Lately I have found some really cool toys and video games in my basement from the early 2000’s and even late 90’s. I found my Poo-chi and it really took me back to being a small child in the early 2000’s. Kid trends/culture was super manufactured back then and always in your face, mainly because Nickelodeon was super big and partnered with many childhood manufacturers and the aesthetics of our childhood was super bright and colorful ! I miss it so much. I’m in my 20’s now but I do miss the likes of certain toys such as furbies, Poo-chi, I zones and bratz dolls. I miss colored ketchup even tho I was terrified to try it. I miss when you could find every cartoon based fruit snack or macaroni. Ugh it was a good time to be a kid. I remember when every Shrek movie came out candy’s, cookies, snacks, etc would all be green and yucky looking.

I hope the new decade can become more creative in childhood trends again for the next decade

Hitclips
Bop it
Tamagotchis
Snap bracelets
Skooters
Bubble jug:
Wonder Balls

Hitclips
Bop it
Tamagotchis
Snap bracelets
Skooters
Bubble jug:
Wonder Balls


I found my butterfly hit clips (I was a boy who used to get made fun of for this) in a box from 2002 or 2003. I had like 10 clips attached to it. One was Nsync’s “it’s gonna be me” and Baja men “Who let the dogs out”. I remember the hit clip discs too with Hillary duff

I also still have my Razor scooter along with the original bop it. I remember Wonder balls at the grocery store !! I was too young for the first series tamagotchi but I had the tamagotchi connection. Ughh miss those days.

Koosh balls were pretty popular around then, although apparently they were introduced in 1989.

American Girl dolls were big around that time if you were female and your parents were well off.

Pokemon
Digimon

pokemon, tamagochi, N64 game classics, game boy color

some movies would be: flubber, toy soldiers, the pokemon movie, mulan and of course The lost world Jurassic Park

i was mainly a preteen during Y2K, and we dressed like teens during that time so maybe you should ask someone born between ca 1992-1995 for kid fashion

we listened to wu tang clan, britney, Christina Augileura, boy bands (not me though), limp bizkit, the offspring, Boomfunk MC and so on during that time period

heres some typical Y2K music
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pokemon, tamagochi, N64 game classics, game boy color

some movies would be: flubber, toy soldiers, the pokemon movie, mulan and of course The lost world Jurassic Park

i was mainly a preteen during Y2K, and we dressed like teens during that time so maybe you should ask someone born between ca 1992-1995 for kid fashion

we listened to wu tang clan, britney, Christina Augileura, boy bands (not me though), limp bizkit, the offspring, Boomfunk MC and so on during that time period

heres some typical Y2K music
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bubblegum with Aqua as the leaders of the movement
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Born in’97 and I remember a lot  of the kid culture back then. The music that you provided was more 90’s but I was thinking more 2000-2002ish maybe ? I remember Jessica Simpson was big around the year 2000/2001 because my cousin was obsessed with her lol. I had a dreamcast in 2001 instead of N64. I got it for Christmas in 2000. I saw Pokemon in theaters when I was in pre-k, that I remember haha !!! Yes I remember Britney and Nsync too, I had an Nysnc sticker collection when I was like 4 or 5 I believe. I don’t remember wu tang clan being big tho but i remember the pop music the most fun art. For kids I remember the fashion was terrible at some points 🤮 https://imgur.com/a/IB86UBn all those photos were taken in 2001. Rugrats and digimon were the ish back then

Koosh balls were pretty popular around then, although apparently they were introduced in 1989.

American Girl dolls were big around that time if you were female and your parents were well off.


I had cabbage patch dolls during this time lmao. My preschool bff was a big American girl doll fan and would bring one to preschool and even elementary school with her all the time. I have a picture of us together and she had the hat. I’ll try to find it. I remember koosh balls. I broke mine and it was a mess :(

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Those mc donalds with the n64 games were so much fun. I remember slime time in the early 2000’s. Awww I wish I can go back ☺️☺️

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RIP Nickelodeon studios  :\'( 1990-2005

Those of us born between 1986-1991 Are kids of the Y2k (late 90s-Early 00s).

Edit: Y2k Millennials ('86-'91)

Those of us born between 1986-1991 Are kids of the Y2k (late 90s-Early 00s).

Edit: Y2k Millennials ('86-'91)


Nah more like 90’s kids and y2K teens/ preteens. Those of us born from 1992-1997 are y2k kids as were were KIDS during that time. If you consider middle school childhood then so be it. But someone born in 1986 spent their childhood during the early to mid 90’s during the core 90’s and were already in high school in the year 2000, someone born in 1990 would have spent most of their childhood pre 1998/1999.. I definitely consider myself a child of the millennium as that’s when my childhood started to form. I mean if you believe childhood is invalid until you’re 7-10 years old then ok I get your point.

Nah more like 90’s kids and y2K teens/ preteens. Those of us born from 1992-1997 are y2k kids as were were KIDS during that time. If you consider middle school childhood then so be it. But someone born in 1986 spent their childhood during the early to mid 90’s during the core 90’s and were already in high school in the year 2000, someone born in 1990 would have spent most of their childhood pre 1998/1999.. I definitely consider myself a child of the millennium as that’s when my childhood started to form. I mean if you believe childhood is invalid until you’re 7-10 years old then ok I get your point.

Gonna disagree with you on that. Stuff from the late 90s and Early 00s were targeted for us '86-'91.

Gonna disagree with you on that. Stuff from the late 90s and Early 00s were targeted for us '86-'91.


1986-1991 is a 5 year age gap. Sure 1990-1991 were in there childhoods during this time but they were entering adolescence as well. Mean while someone born in 1986 were kids of the 90’s not late 90’s early 2000’s. They would have been in middle school and even High school during the y2k era. You mean to tell me a 13 year old in 1999 was still playing with a Furby ? No they were on chat rooms and indulging in pop culture more so than someone who was 6 years old in 1999 and actually living in their childhood.

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1986-1991 is a 5 year age gap. Sure 1990-1991 were in there childhoods during this time but they were entering adolescence as well. Mean while someone born in 1986 were kids of the 90’s not late 90’s early 2000’s. They would have been in middle school and even High school during the y2k era. You mean to tell me a 13 year old in 1999 was still playing with a Furby ? No they were on chat rooms and indulging in pop culture more so than someone who was 6 years old in 1999 and actually living in their childhood.

Someone born in 1997 was to young to be a y2k kid.

Those of us born between 1986-1991 Are kids of the Y2k (late 90s-Early 00s).

Edit: Y2k Millennials ('86-'91)

People born in 1986 & 1987 were a little too old to be considered Y2K kids. If you are generous you could squeeze 87ers & 88ers in there.

1989 - 1994 are the Y2K kids.

per Someone born in 1997 was to young to be a y2k kid.


Ok so since we’re gonna play that game https://imgur.com/a/a2Kmaft here are a plethora of pictures of me and family from 2000-2002 arguably still the Y2k era. We were kids during that time frame. If you want I got VHS videos as well to prove my point lol it’s nothing to post them here.

I’m definitely a kid of the y2k era you can see my PlayStation 2, Powerpuffgirls, Pokemon, Monsters inc, Spy Kids, fashion, etc. my childhood started in that era and I definitely consider myself a y2k kid.

People born in 1986 & 1987 were a little too old to be considered Y2K kids. If you are generous you could squeeze 87ers & 88ers in there.

