50 Memes To Remind You How Good Life Once Was, As Shared By The “Ouch, Right In The Childhood” Page (New Posts)
“The Greek word for "return" is nostos. Algos means "suffering." So nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return,” stated Milan Kundera.
The days that were and the days that will never be again sum up the joys of feeling nostalgic for something. The daily rut of getting out of bed, making coffee, working for excessive hours, socializing with people, coming home to watch Netflix, sleep and repeat, falls short of the happiness of childhood.
Those days when life seemed oh so interesting, complex, and explorative. Those days when TV actually had something good on regardless of timing or day of the week. Those days when one didn’t have to pay rent, worry about being able to afford eggs, or ponder the purpose of existence. All those feelings can be summed up in the posts by this Instagram page called “Ouch, Right In The Childhood.”
They come with a warning of having the potential to ruin your childhood, so be careful as you scroll through this list, upvoting your favorites and leaving comments in the sections below. It’ll be a good time! And if you’d like another hit of nostalgia, here’s another Bored Panda article right here. Now let’s get into it!
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A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call nostalgia. A craving for the way things were. An idyllic way of remembering the past. The bittersweet feeling of happiness and pain intermixing. Those times will never truly come back, but there are bits and pieces of them still present.
The page called “Ouch, Right In The Childhood” has made it their mission to keep the nostalgia train running with their witty memes. Although the page comes with a warning of the potential ruining of one’s childhood, their 142K followers seem to not mind. Started in August 2016, they’re still going strong.
Nostalgia is one of those feelings that is universally familiar, and yet the experience of it is specific to each person. What one person feels deep feelings of longing for, another may have completely forgotten about, and vice versa. Yet in both cases, that feeling may be a result of our own thought processes, rather than an accurate representation of memory.
There is a reason that Alan R. Hirsch refers to nostalgia as a screen memory—not a true recreation of the past, but rather a combination of many different memories, all integrated together, and all negative emotions getting filtered out in the process. One can never return to this past, as it never truly existed, and the present reality, no matter how good, can never be as good as an ideal.
I always smile when I remember this great, wonderful, kind, and very funny man! RIP Robin, you were always a treasure!🥰😁😢❤️
The nostalgic urge to recreate the past within the present in many ways explains the choices we decide to make. Marrying spouses with characteristics reminiscent of those of our parents, painting walls the same colors we had in our childhood bedrooms, sleeping with a stuffed toy, building a diet with the foods that we grew up with, etc.
As Dr. Hal McDonald states, we are, after all, the leading actors in the memories that we classify as nostalgic, so some reflection on the type of role we play in those memories is necessary for determining how important or meaningful those past experiences are to the present in which we remember and embody them.
I can't remember ever thinking I wished we had internet. I can't remember being bored either.
Although we think of nostalgia as something that one is fond of, a positive thing in general, back in 1688 Swiss physician Johannes Hofer defined it as a neurological illness. It wasn’t until the 19th century that things started to shift. According to VeryWellMind, another Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung saw nostalgia as a way of reconnecting with our past and understanding our present.
Studies have shown that nostalgia can have positive effects on mental and physical health. For example, nostalgia has been shown to boost immune function and reduce stress levels, and can also help to increase life satisfaction and reduce anxiety. But, of course, everything has to be taken in moderation, as nostalgia can lead to a sense of loneliness and isolation and make us less likely to take action in the present.
And today, the actors who played Short Round was nominated for an OSCAR and he's predicted to WIN!!! CONGRATS Short Round 🎉🎊
There are a few things you can do to avoid the negative effects of nostalgia. As advised by VeryWellMind, one should aim to ground themselves in the present moment. What are you doing right now that you enjoy? Also, make an effort to connect with others, spend time with people you care about, and talk to them about your positive memories.
Furthermore, do things that make you happy. Listen to music, go for walks, watch your favorite movie. If you’re feeling particularly down or drifting more and more into the past, it would be a good idea to speak to a therapist about it all, as they can help you make sense of things. Most importantly, be mindful of how much time you spend dwelling on the past.
