet, you bought it […]

1. Writing in Cursive Without Thinking About It There was a time when cursive wasn’t a novelty, it was just how you wrote once you hit upper elementary school. Teachers drilled letter connections until your hand could flow across the

1. Rick Moranis Rick Moranis was everywhere in the late ’80s and early ’90s, anchoring hits like Ghostbusters, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and Little Shop of Horrors. At the height of his popularity, he made a decision that surprised

1. The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota If you grew up on Midwest road trips, chances are someone insisted you had to stop at the Corn Palace, even if you had no idea what that meant. The building is

1. PB Max If you grew up haunting the candy aisle in the early ’90s, PB Max felt like a secret handshake among peanut butter lovers. It had a thick layer of creamy peanut butter, oats for crunch, and a

1. Knocking on Wood for Luck Most families grew up tapping the nearest table or doorframe whenever someone said something hopeful out loud. It felt automatic, like a tiny insurance policy against jinxing yourself. Kids usually copied the habit without

1. TV Dinners There was a time when sliding a frozen tray into the oven felt like admitting defeat as a home cook. TV dinners carried the reputation of being lazy, overly processed, and something you fed the kids only