1989 - 1994 are the Y2K kids.


https://imgur.com/a/a2Kmaft I mean my childhood looks pretty Y2k if you ask me. These photos are all from 2000-2002. From the PlayStation 2, to my old hamster cage (the aesthetic is definitely early 2000’s), the fashion, the cartoons and the kid culture depicted in these photos look more reminiscent of y2k era to me. My cousin wearing that Old navy Y2k vest with the reflector band across the middle and metallic nylon pants is so....Y2K...I’d say I spent a good chunk of my childhood in Y2k culture and was pretty old enough to enjoy the trends directed to children during this time, but it is what it is, people will believe what they will. At the end of the day I consider the y2k era to be a big part of my childhood along with the mid 2000’s.

We're the only 90s babies to be considered Y2k kids (1990-91)

We're the only 90s babies to be considered Y2k kids (1990-91)


Lol I’ll let you believe that if it makes you feel superior/better about yourself 😘

People born in 1986 & 1987 were a little too old to be considered Y2K kids. If you are generous you could squeeze 87ers & 88ers in there.

1989 - 1994 are the Y2K kids.
These 90s kids are beyond obnoxious at this point. How the heck would someone born in 1986 be a y2k kid?  They would have been 12 years old in 1998 and 16 years old in 2002. They were y2k teenagers.

Ok so since we’re gonna play that game https://imgur.com/a/a2Kmaft here are a plethora of pictures of me and family from 2000-2002 arguably still the Y2k era. We were kids during that time frame. If you want I got VHS videos as well to prove my point lol it’s nothing to post them here.

I’m definitely a kid of the y2k era you can see my PlayStation 2, Powerpuffgirls, Pokemon, Monsters inc, Spy Kids, fashion, etc. my childhood started in that era and I definitely consider myself a y2k kid.
These photos are so adorable. ♡

These 90s kids are beyond obnoxious at this point. How the heck would someone born in 1986 be a y2k kid?  They would have been 12 years old in 1998 and 16 years old in 2002. They were a y2k teenagers.


Omg exactly! Like for the longest of time since I was in middle school 90’s kids would make fun of my age group for being early 2000’s kids and they would say things like “everything started to suck in 2000” but now that 2000 is looking retro and cool they want to invalidate people within my age bracket from our childhood identity which partially took place in that era, rather they like it or not.

We're the only 90s babies to be considered Y2k kids (1990-91)
Are you really going to compare yourself to someone who was born in 1986? Believe me they don't want to associate with anyone born after 1989.

These photos are so adorable. ♡


Thank you so much 💗 I love going back and looking at photos, especially on film because they hold so much culture to them.

Omg exactly! Like for the longest of time since I was in middle school 90’s kids would make fun of my age group for being early 2000’s kids and they would say things like “everything started to suck in 2000” but now that 2000 is looking retro and cool they want to invalidate people within my age bracket from our childhood identity which partially took place in that era, rather they like it or not.
I was born in 1994 and I have 90s kids telling me I can't claim anything from 2000-2004. Heck, I got into an argument with a 90s kid over the Incredibles not too long ago. They said that only 90s kids were old enough to appreciate the movie when it came out. Keep in mind it came out in late 2004.

I was born in 1994 and I have 90s kids telling me I can't claim anything from 2000-2004. Heck, I got into an argument with a 90s kid over the Incredibles not too long ago. They said that only 90s kids were old enough to appreciate the movie when it came out. Keep in mind it came out in late 2004.


Lol the same kids bashing early 2000’s culture at that !! My dad took me to go see the incredibles in second grade. You were in 5th grade I’m assuming. That’s practically our era of childhood in my honest opinion. Hell you were a preteen by then. Funny thing is I gravitate towards 2000-2005 way more than the 2005-2009 period.

Lol the same kids bashing early 2000’s culture at that !! My dad took me to go see the incredibles in second grade. You were in 5th grade I’m assuming. That’s practically our era of childhood in my honest opinion. Hell you were a preteen by then. Funny thing is I gravitate towards 2000-2005 way more than the 2005-2009 period.
90s kids are huge hypocrites. They're allowed to claim shows and movies that came out in the late 80s and early 2000s. Yet 2000s kids apparently can only claim 2005-2009.

90s kids are huge hypocrites. They're allowed to claim shows and movies that came out in the late 80s and early 2000s. Yet 2000s kids apparently can only claim 2005-2009.


Yes it’s annoying. Or people take 80’s babies seriously but don’t take 90’s babies seriously. Like 80’s babies can keep the 90’s but the early 2000’s was practically our childhood. I was in elementary school in the early 2000’s. These are the same people that think childhood is invalid until you’re 10. I argued with someone born in 1985 about relating to a 90’s baby meme and they were like “how would someone born in 1995-1997 remember the early 2000’s, I remember playing this in he late 80’s” like what ? The same way you remember the late 80’s would be adjacent to someone born in 1995 remembering the late 90’s. The guy got tons of upvotes on reddit.

Yes it’s annoying. Or people take 80’s babies seriously but don’t take 90’s babies seriously. Like 80’s babies can keep the 90’s but the early 2000’s was practically our childhood. I was in elementary school in the early 2000’s. These are the same people that think childhood is invalid until you’re 10. I argued with someone born in 1985 about relating to a 90’s baby meme and they were like “how would someone born in 1995-1997 remember the early 2000’s, I remember playing this in he late 80’s” like what ? The same way you remember the late 80’s would be adjacent to someone born in 1995 remembering the late 90’s. The guy git tons of upvotes on reddit.
These people are obsessed with claiming everything. They get so triggered since people are starting to acknowledge the early 2000s. It's like the world doesn't revolve around you. In my opinion some of these 90s kids need counseling. The way they obsess over this stuff is not normal or healthy and it's just plain creepy at this point.

Nah more like 90’s kids and y2K teens/ preteens. Those of us born from 1992-1997 are y2k kids as were were KIDS during that time. If you consider middle school childhood then so be it. But someone born in 1986 spent their childhood during the early to mid 90’s during the core 90’s and were already in high school in the year 2000, someone born in 1990 would have spent most of their childhood pre 1998/1999.. I definitely consider myself a child of the millennium as that’s when my childhood started to form. I mean if you believe childhood is invalid until you’re 7-10 years old then ok I get your point.


"1992-1997" coming from someone born in 1997. Sorry, but this just sounds like you want to make the cutoff for the sake of social acceptance from older people, which is petty for someone your age.
An average 97ers experience during 2001 would've been more similar to a 99ers experience than to a 92ers experience. Ages 2-4 are the prime demographic for media such as Sesame Street and Barney & Friends.
1997 cannot group with 1992 in regards to experiencing the Y2K era, as they wouldn't have experienced it the same way.

"1992-1997" coming from someone born in 1997. Sorry, but this just sounds like you want to make the cutoff for the sake of social acceptance from older people, which is petty for someone your age.
An average 97ers experience during 2001 would've been more similar to a 99ers experience than to a 92ers experience. Ages 2-4 are the prime demographic for media such as Sesame Street and Barney & Friends.
1997 cannot group with 1992 in regards to experiencing the Y2K era, as they wouldn't have experienced it the same way.


