1. Her hair was always perfectly volumized.
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2. And she made sure yours was too.
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'Twas a good decade for hairspray.
3. She wore mom jeans like they were going out of style because, well, they were.
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4. And she probably had you wearing them, too.
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5. These VHS tapes were basically her personal trainers:
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6. Unless, of course, she was getting it right and tight on one of these:
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You found it surprisingly difficult to play with.
7. She captured all of your milestone moments using one of these:
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8. And always seemed to be munching on these:
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You learned the whole "fat free" thing the hard way.
9. You'd totally watch her set her hair in hot rollers every morning.
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10. And TBH, it seemed like she was always in business casual.
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11. She totally drove you to school to the soundtrack of this guy:
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12. And she definitely dressed you like this for Easter:
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Straw hats, white gloves, white purse. Pretty sure all our moms went shopping together.
13. She got you your own phone line when you were a tween so she didn't have to share talk time with you anymore:
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Score!
14. All of Julia Roberts' movies were on her constant VHS rotation.
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You could say the phrase, "my colors are blush and bashful!" in a perfect Southern accent before the age of 5.
15. And she'd see any movie with either of these heartthrobs in it:
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They basically ruled that decade.
16. She changed things up by packing you one of these for lunch from time to time:
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So basic, yet so exciting.
17. And if she was in a really good mood, one of these to go with:
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18. It wasn't unusual to find her curled up with one of these:
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19. Or on a "long distance call" with her BFF about the latest episode of this:
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20. You didn't have to look too deep in her wallet to find one of these:
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21. Oh, and it was pretty easy to find one of these in there, too:
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#90smomsrule
