Twitter Users Are Posting Things We Haven’t Thought About Since Elementary School, But Will Instantly Remember (30 Pics)
There’s something about school memories that makes them so vivid and long-lasting, it feels like they happened yesterday. The classic ones like leaving home wearing slippers or failing a math exam usually come back in a sweaty nightmare. Miscellaneous memories like stealing a scented marker from your classmate arrive with a flashback. More emotional ones like an auntie picking you up all worn-out after another day at school can be triggered by a sharp valerian scent that reminds you of her.
But the most peculiar thing about these experiences is that they’re both too specific and too weird to digest. That’s why, when Twitter users started sharing their personal flashbacks from elementary school, people came to the conclusion that we all lived in the same childhood.
Pandas, if any of the posts below ring a bell to you, don’t forget to share your personal take on elementary school in the comments. And after you’re done reading this one, keep going down memory lane with some more school nostalgia here and here.

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This is still to this day my favorite toy. It's a shame I can't find them anywhere now...
What is this about? I never did this and I never saw it as a child in any school I attended in the U.K. in the 80's.
Looks like you’ll be living on a deserted island for the rest of your life then
We used to play with a parachute in elementary PE. Everyone grabs an edge, throws it up & runs under. It's probably illegal now, since we did bump into each other, but so fun!
I LOVED jump roping!! Double Dutch baby!! The one thing I was good at in school..... :D
until you caught your finger in the wheels or it got ran over... ouch!
oh wow forgot all about this, 128 kids! lol thatd be me with chris pratt haha
How about going on coolmath games and playing the actual games... I've never actually done the math on it lol
I still make them... don't know if I should be happy or ashamed lol
I bought this book a few years back (in my late 20s) at an airport to pass the time. I read it twice. T'was a great read.... but i think this article is aimed more toward 90's kids?
Mentioned this in another post- My daughter insisted that having this full series was LIFE, so being a sucker and not being able to say NO to books, I bought them. 4 books in and shes over them.
This post makes me feel really old. Like farting cobwebs old! Only a few of these things were from my childhood and the rest is from my son's childhood LOL
You feel old....most of these were after my time. For me it was mimeographs (sniffing), carbon paper and typewriters....
Load More Replies...what about slap bracelets? I had those instead of those bracelet things, that were mentioned twice, btw...
Between gigs, I've done some elementary school subbing, and then you get to relive a bunch of it. But, much as I love the kids, you realize as an adult that there's a distinct smell of a bunch of kids together in a room, particularly after recess. And when some kid is being really obnoxious, you might realize how obnoxious you used to be, b/c you were that kid sometimes.
This post makes me feel really old. Like farting cobwebs old! Only a few of these things were from my childhood and the rest is from my son's childhood LOL
You feel old....most of these were after my time. For me it was mimeographs (sniffing), carbon paper and typewriters....
Load More Replies...what about slap bracelets? I had those instead of those bracelet things, that were mentioned twice, btw...
Between gigs, I've done some elementary school subbing, and then you get to relive a bunch of it. But, much as I love the kids, you realize as an adult that there's a distinct smell of a bunch of kids together in a room, particularly after recess. And when some kid is being really obnoxious, you might realize how obnoxious you used to be, b/c you were that kid sometimes.