Speak for yourself please,  I was already entering elementary school when y2k pop culture and childhood culture was still extremely mainstream. Pop culture was highly manufactured and very hard to miss. Hell Nickelodeon was playing music videos for Aaron Carter, Nsync and Britney Spears when I was in Pre-K.. little things like that are what i remember about pop culture. Television shows aren’t the primary source for childhood culture. You’re adding the Barney and friends reference to eradicate my experiences as a way to fit me into a single specific age group to make it sound as if I was completely non cognizant of any type of culture outside of what was being presented to toddlers at that time, which remains abysmal when you add in childhood experiences and the simple fact that a child starts to retain long term memory/information by age 3.TV shows don’t compensate for LIFE experiences

You’re probably born late 1997 like September to December by the sound of your statement, so you would have been ages 2-4 for most of 2000-2002 if so then I understand. Most people my age seem to be very nostalgic for this time frame as of right now as well so I really don’t understand how I’d be petty...I was already in elementary by 2002 (when Y2k culture was still pretty relevant) and spent my early childhood in preschool by 2000/2001. I was in first grade in ‘03 which had tons of y2k culture lingering on as well. Older people such as 80’s babies are 90’s kids I am not, I am indeed an early to mid 2000’s kid tho as that is the culture in which my cultural identity began in.
Not only that but Pop artist groups like Destiny’s child and Nsync made guess appearances on shows like sesame street back in 2001...Pop culture was being fed to kids back in that time period with toys such as Hit clips (2000-2003) and Nsync/Britney Spears dolls circa 2000/2001. Like I said culture was so manufactured it would have been hard to miss...A 4 year old would have also been in the appropriate age demographic for shows like rugrats, Powerpuff girls, Hey Arnold and catdog. So yes I consider myself a kid of that time, I may have not spend the “bulk of my childhood in that era but I started/spent a significant portion of my early childhood in that time.

I was already aware of some pop culture such as mysic by the year 2000. I added 1992 babies in the mix as they were in elementary school in the y2k era and would have been in 5th grade by 2002 which is still an arguably y2k year when it comes to culture..If you argue that 9/11 killed off y2k culture in 2002 that would be false (not completely) as kid culture from the Y2k era did not change in the least from 1998-2002 especially when it came to manufacturing.

We were all kids at some point during that era. A person born in 1995 would have primarily experienced that era the same way I did.

No I’m not trying to fit in with anything, I was a child in 2000 (peak y2k year) where as someone a year younger than me was not which is the only reason I didn’t add them.  A person born in 1999 wouldn’t remember 2001 as they were 2 where as a 1997 baby would probably be able to remember a big chink of that year as they were graduating pre kinder by then, so I don’t know what you mean by someone born in 1997 experiencing the year 2001 in the same regards as a ‘99er considering 1999 babies weren’t even cognizant.

https://imgur.com/a/a2Kmaft My childhood in the y2k era. Definitely a nostalgic time for me and definitely not invalid with my reasoning. Definitely a big part of my childhood I hold dearly.

These people are obsessed with claiming everything. They get so triggered since people are starting to acknowledge the early 2000s. It's like the world doesn't revolve around you. In my opinion some of these 90s kids need counseling. The way they obsess over this stuff is not normal or healthy and it's just plain creepy at this point.

I agree it’s freaking weird like you are 30, go make some friends lmao.

Speak for yourself, I was in elementary school during the Y2K era. Pop culture was highly manufactured and very hard to miss. You’re probably born late 1997 because I was already in elementary by 2002. Not only that but Pop artist groups like Destiny’s child made guess appearances on shows like sesame street, pop culture was being fed to kids back in that time. A 4 year old would have also been in the appropriate age demographic for shows like rugrats and catdog. Yes I consider myself a kid of that time. I was aware of some pop culture by the year 2000. I added 1992 babies in the mix as they were in elementary school in the y2k era and would have been in 5th grade by 2002 which is still a very arguably y2k year.

The Y2K era ended in 2001. Even before 9/11, it was well on its way out, but 9/11 solidified its demise. Not only that, but you started elementary school in late 2002, when 00s culture was becoming well solidified, as the 6th gaming generation was already in full swing, mall pop (think Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton) was already in its heyday, Windows XP was already out, social media was already a thing with the advent of Friendster, DVD purchase sales had already surpassed VHS purchase sales (rental sales only carried on longer because of lower income individuals sticking with VHS longer), movie series like Harry Potter and Shrek were already out,and even emo was starting to become popular with the advent of groups such as The Used, Dashboard Confessional, and Taking Back Sunday. Even with kids culture, the "Hip Era" of Disney Channel was already in full swing, and the overall "vibe" of Nicktoons was changing with the advent of shows such as Fairly OddParents and Jimmy Neutron.

A 4 year old would've been no more in the appropriate demographic for CatDog or Rugrats as a 3 year old would, in fact Rugrats in particular was popular among both preschool aged children (2-5) as it was with elementary school children, and it even appeared on Nick Jr. before. However, at the same time, many elementary school aged kids enjoy shows meant for teens and young adults such as Friends and That '70s Show, yet that doesn't mean they are apart of the target demographic. Just because you watched certain shows at a certain age doesn't mean you were part of the target demographic, it just means you're an exception, hell I was an exception myself, much like you were. As for 2000, your awareness of pop culture in 2000 would've been limited to listening to songs in car rides, or seeing what your parents/older siblings/older cousins were into. Claiming that these are your core formative years instead of just trivial snapshots of things you did when your brain was still in a simplistic state is just silly.


No I’m not trying to fit in with anything, I was a child in 2000 where as someone a year older than me was not which is the only reason I didn’t add it. A person born in 1999 wouldn’t remember 2001 where as a 1997 baby would as they were graduating pre kinder by then, so I don’t know what you mean by someone born in 1997 experiencing the year 2001 in the same regards considering 1999 babies weren’t even cognizant.

Actually, memory is possible at age 2, and I know quite a few 1999 babies who claim to remember 2001. Not only that, but ages 2-11 are considered as "Child Passengers" by most airports. The cognizant ability of a 4 year old is heavily limited, most kids at that age still need constant adult supervision, can't think in a logical manner, and are still too easily impressionable, plus, as already stated, they're still in the target demographic for media such as Barney & Friends, Sesame Street, and listening to nursey rhymes, regardless of what you yourself did at that age. A 1999 born, being 2 that year, would've also been in that same demographic, just at the younger end of it.


I am indeed an early to mid 2000’s kid tho
You were a kid in the late '00s as well. You turned 10 in 2007, and 11 in 2008. Even in 2009 into early 2010, you wouldn't have been considered a teenager yet. Unless your birthday is January 1st, your childhood would've overlapped into the '10s, if your using the definition of childhood ending when one is a "teen".


https://imgur.com/a/a2Kmaft My childhood in the y2k era. Definitely a nostalgic time for me.


I have pictures of myself from the Y2K era as well. In fact, when contrasting mine from yours, I was probably even bigger than you by this point as well.
I'm not trying to stir hostility, but I do feel you are over exaggerating your life in this era as something more than it actually was, and trying to be something you're not.
You may remember the early '00s, hell I do arguably just as adequately as you do, but they were not your key formative years. Someone born in 1947 wouldn't make that claim about the early '50s. 

