20 Lame Things I Thought Were Ruining My Childhood

These aren’t things that actually ruined my childhood. I had a great childhood. But at the time, I couldn’t imagine life getting worse than living with this stuff.

20. Plastic Man

19. Having To Pay Double at The Arcade for After Burner

18. That Kid on “Small Wonder”

17. Montgomery Ward

16. Sunscreen

15. The Uniforms for the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox

14. Not Hearing My Name at the End of Romper Room

13. Socks for Christmas

12. Noticing the Differences between Donkey Kong on Atari and Colecovision

11. Wax Lips

10. The Wonder Twins

9. The Kids Who Committed Suicide After Playing Dungeons & Dragons

8. My Brother Unplugging the Atari as I Was About to Roll the Score on Asteroids

7. Dropping My Snow Cone in Front of a Bully After a T-Ball Game

6. Jimmy Carter

5. My First Piano Lesson

4. Going to Bed Early Because of the End of Daylight Saving Time and Missing “The Barbara Mandrell Show”

3. E.T. The Video Game for Atari

2. Carrot-Raisin Salad

1. Scrappy Doo