At the end of the day, nostalgia is an experience that unites us all as people. Albeit different in each case, nostalgia motivates us to remember the past, uniting us with that authentic self and reminding us of who we have been, then comparing that to who we feel we are today. The conflict of the bitter longing for what can never be again together with the sweetness of having experienced it is what makes us all inherently human.
As you continue to scroll through this list of hilarity and painful nostalgia, make sure you’re upvoting your favorites and leaving comments along the way, and I shall hope to see you in the very next one! Have yourselves a good one!
With Titanic I was 100% with team "let him on the damn door Rose". So maybe tears of frustration?
The movie just frustrated me honestly. Like how hard was it to just get on the door from the other side when it didn’t work on one side. But no, let’s just freeze him to death
It will tear you up bit it's worth it for Michael Clark Duncan's performance. He deserved that Oscar nomination.
Load More Replies...I can cry during almost any film. Real life, notsomuch. About Time is the only film I had to stop because I was sobbing so much. Call your Dad and tell them you love them.
the green mile is a movie that should be on anyone's watch and read list imo. it's heartbreaking but such a good film.
I could only ever watch it once. This movie gutted me. For days. I swear I still need therapy ❤️
I was looking for someone to have said this. I saw my my bf cry twice in our almsot 16 years, watching this movie was one of those times.
Load More Replies...If you didn't cry during some point of this book/movie, we probably can't be friends. Not, like, *good* friends, anyway.
One of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel ever (up there with Shawshank).
I didn't cry at titanic but i cried my a*s off at green mile. S**t hurts so bad,man.
I'd love to watch it again but the first time nearly broke me so I don't dare. Michael Clark Duncan was so wonderful, his performance so beautiful and now I have to stop because if I don't I'll cry. Again.
I laughed during the Titanic for the scene where Rose said she would never let him go, then pries his fingers off the door to let him go. Thought the person next to me was going to hit me!
I didn't cry in Titanic, but I cry buckets every time I see The Shawshank Redemption.
Oops, I mean The Green Mile. But Shawshank too if we're keeping score.
Load More Replies...The onions came back and I’m not ok remembering this horrible scene of green.
Yeah. That's the movie I've sobbed to the most of all. I saw it multiple times and it never got any better. I haven't seen it since the actor died. It would probably be even worse now. Love that movie.
I could never really like "Titanic", however hard I tried ( and I visited the museum in Belfast ). Same with "Gone With The Wind". But "The Green Mile", which I read as a series as it came out, had me in tears, same for the movie version. And "Shawshank Redemption"?
I’ve finally watched it for the first time a couple years ago. Bawled like a baby in a few spots! Such a great movie
I rarely cry, but Green Mile did it for me. I cried again when I read that Michael Clark Duncan died. Taken way too soon.
Yep,I shed tears all throughout this movie. Especially when he cures the Sargent’s wife of cancer
One of my most favorite movies of all time by Steven King. The man is a genius!!
There are very few movies that touch my heart. The Green Mile was one of them!
Titanic was on 2 VHS tapes. The second tape was lost, so we could only play the first tape at the community center where I was a volunteer. Needless to say, not a tear was shed at any point.
I cry at the Mr Jingles scene every time even though I know how it ends 😭
I lost it and cried like a baby watching the Green Mile. I also cried while reading the book. So intense, but a great story.
I love this movie and cry every time I see it. Michael Clarke Duncan had the best smile, it lit his whole face up. It's such a shame he passed so young.
I love his mama was so upset with him when he was in Apollo because there was that scene with him in his underwear. I wish he was still here he was such an awesome actor and had the best smile!
If you're old enough to have seen it, Brian's Song would have started the waterworks.
I don't know if I've become cynical as I get older or just realistic, but I remember crying when Lane Frost died in "8 Seconds", and now all I think is, "what did he think was going to happen when he got on 2000 pound beast that's been tortured on a regular basis." ... but that's the only movie I remember crying about.
I remember watching for the first time with mom when I was 17 or 18 on VHS, couldn’t even finish it. Ran to my room crying for the rest of the night. That movie did me in. I did finish it, YEARS later, 20-something, crying till the end of the movie, getting to my feet in the living room, with my family staring at me and clapping.