The Y2K era ended in 2001. Even before 9/11, it was well on its way out, but 9/11 solidified its demise. Not only that, but you started elementary school in late 2002, when 00s culture was becoming well solidified, as the 6th gaming generation was already in full swing, mall pop (think Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton) was already in its heyday, Windows XP was already out, social media was already a thing with the advent of Friendster, DVD purchase sales had already surpassed VHS purchase sales (rental sales only carried on longer because of lower income individuals sticking with VHS longer), and even emo was starting to become popular with the advent of groups such as The Used, Dashboard Confessional, and Taking Back Sunday.
A 4 year old would've been no more in the appropriate demographic for CatDog or Rugrats as a 3 year old would, in fact Rugrats in particular was popular among both preschool aged children (2-5) as it was with elementary school children, and it even appeared on Nick Jr. before. However, at the same time, many elementary school aged kids enjoy shows meant for teens and young adults such as Friends and That '70s Show, yet that doesn't mean they are apart of the target demographic. Just because you watched certain shows at a certain age doesn't mean you were part of the target demographic, it just means you're an exception, hell I was an exception myself, much like you were. As for 2000, your awareness of pop culture in 2000 would've been limited to listening to songs in car rides, or seeing what your parents/older siblings/older cousins were into. Claiming that these are your core formative years instead of just trivial snapshots of things you did when your brain was still in a simplistic state is just silly.

Actually, memory is possible at age 2, and I know quite a few 1999 babies who claim to remember 2001. Not only that, but ages 2-11 are considered as "Child Passengers" by most airports. The cognizant ability of a 4 year old is heavily limited, most kids at that age still need constant adult supervision, can't think in a logical manner, and are still too easily impressionable, plus, as already stated, they're still in the target demographic for media such as Barney & Friends, Sesame Street, and listening to nursey rhymes, regardless of what you yourself did at that age. A 1999 born, being 2 that year, would've also been in that same demographic, just at the younger end of it.

I have pictures of myself from the Y2K era as well. In fact, when contrasting mine from yours, I was probably even bigger than you by this point as well.
I'm not trying to stir hostility, but I do feel you are over exaggerating your life in this era as something more than it actually was.


As a psychology major a 2 years old would not be able to hold long enough information to remember something as significant as pop culture. Those memories are of sense of self/emotion rather than what song was rather than what song was popular.. By age 3 a child (on average) has developed enough neurons to retain long term information hence long term memory IMPLICITLY.  You’re wrong about a 4 years old, in fact most 4 years olds are in pre K playing on the monkey bars and developing motor skills that would be advanced enough for them to enter elementary school during the next following year. If they had to be watched after as consistently as you say by parents then they should not be in pre kindergarten.. I have a VHS video of me in Pre K doing “one hand cart wheels”in my backyard. They aren’t unlimited to Cognitive functions at all. I’m sure mostly everyone on the sub can remember an event from the age of 4 in great detail.

Social media had been alive and well since the 1990’s with online dating apps in 1996 and AOL so i don't get the point of your message. Hell i was in elementary school before myspace was a thing. And what child is paying attention to sources that are clearly out of their demographic ?

I started elementary school in mid 2002 (second week of August here in Cali since the late 80’s).  When artist such as Ashanti, Ja Rule, Blink 182, Usher, Eminem, No doubt, Jennifer Lopez, Nsync, Destiny’s Child and Britney spears were still on the Billboard’s hot 100’s with tons of Y2k sounding beats/elements. 2002 was strictly early 2000’s, nothing core 2000’s about it and had tons of y2k culture attached to it with songs like “My Neck” by  Khia. You listed a lot of caucasian culture/music in which was barely dominating the carts in 2001. The mall pop sound in which you are referencing didn’t even make it past 2002 and was watered down by 2003. Emo culture began to take over shortly after 9/11 with artists such as Limp Biskit, Evanescence and Avril Lavigne but they weren’t dominating the charts in POP culture in the least.

Memories are implicit until the brain ceases in growth at age 7 so you can use that as a way to invalidate me but I’m sure most here remember tons of memories before age 7.

Also never said y2k was apart of my core childhood however it was apart of my formative childhood in my eyes...it seems as if you’re  manipulating my words out of pure defense to make yourself sound better which is more sillier than this argument. Also I’m the only child so the only introduction I had to pop culture was through the radio and TV such as watching TRL with my mom when Aaliyah died in 2001 and watching music videos.

I’m not over exaggerating anything, my OP was to ask people to post or explain any form of childhood toys that was popular in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. exodus08 then responded by trying to eradicate and invalidate my experiences. I was a litte kid in the Y2K era and have strong memories of that time whats the BFD ? I don’t get it ? I consider myself apart of the Y2k generation as I was a child in that era as well as the rest of the 2000’s. Also What tv shows did I mention in which I wasn’t apart if the core demographic for ? Keep in mind most cartoons of the y2k era still aired and released new shows well into my second grade year of elementary.

DVD didn’t oversell VHS till 2003 actually and even then it was just a hair over 50%, Windows XP and Windows 2000 were still commonly used in 2002, dial up was predominant, y2k fashion was still dominant and the late 90’s were not even 3 years ago by the time I started elementary. Y2K was recent culture in 2002. Accentuating minor differences that had litte to no affect in culture is silly and irrelevant.

I was a pre teenager and middle schooler in the late 2000’s but are we gonna use 2 years worth of childhood from 2007-2009 to compensate for the rest of my childhood in the early and mid 2000’s ? Accentuating the fact that I was 12 for a few months in 2010 is silly and holds no meaning relevance as I was well adjusted into teen culture by that point and  spent no formative time of my childhood in those few months that could ever compensate for the bulk of my childhood in the early to mid 2000’s. It sounds as if you’re triggered. You’re pointing out the most irrelevant factors to make myself sound younger than what I am because you are upset at the fact that I didn’t include your age group into the mix out of accident.. In fact I spent a majority of my childhood before youtube was even released. Again this argument is pointless l. I consider myself a child of the millennium as that’s when I started to remember things and become more involved with childhood culture.

I started elementary school in mid 2002 (second week of August here in Cali since the late 80’s).  When artist such as Ashanti, Ja Rule, Blink 182, Usher, Eminem, No doubt, Jennifer Lopez, Nsync, Destiny’s Child and Britney spears were still on the Billboard hot 100’s with tons of Y2k sounding beats.
Most of those artists you listed were also still on the mainstream charts in 2004 as well. "Only U" (Ashanti), "Clap Back" (Ja Rule), "Always" (Blink 182) "Yeah" (Usher), "Just Lose It" (Eminem), "It's My Life" (No Doubt), "Soldier" (Destiny's Child), and "Toxic" (Britney Spears) were all released or peaked in 2004 (some even in 2005). If those artists present 2002 as "Y2K" sounding in your book, then 2004 should count as well by that logic. Hell, the overall vibe of music in 2002 and 2004 are nearly identical.


2002 was strictly early 2000’s, nothing core 2000’s about it and had tons of y2k culture attached to it with songs like “My Neck” by  You listed a lot of caucasian culture/music in which was barely dominating the carts in 2001. The mall pop sound in which you are referencing didn’t even make it past 2001. Emo culture began to take over shortly after 9/11 with artists such as Limp Biskit, Evanescence and Avril Lavigne but they weren’t dominating the charts in pop culture in the least. 
Avril Lavigne was definitely dominating the charts, and even won a variety of music awards for "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", and "I'm With You". Evanescence and Linkin Park were dominating in 2003 with "Bring Me To Life" and "Numb" respectively peaking at #1 and #5 on the US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard.
Also, Mall Pop lasted well beyond 2001, its heyday was in 2002-2004/5, and the movie "Mean Girls" was the pinnacle of that era.


