I'm sure most of you who take the time to fully read this question's content will be thankful for the nostalgia I provide you with.
Here's my question. When I get married and have kids, I plan on exposing them 90's culture. The culture I grew up with (I'm 20 years old right now). I mean this in all aspects. I'm going to have them watch the old TV shows/movies. I'm going to have them read the old books I use to read, I'm going to have them play the old video games I used to play, I'm going to even let have them listen to 90's music, play with my old toys, and even introduce them to snacks/foods from the 90's.. is this wrong?
I feel that the further in time we move, the more boring, unoriginal, bland, and inappropriate everything in our culture becomes. The 90's was an amazing time, and I really think my children would benefit in terms of becoming good people when they grow up if they were exposed to good 'old stuff from the 90's than the stuff kids see in today's world (that will probably end up getting worse)
Here's a list to jog your memory.
I'll have my kid watch shows like: wild thornberries, as told by ginger, rocket power, rugrats, doug, gargoyles, proud family, hey arnold, catdog, ren and stimpy, rocko's modern life, angry beavers, i am weasel, animaniacs, swat kats, dragon ball z, dexter's lab, ninja turtles, kenan and kel, all that, the amanda show, cousin skeeter, spongebob, poke'mon, barney and friends, sesame street, clarrissa, explains it all, pinky and the brain, arthur, franklin the turtle, ah! real monsters, my brother and me, action figure league now, rollie pollie ollie, maggie and the ferocious beast, the big comfy couch, puzzle place, beetle juice, gumby, looney toons, power puff girls, rocky and bullwinkle, the pink panther, jimmy neutron, the busy world of richard scarry, little bill, little bear, cow and chicken, johnny bravo, the flintstones, space ghost coast to coast, jetsons, secret squirrel, yogi bear, 2 stupid dogs, tom and jerry, popeye the sailor man, jonny quest, road runner, sylvester and tweety, digimon,boy meets world, thomas the train, recess, lizzie mcguire, so weird, the jersey, the famous jet jackson, smart guy, guts, legends of the hidden temple, even stevens, disney zoog, duck tales, land before time, mr rogers neighborhood, telletubbies, banan pajama, clifford the big red dog, corduroy, dragon tales, gullah gullah island, angela anaconda, power rangers, old super hero shows like superman, batman, spider man, hulk, xmen, fresh prince of belll air, family matters, full house, beetle borgs, boy meets world, the muppets, brady bunch, road runner and coyote, franklin, the magic school bus, casper, wwf wrestling, the addams family, woody the wood pecker and winnie the pooh
on top of that, I'll expose my kids to classic movies from the 90's. I collected them all from my childhood (they'll probably even watch them on VHS)-- much better than all the kids movies that are coming out today..
movies include:
beeethoven, star wars movies, pinnochio, oliver and company , chicken run, wishbone, all dogs go to heaven, antz, small soldiers, wishbone, toy story 1, lion kind 1, aladdin, jumanji, babe, honey i shrunk the kids, beauty and the beast, fantasia, 101 dalmations, a bug's life, poccahontas, airbud, homeward bound, home alone, the mighty ducks, flubber, titanic, alice in wonderland, the fox and the hound, hunchback of ND, space jam, jurassic park, hercules, peter pan, snow wight, indian in the cupboard, free willy, men in black etc
Books that my kids will read would include my old childhood books that my parents read to me as kids like:
animorphs, captain underpants, redwall, berenstain bears, goosebumps, maltida and ronald dahl books along with all of the classic books like 3 little pigs, riding hood etc.
My kids will not be getting xbox 360s/PS3s only because games today lack originality. Don't you guys remember when we use to have AMAZING games? Like Zelda Ocarina of time? I feel EVERY kid (boy or girl) must play that game. Other games would include: Zelda Ocarina of time, tekken 3, mario 64, donkey kong 64, grand turismo, snowboard kids, batman beyond, the sims, super smash brothers 1, jet force gemini, banjo kazooie, gex, blitz, tony hawks pro skater 2, final fantasy 7, jet moto, crash bandicoot, pokemon blue/red version. These games are much better than the stuff nowadays, wouldn't you agree?
Snacks they'd get to experience would include:
hi-c, dinosaur fruit snacks, ring candy, blow pops, warheads, honeycombs, hawaiian punch etc..
Last but not least toys - most of my toys as a kid are gone but, I have some from my childhood that my kids will play with like:
hotwheels, mouse trap, jenga, operation, guess who, power ranger toys, wooden trains, legos, beast wars transformers, furby, beanie babies, skip it, super soakers, nerf gIs it wrong if I plan on exposing my future kids in 90's culture?
It is actually very interesting. Every one cherishes his childhood and i agree that the 90's were great. You can expose your children to the shows,games,music you used to listen to but it's completely wrong to enforce them to it. I always wanted my children to watch DBZ and old shows i used to watch but i think it's wrong to deprive of them the great things in their time. Believe me if what you have to give is great then the children will likely enjoy it for example i still listen to classic rock my dad used to listen to but i listen to modern heavy metal genres it's important to move on as time progresses you wouldn't want to be stuck in the 60's. Its important not to forget the past completely but you have to move on so there will be even greater thing in the future... I would say you have to incorporate things you enjoy from the past with new great things from the present.
1. If you think you're somehow unique because of this, you are delusional. Humans have been doing this for about, oh, 10,000 years now. Yes even the cavemen desired their children to have exactly the same life they did.
2. Good luck with it. Be prepared for your children to hate it all and totally ignore you.
3. It may be many years until you have children (especially if you share this goal with your prospective wife). Your feelings may change in the meantime.
4. Please do NOT show them the Star Wars prequels. Let them enjoy episodes 4-6 unadulterated.Is it wrong if I plan on exposing my future kids in 90's culture?
That's more or less what most parents do: try to share their own generation's culture, which they love, with their kids.
Which is why most kids think their parents are hopelessly old-fashioned.
But it works, in a way. I still remember all of the songs from my parents' generation, and have seen most of the old movies that were hits in their era. In fact, their generation almost seems a part of me, to that respect...
So let them think you're square. Share your good stuff with 'em, whether they like it or not. ;)
I grew up in the 90s and it was awesome. I agree to show your kids 90s culture and encourage them to accept it, but don't force them to watch movies or play games from that period. Expose them to it though.
Dude, let them grow up in modern times, everyone other kid will be and they'll feel left out. Besides, what was so great about the 90's?
^Really what is so great about the 90's, like the modern music is good, there is nothing wrong listening to older music, plus everything was better in the 90's pop, hip, hop, rap, rock
60s-90s and i like some of the music now but really, some of it is just pathetic like that new song "Friday"
There were good artists back then
Michael Jackson
Tupac
Elvis
Mark Morrison
The Beatles
Bon Jovi
Queen
Journey
Keith Sweat
Rusted Root
213
Eiffel 65
Rockell
Venga Boys
Spandau ballet
U2
Elton John
Billy Joel
Usher
Biggie
Selena
Real McCoy
and the list goes on,
That's like saying that there wasnt any good movies in the 90's but then again we Have
Forrest Gump, the Lion King, Titanic, The Green Mile, Jurassic park, Shindler's List, Titanic, Toy Story, Mulan, Pocahontas, Hercules, Road To Perdition, Space Jam, Terminator, Mighty joe Young, Shaw shank Redemption, Independence Day, Etc