Scriptwriter: "I dreamed of writing the Great American Novel, but this is what I ended up doing instead. Oh well, might as well make the best of it and use some of my "A" material."
And the next line, for anyone wondering is: Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i. Which is the original line, backwards.
Mythbusters did this one once. The bad guys would hear you crawling through that metal vent from a mile away. Clang clang clang. "I'm being stealthy" Clang clang clang.
After I watched this a few times I remember thinking about that same thing and there goes the Ed Gein of the Cars world!
Many celebs will wear the same thing in public because it makes the paparazzi photos worth less money.
For the rest of us it is trying to kneel on a piece of wood balanced on a kitchen table, trying to saw a bit off and the wood keeps moving, you then find the cut piece is crooked and you've left a small nick in the table top. Sawdust is sticking to you and you tea/coffee has gone cold.
Idk what to call it but it needs a name.. Toothlasaur? Someone help me out here
There is a photo from a particular type of adult movie, involving a group of black males towering over a very small white girl. I believe this is in reference to that particular photo,
that's just a movie pic. Maggie Smith is actually in a reasonably good health
I have no idea what this is? Is it the American equivalent of a chupa chup
I may get hated for saying this, but Im not mad at Will Smith for acting out pain for his wife. He just did it on national tv. To make a joke about his wife's medical condition is a f****d up thing to do too. That was just overshadowed by the actions of Smith
Me either. Now my Walmart makes the stock people stock shelves in the morning. It takes them at least 3 hours longer than it did overnight because now they have to try and dodge around more shoppers. I'm a relatively early shopper and I've been run into by stock people more times in the last 3 years than I had in the entire rest of my life prior.
Audio-video cables. Van Gogh - only one audio cable. Beethoven, only visual (he went deaf). Stevie wonder --only audio cables (he was blind)
I don't know what cartoon that is, but that is hella awesome commitment.
Flash games were OK, but websites designed on Flash were a real pain in the low back.
In the comic book series: Fables, Gepetto is the puppet master that controls an evil and cruel empire
But, let's be honest, Disney Villains are more true to life. That sweet kil'ol' lady can't be a villain? Oh, she was a secretary, at Belsen. That doctor, who lives on our street can't be evil, he gives full size Snickers at Halloween?! Oh, he euthanizes people he seems a burden. That college guy can't be bad, he helps out down at the animal shelter? What do you mean his Frat Bro's call him, "Mr. Roofie".
Oh god, I hated these things... Want a mushy cake disaster? Get one of these. Trust me, OP, I wanted to keep forgetting...
Still no annyoing commercials in every 15-20 minutes and you can choose whatever you want to watch. You can pause everything if you wanna go to the toilet. You can also stop watching it, go to sleep and continue where you left it. You don't have to remind yourself to record the stuff you are interested in if you are not at home because you can watch anything whenever you have time for it. If you liked a scene you can watch it again. So it's still not the same.
It's 2011, I am 38, I didn't know I would have my first son 2 years after... Let's go multiplayer.
I only remember annoying orange. That was the only thing that aired when I used to watch TV. The rest of them I don’t know
Bored Panda, I don't know how you manage to assemble so many quirky, interests, and diverse categories, but don't stop. I always look forward to your newest offerings.
As an incredibly young gen z I relate to like all of these are you seriously telling me there are epeople in the world who haven't seen httyd or Kung fu panda
Does anybody remember Ford gum? It was square, and only sold in vending machines in restaurants, and they were always sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club. The machines always dispensed two pieces, IIRC.
Commenting on the last one: I remember how Maggie Smith looked in Othello, playing Desdemona across from Laurence Olivier.
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Bored Panda, I don't know how you manage to assemble so many quirky, interests, and diverse categories, but don't stop. I always look forward to your newest offerings.
As an incredibly young gen z I relate to like all of these are you seriously telling me there are epeople in the world who haven't seen httyd or Kung fu panda
Does anybody remember Ford gum? It was square, and only sold in vending machines in restaurants, and they were always sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club. The machines always dispensed two pieces, IIRC.
Commenting on the last one: I remember how Maggie Smith looked in Othello, playing Desdemona across from Laurence Olivier.
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