DVD didn’t oversell VHS till 2003 actually and even then it was just a hair over 50%, Windows XP and Windows 2000 were still commonly used in 2002, dial up was predominant, y2k fashion was still dominant and late 90’s was not even 3 years ago by the time I started elementary. Accentuating minor differences that had litte to no affect in culture is silly.

The rental sales of DVD passed VHS in 2003 due to low income families, but the purchase sales passed them in 2002.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/a8/21/28a821ed264ae1ea469e6edd04ad6537.jpg
Dial up was predominant until mid 2004, again, by that logic the "Y2K Era" would last up until 2004.


It sounds as if you’re triggered. You’re pointing out the most irrelevant factors to make myself sound younger than what I am because you are upset at the fact that I didn’t include your age group into the mix out of accident.
I'm not offended at all, in fact technically you did consider me apart of that age bracket as it was 1992-1997, late '97 is still 1997 as a calendar year runs from January-December and not September-August. I just felt like your comment warranted criticism as it felt like you were getting out of line with your claims of how your life was in that era. I have bigger issues in my life to deal with, and I'm mostly just scouring these decadeology and generationology threads for old times sake to jam a few threads or put people in their place, as I'm now far more interested into topics like gaming and sports. If I were to go back to the Y2K Era at the age I am now, I'd be more interested in watching the Broncos and Avalanche hey days rather than re experiencing what I was into as a preschooler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKhROXd0Fg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGovDkf6JHs

Anyways, I'll cut the conversation here, and sorry if you got offended by my replies.

Wait hold up ? What claims did I enlist about “how life was” in fact I do remember how life was back in 2000/2001 as a child but I never bragged about that or claimed anything. I think you’re getting me confused. By the looks of your comment history you defend these topics quite a lot so it did trigger you in some sense and I’m sorry if it did. But don’t try to invalidate/gatekeep someones life experiences out of your own subjectivity and past within the era.  I can’t help that I remember Most of those artists you listed were also still on the mainstream charts in 2004 as well. "Only U" (Ashanti), "Clap Back" (Ja Rule), "Always" (Blink 182) "Yeah" (Usher), "Just Lose It" (Eminem), "It's My Life" (No Doubt), "Soldier" (Destiny's Child), and "Toxic" (Britney Spears) were all released or peaked in 2004 (some even in 2005). If those artists present 2002 as "Y2K" sounding in your book, then 2004 should count as well by that logic. Hell, the overall vibe of music in 2002 and 2004 are nearly identical.
Avril Lavigne was definitely dominating the charts, and even won a variety of music awards for "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", and "I'm With You". Evanescence and Linkin Park were dominating in 2003 with "Bring Me To Life" and "Numb" respectively peaking at #1 and #5 on the US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard.
Also, Mall Pop lasted well beyond 2001, its heyday was in 2002-2004/5, and the movie "Mean Girls" was the pinnacle of that era.
The rental sales of DVD passed VHS in 2003 due to low income families, but the purchase sales passed them in 2002.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/a8/21/28a821ed264ae1ea469e6edd04ad6537.jpg
Dial up was predominant until mid 2004, again, by that logic the "Y2K Era" would last up until 2004.


Soldier by Destiny’s Child does sound more Y2K with the cell phone beat in the background. 2004 definitely had some y2k influences/ remnants however just because an artist was releasing music in one era doesn’t mean there sound changes a few years later. Usher’s 8701 album was recorded in 2000 unlike his burn album recorded in 2003/2004 and had an entirely different sound. His 8701 album released singles from summer of 2001 to spring of 2002.. Sound changes based on what’s popular so pointing out songs from different albums in the mist of cultural transition is abysmal once again. That’s like me saying 2003 Beyonce is the same as 2012 Beyonce because they both sky rocketed on the charts in both of those years  making 2012 apart of early 2000’s pop culture😂😂 Foolish and Happy by Ashanti sound nothing like “only you” which did horrible on the charts in 2004 compared to her previous work.Keep in mind that songs recorded in late 2000-2001 were released in 2002 as well. No doubts “Hey baby” released in late 2001 and reached much success in the summer of 2002 sounds very y2kish. Britney’s third album was released in late 2001 however didn’t gain much success due to her radio issue obtained by her label. Songs like Boys, Not a girl, not yet a women, and overprotected were extremely y2k sounding. Let’s keep in mind that a song stays relevant for about 3-6 months predicated upon airplay and traction.

Movies like Crossroads, Swim Fan, Blade 2 (in which i seen in the movie theaters), Spy kids 2, Hot chick and My big fat greek wedding (2002)have TONS of y2k influences in them. The mall pop era peaked in 2004 with movies like White Chicks and Mean Girls in which were completely different from teen movies released in 2003 and 2002. Also https://i.pinimg.com/originals/22/61/b1/2261b1bbeb4c356822abd2e295084437.jpg for the DVD vs VHS statistic. This is from the same statistic in which you provided me with. VHS and DVD sales were at an equal amount of sales in 2002 and didn’t surpass sales until mid 2003. Read more of the presentation. Broadband didn’t surpass dial up until 2005. Dial up stilll remained to be used by 52% US households by mid 2004 and was expected to drop substantially by 2005. https://www.zdnet.com/article/40-of-americans-to-use-dial-up-by-year-end-2005/
Even by 2005, I would have spent most of my formative childhood in that era of transition. I was 8 for most of the year.  These minor differences that you’re trying to pick out is so funny. We are the same age and we grew up in the same time frame. I consider us to be early to mid 2000’s kids. But we are kids of the millennium regardless as thats when we began childhood. I have fond memories from every part of the decade. I consider myself a y2k/early to mid 2000’s kid as I started childhood in mid 2000 and spent 2000,2001,2002 and 2003 as a child. Most early 90’s babies claim to be 90’s kids as well.

Just a reminder.

Make it a priority to keep the discussion respectful. Do not throw around personal insults. We had some members doing that in another thread.

Everyone knows that the real Y2K was in 1999/2000.

The Y2K era ended in 2001. Even before 9/11, it was well on its way out, but 9/11 solidified its demise. Not only that, but you started elementary school in late 2002, when 00s culture was becoming well solidified, as the 6th gaming generation was already in full swing, mall pop (think Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton) was already in its heyday, Windows XP was already out, social media was already a thing with the advent of Friendster, DVD purchase sales had already surpassed VHS purchase sales (rental sales only carried on longer because of lower income individuals sticking with VHS longer), movie series like Harry Potter and Shrek were already out,and even emo was starting to become popular with the advent of groups such as The Used, Dashboard Confessional, and Taking Back Sunday. Even with kids culture, the "Hip Era" of Disney Channel was already in full swing, and the overall "vibe" of Nicktoons was changing with the advent of shows such as Fairly OddParents and Jimmy Neutron.

A 4 year old would've been no more in the appropriate demographic for CatDog or Rugrats as a 3 year old would, in fact Rugrats in particular was popular among both preschool aged children (2-5) as it was with elementary school children, and it even appeared on Nick Jr. before. However, at the same time, many elementary school aged kids enjoy shows meant for teens and young adults such as Friends and That '70s Show, yet that doesn't mean they are apart of the target demographic. Just because you watched certain shows at a certain age doesn't mean you were part of the target demographic, it just means you're an exception, hell I was an exception myself, much like you were. As for 2000, your awareness of pop culture in 2000 would've been limited to listening to songs in car rides, or seeing what your parents/older siblings/older cousins were into. Claiming that these are your core formative years instead of just trivial snapshots of things you did when your brain was still in a simplistic state is just silly.

Actually, memory is possible at age 2, and I know quite a few 1999 babies who claim to remember 2001. Not only that, but ages 2-11 are considered as "Child Passengers" by most airports. The cognizant ability of a 4 year old is heavily limited, most kids at that age still need constant adult supervision, can't think in a logical manner, and are still too easily impressionable, plus, as already stated, they're still in the target demographic for media such as Barney & Friends, Sesame Street, and listening to nursey rhymes, regardless of what you yourself did at that age. A 1999 born, being 2 that year, would've also been in that same demographic, just at the younger end of it.
You were a kid in the late '00s as well. You turned 10 in 2007, and 11 in 2008. Even in 2009 into early 2010, you wouldn't have been considered a teenager yet. Unless your birthday is January 1st, your childhood would've overlapped into the '10s, if your using the definition of childhood ending when one is a "teen".

I have pictures of myself from the Y2K era as well. In fact, when contrasting mine from yours, I was probably even bigger than you by this point as well.
I'm not trying to stir hostility, but I do feel you are over exaggerating your life in this era as something more than it actually was, and trying to be something you're not.
You may remember the early '00s, hell I do arguably just as adequately as you do, but they were not your key formative years. Someone born in 1947 wouldn't make that claim about the early '50s.


Right, the Y2K era ended in May 2001.

Right, the Y2K era ended in May 2001.

When were you born  because if you were alive you would know that’s not entirely true, especially when it cones to kid culture.

When were you born  because if you were alive you would no that’s not entirely true, especially when it cones to kid culture.

lol look who's talking.

lol look who's talking.


Lol sure am I was a kid during y2k so I have the right 😘 go do what 30 year olds do and stop gate keeping lmao it’s pretty cringe

Right, the Y2K era ended in May 2001.


You were born in 2004 tho

Everyone knows that the real Y2K was in 1999/2000.


I would say like 1998-2003ish was pretty Y2k with 1999-2000 being the peak of that era. The optimism was still there a bit after 9/11 I would say but I’m literally the same age as OP.

"1992-1997" coming from someone born in 1997. Sorry, but this just sounds like you want to make the cutoff for the sake of social acceptance from older people, which is petty for someone your age.
An average 97ers experience during 2001 would've been more similar to a 99ers experience than to a 92ers experience. Ages 2-4 are the prime demographic for media such as Sesame Street and Barney & Friends.
1997 cannot group with 1992 in regards to experiencing the Y2K era, as they wouldn't have experienced it the same way.


Not tryna but myself in here but i’m the same age as Disney and I understand where they are coming from. Like I remember a lot from y2k as well and I have commented a lot about the the year in terms of music and some of the childhood trends on reddit. I agree with both of you guys. I do feel culturally attached to the y2k era because it was a time I strongly remember or at least began remembering. The toys I remember where definitely the hit clips, gameboy color/ gameboy advance, the POO-CHI dog from Mc Donalds, Slime from toys r us, Color ketchup, Hit clips, FURBY, and much more. I do consider it a big part of my childhood as most of these things were very relevant until I was about 7 years old or so. But ai do get your point about not being in the core demographic for these things, however we aren’t culturally removed from being a y2k kid. Now being a 90’s kid is a different story. I don’t claim the 90’s in one bit as I was non cognizant during the last portion anything 90’s was even a thing.

I would say like 1998-2003ish was pretty Y2k with 1999-2000 being the peak of that era. The optimism was still there a bit after 9/11 I would say but I’m literally the same age as OP.


What about 1997? Does it seem more Y2K to you or core 90s?

What about 1997? Does it seem more Y2K to you or core 90s?


A little, 1997 still seems very Gen X with a dark overtone. There’s not much of a difference between 1995 and 1997. 1997 culturally seems mid 90’s a bit with a few tweaks. You should watch some movies from 1997 like Scream 2. The fashion, music, etc is more 90’s than y2k inspired. A lot of the music released sounds very 90’s rather that millennium/Y2K inspired.

Right, the Y2K era ended in May 2001.


Yeah this is what was kid culture in 2002/2003. I’d say definitely has tons of y2k elements.

Cheetah Girls:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kLjtsaFmsSI

Bratz:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gNHHZE8fs-0

Burger King:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ejdE3n4dLLg

Mc Donalds:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=72kXCgAWaY0

Hit clip discs (2004)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8w4it7abo

clockstoppers
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmG9SZNVpmk

Idk. I mean it's the equivalent of 2000s kids proclaiming "the 90s didn't end until 2005, therefore we experienced it as well."

Y2K lasted from 1998-2001.

Idk. I mean it's the equivalent of 2000s kids proclaiming "the 90s didn't end until 2005, therefore we experienced it as well."

Y2K lasted from 1998-2001.


Not really, the 90’s culture ended way before 2000. I’m talking about Y2K culture which lingered on from 1998-2003. I’m born in 97 as well so I can relate somewhat to OP. I definitely spent a chunk of my early childhood in y2k and I didn’t see a shift in terms of childhood toys and trends from 2001-2003, culturally speaking tho yes the era was in transition. I’m not just talking about music, I’m talking about movies, fashion, car models, technology, etc. the era lasted mainly till 2002. Even Kanye West’s first album College drop out had songs recorded in 1999. So I would say 2003/2004 was the last of any Y2k remnants with the peak being 1999/2000. I mean if we talk about toys and manufacturing companies dedicated to childhood trends, most toys that were released in 1998 where still peaking in sales in 2001 and 2002. Many Y2K movies that were released in 1999-2001 had sequels around 2002/2003 as well which I feel became less relevant such as Blade 2 and The Matrix Reloaded. I believe late 2001-2004 is true early 2000’s culture. But it’s based off of subjectivity. 2004-2007 was like the center and core of the 2000’s decade with Myspace, Youtube, Southern Hip Hop/Crunk era, Mall pop music becoming more mainstream, Etc. Kid culture remained pretty stagnant since the year 2000/2001 tho in the early to mid 2000’s.

I do agree that 2002 was more watered down compared to 1999-2001 but if someone included 2002 into the Y2k era I wouldn’t be surprised or blink an eye. It wasn’t like we were living worlds away from 1999 in the year 2002, it wouldn’t be rare to catch a person walking down the street with a pager or a Nokia 3310 in ‘02. Idk I’m only 22 and had limited experiences but looking back in retrospect, I remember that futuristic feel lasting till 2003ish.

Yeah this is what was kid culture in 2002/2003. I’d say definitely has tons of y2k elements.

Cheetah Girls:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kLjtsaFmsSI

Bratz:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gNHHZE8fs-0

Burger King:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ejdE3n4dLLg

Mc Donalds:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=72kXCgAWaY0

Hit clip discs (2004)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8w4it7abo

clockstoppers
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmG9SZNVpmk


Yeah, sorry if I keep disagreeing with you about Y2K ending with 9/11, Its just that when I talk to my older friends about Y2K culture, they said it ended around Mid 2001, while the others said that it ended with 9/11, heck, even later, it's just that I thought it ended in may 2001. Sorry :/

Yeah, sorry if I keep disagreeing with you about Y2K ending with 9/11, Its just that when I talk to my older friends about Y2K culture, they said it ended around Mid 2001, while the others said that it ended with 9/11, heck, even later, it's just that I thought it ended in may 2001. Sorry :/


Well it’s based on subjectivity as well. 9/11 had a huge political effect on our country. I remember how big it was but I was too young to understand everything. 9/11 had an effect on New York and the East coast more so than let’s say Hawaii where I live. Someone who was in their adolescence may feel like the era ended in May of 2001 while someone else who was more invested into kid culture not paying much attention to 9/11 and the politics may say otherwise.

9/11 did bring a brief period of conservatism in fashion tho.

Well it’s based on subjectivity as well. 9/11 had a huge political effect on our country. I remember how big it was but I was too young to understand everything. 9/11 had an effect on New York and the East coast more so than let’s say Hawaii where I live. Someone who was in their adolescence may feel like the era ended in May of 2001 while someone else who was more invested into kid culture not paying much attention to 9/11 and the politics may say otherwise.

9/11 did bring a brief period of conservatism in fashion tho.


Yeah. Great explanation! Even though some people feel like the Y2K era ended in May 2001, the optimism and chill vibe was still there, all peaceful and optimistic. I also noticed that 9/11 changed fashion, from the colorful metallic trend to a more denim based design.

Yeah. Great explanation! Even though some people feel like the Y2K era ended in May 2001, the optimism and chill vibe was still there, all peaceful and optimistic. I also noticed that 9/11 changed fashion, from the colorful metallic trend to a more denim based design.


Definitely! After 9/11 America gained a sense of unity and American denim started to be more manufactured. We started buying more American brand clothing. This is what started the new different cuts/material in denim as well. I can’t tell you how many “All denim” photo shoots we took in the year 2001.

Right, the Y2K era ended in May 2001.


Hey I think you will enjoy this home video if you really like early 2000’s culture. https://imgur.com/a/ogpk9dU It’s taken of me and my family in late 2000 at my cousins going away party. You can see the happiness, culture  and optimism captured in the video. The last video was taken summer of 2002 and I guess the tape cut off. Sorry for the janky noise, the tape has decayed since its been so long.

Hey I think you will enjoy this home video if you really like early 2000’s culture. https://imgur.com/a/ogpk9dU It’s taken of me and my family in late 2000 at my cousins going away party. You can see the happiness, culture  and optimism captured in the video. The last video was taken summer of 2002 and I guess the tape cut off. Sorry for the janky noise, the tape has decayed since its been so long.

You're more of a Mid-Late 2000s kid.

Hey I think you will enjoy this home video if you really like early 2000’s culture. https://imgur.com/a/ogpk9dU It’s taken of me and my family in late 2000 at my cousins going away party. You can see the happiness, culture  and optimism captured in the video. The last video was taken summer of 2002 and I guess the tape cut off. Sorry for the janky noise, the tape has decayed since its been so long.


Haha nice video! The kids hugging though were cute!

Haha nice video! The kids hugging though were cute!


That was me and my cousin haha.

You're more of a Mid-Late 2000s kid.

Lmao oh

I would say like 1998-2003ish was pretty Y2k with 1999-2000 being the peak of that era. The optimism was still there a bit after 9/11 I would say but I’m literally the same age as OP.


Y2K ended in 2001, but of course you would say that because you were born in 97 and want to be an Y2K kid

Y2K ended in 2001, but of course you would say that because you were born in 97 and want to be an Y2K kid


I do believe it ended in 2001/2002ish. I mean technically I was a kid during the y2k era and remember 2000 and 2001 quite vividly so you set yourself up with that one. Just like OP i was already in Pre K by 2000 and 2001 making memories and indulging in kid culture of the times, so I don't really wanna “be” anything as I didn’t miss out on sheesh. The y2k era wasn’t all that lol. If anything I’m more connected to the 80’s and early 90’s and would have ratger spent my early childhood then. Y2k sucked compared to that era.Im just saying there was elements of y2k culture in 2002-2003 and there’s no denying that. I listed a bunch of kid cultured elements to prove my point. I was in elementary school when S club 7 released there last album, When Nsyncs album was still releasing singles and when A lot of Y2k elements were still integrated into mainstream culture, there wasn’t much difference being in elementary school in 2001/2002 then it was to be in 1999/2000. It seems like you’re trying to start an argument with me, but you’ve met your match ☺️ Sincerely a 1997 baby.

I do believe it ended in 2001/2002ish. I mean technically I was a kid during the y2k era and remember 2000 and 2001 quite vividly so you set yourself up with that one. Just like OP i was already in Pre K by 2000 and 2001 making memories and indulging in kid culture of the times, so I don't really wanna “be” anything as I didn’t miss out on sheesh. The y2k era wasn’t all that lol. If anything I’m more connected to the 80’s and early 90’s and would have ratger spent my early childhood then. Y2k sucked compared to that era.Im just saying there was elements of y2k culture in 2002-2003 and there’s no denying that. I listed a bunch of kid cultured elements to prove my point. I was in elementary school when S club 7 released there last album, When Nsyncs album was still releasing singles and when A lot of Y2k elements were still integrated into mainstream culture, there wasn’t much difference being in elementary school in 2001/2002 then it was to be in 1999/2000. It seems like you’re trying to start an argument with me, but you’ve met your match ☺️ Sincerely a 1997 baby.

If you were born in the late 90s you aren't a y2k kid. 😊

Skateboarding was popular among kids of all different backgrounds in the early 2000s, thanks to folks like Tony Hawk.

By the time I hit late middle school, it was not seen favorably in my demographic.

Skateboarding was popular among kids of all different backgrounds in the early 2000s, thanks to folks like Tony Hawk.

By the time I hit late middle school, it was not seen favorably in my demographic.


Teck decks. I had a tony hawk game on my PS2 when I was about 5 years old.

If you were born in the late 90s you aren't a y2k kid. 😊


No if I was born in the late 90’s especially 1997 I’m a 2000’s kid from 2000-2009 Lmao I in that time so yes I was. I’m not a 90’s kid in which you seem to be getting confused with y2k culture. And 1997 is not late 90’s it’s more mid 90’s culturally. Numerically sure. But if were going off of that then mid 1993 is mid 90’s and mid 1996 is late 90’s as well. It can be argued they aren’t Y2k kids as well which isn’t true. You’re getting too old for this. It’s time to grow up.

The fact is, late 90s babies (even 97 babies) spent a lot more of their childhood in the mid/late 00s vs the Y2K era. Idk anyone in real life who associates their childhood more with the pre-k age than 8-12. I'm tired of this endless decadeology stuff.


No if I was born in the late 90’s especially 1997 I’m a 2000’s kid from 2000-2009 Lmao I in that time so yes I was. I’m not a 90’s kid in which you seem to be getting confused with y2k culture. And 1997 is not late 90’s it’s more mid 90’s culturally. Numerically sure. But if were going off of that then mid 1993 is mid 90’s and mid 1996 is late 90’s as well. It can be argued they aren’t Y2k kids as well which isn’t true. You’re getting too old for this. It’s time to grow up.


1997 is the late 90s by any definition, and culturally is totally irrelevant if we're talking about birth years.

When I think of y2k kids, I think of the Pokémon craze of 1999. I feel like if you don't remember that you're probably not a y2k kid and more of a mid 00s kid.

When I think of y2k kids, I think of the Pokémon craze of 1999. I feel like if you don't remember that you're probably not a y2k kid and more of a mid 00s kid.


Plus, Y2K was already on its way out in 2001. This is coming from a 1998 baby.

No if I was born in the late 90’s especially 1997 I’m a 2000’s kid from 2000-2009 Lmao I in that time so yes I was. I’m not a 90’s kid in which you seem to be getting confused with y2k culture. And 1997 is not late 90’s it’s more mid 90’s culturally. Numerically sure. But if were going off of that then mid 1993 is mid 90’s and mid 1996 is late 90’s as well. It can be argued they aren’t Y2k kids as well which isn’t true. You’re getting too old for this. It’s time to grow up.

Someone born in 1993 would be a 00s kid with a 90s influence and someone born in 1996 would be a ultimate 00s kid.

Plus, Y2K was already on its way out in 2001. This is coming from a 1998 baby.


I mean we’re a year apart. The early 2000’s existed as well. I was already in elementary in 2002.

When I think of y2k kids, I think of the Pokémon craze of 1999. I feel like if you don't remember that you're probably not a y2k kid and more of a mid 00s kid.


I remember the Pokemon movie/ pop tarts  in 2000 and a lot of the boys in my pre k were obsessed with it. If you look at the OP’s photos he or she posted in 2000 you can see the kids wearing Pokemon shirts. If y2k era ended in 1999/2000, then does 2001-2003 equate to mid 2000’s ?

Someone born in 1993 would be a 00s kid with a 90s influence and someone born in 1996 would be a ultimate 00s kid.


Someone born in 1993 would be a late 90’s kid and early 2000’s kid as they were already in second grade by 2000. You’re one if those people who think you have to be 10 years old to be a child lmao 😂😂. You must have developed late.

Idk anyone in real life who associates their childhood more with the pre-k age than 8-12.

9-12 is a preteenager, where im from you were seen a complete loser if you were watching cartoons at age 10


Someone born in 1993 would be a 00s kid with a 90s influence and someone born in 1996 would be a ultimate 00s kid.


1997 is the ultimate 00s kid

The fact is, late 90s babies (even 97 babies) spent a lot more of their childhood in the mid/late 00s vs the Y2K era. Idk anyone in real life who associates their childhood more with the pre-k age than 8-12. I'm tired of this endless decadeology stuff.

1997 is the late 90s by any definition, and culturally is totally irrelevant if we're talking about birth years.


Because 9-12 is more of a preteen and even middle schooler than a child in my eyes. They are children but they gravitate less to childhood culture and begin to become independent. Where as pre-k to elementary school is when a child is more invested into childhood culture such as believing in Santa Claus (in which most kids on average quit believing in by age eight), loosing your first tooth, learning how to ride a bike, playing with dolls, watching cartoons. A 10-12 years old are usually outgrowing that.

A child is ages 3-12. I spent MOST of my childhood pre 2005. I spent 2000-2005 (6 years starting from age 3) as a child and (2006-2009) 4 years as an early adolescent preteen ager in the late 2000’s. Im not a mid to late 2000’s kid in the least. I was already in middle school in 2008. Your math is wrong and you’re trying to make me sounder younger than what I am to enable a sense of false superiority.

9-12 is a preteenager, where im from you were seen a complete loser if you were watching cartoons at age 10

1997 is the ultimate 00s kid

Can I get an Amen !!! This guy is getting early adolescence confused with childhood. When I was 10-12 I was already going to the mall/movie theaters with my friends by myself, I was watching reality TV in 4th/5th grade. In 5th grade we were taught sex education and I don’t associate that with childhood at all..I wasn’t at home watching cartoons like CatDog lmao, I was gravitating to shows like Degrassi by middle school.

12 being a preteen, yes but 9/10 full stop, no. And childhood is not defined by when you stop watching cartoons or start visiting the mall. Y’all are just drawing lines wherever it’s convenient for your argument. Clownery luv

I remember the Pokemon movie/ pop tarts  in 2000 and a lot of the boys in my pre k were obsessed with it. If you look at the OP’s photos he or she posted in 2000 you can see the kids wearing Pokemon shirts. If y2k era ended in 1999/2000, then does 2001-2003 equate to mid 2000’s ?

The Y2K era was from 1998-2001.

Mid 2001-2003 can be considered early 2000s.

Many of us make a distinction between Y2K (1998-2001) and the Millennium era (1998/9-2003). So I think people here are getting the two confused. There are so many threads on this topic debate if you want to read up on it.

12 being a preteen, yes but 9/10 full stop, no. And childhood is not about cartoons or visiting the mall. Y’all are just drawing lines wherever it’s convenient for your argument. Clownery luv


What is childhood about because from what I remember childhood is about remembering early life experiences and gravitating towards kid culture of the times..I think you just spoke about yourself lmao. A pre teen is ages 9-12 and that’s a scientific/biological fact as that is the age girls and boys may begin puberty. You’re drawing lines as a way to make your play by play statements a reality when in fact they’re e irrelevant 😂😭

What is childhood about because from what I remember childhood is about remembering early life experiences and gravitating towards kid culture of the times..I think you just spoke about yourself lmao. A pre teen is ages 9-12 and that’s a scientific/biological fact as that is the age girls and boys may begin puberty. You’re drawing lines as a way to make your play by play statements a reality when in fact they’re e irrelevant 😂😭


Can you and your accounts stop being so rude/obsessive over things like this? And there’s no such thing as a “biological” pre-teen. From a biological standpoint there’s pre-sexual maturity and post-sexual maturity aka adulthood. But to us, adulthood, childhood, and adolescence is a cultural matter. And it varies highly.

The Y2K era was from 1998-2001.

Mid 2001-2003 can be considered early 2000s.

Many of us make a distinction between Y2K (1998-2001) and the Millennium era (1998/9-2003). So I think people here are getting the two confused. There are so many threads on this topic debate if you want to read up on it.


I understand. But when people invalidate your childhood experiences because of their own superiority complex it really sucks. Considering I did spend my early childhood in the Y2K era I do consider myself apart of the Y2k generation. I can hear a song or see a kid commercial from 2000 and it automatically triggers nostalgia. 

Can you and your accounts stop being so rude/obsessive over things like this? And there’s no such thing as a “biological” pre-teen. From a biological standpoint there’s pre-sexual maturity and post-sexual maturity aka adulthood. But to us, adulthood, childhood, and adolescence is a cultural matter. And it varies highly.


This is my only account. How am I being obsessive you are the same person to swarm in and dictate someones life experiences every time someone posts a thread about it because I’ve seen you do it before, but then when someone snaps back you wanna play victim and claim I’m being rude lmao .  I came on here to defend why the original poster welt the way they did.  You’re the one who started it by trying to invalidate me. If you are so tired of the decadeology posts then why comment ? You were trying to start something and it got handed back to you. You’re saying that because I got my period at 10 years old I would have been an adult (post sexual maturity) but then contradicting your statement by saying I was a child at 10 years old and spent ages 8-12 as my core childhood. You’re not making much sense. Let’s get that in order first and then state your case. Until then...👋🏼

I really hate locking these threads because I enjoy the discussion and would even like to participate from time to time.

However, sometimes they get derailed by personal jabs that I know will go on forever so I have to lock them, sorry.