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Whenever it was a classmate's birthday and their parents would bring cupcakes for the entire class to celebrate:
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Or when it was a classmate's birthday and they would have it at a DZ Discovery Zone:
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Whenever you would go anywhere that had a self-serving soda machine and you'd make yourself your own custom sugary concoction:
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Whenever you'd find a token on the ground or in the change machine at Chuck E. Cheese:
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When you'd save your Chuck E. Cheese tickets and turn them in for something you actually wanted:
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When your parents would take you on a surprise trip to Toys "R" Us and you felt like you were going to explode with excitement:
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Or when Toys "R" Us' Big Toy Book would come in the paper and you'd get so excited just looking at pictures of all the new toys:
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When you'd pass a "Do you like me?" note and you'd get a "Yes" back:
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When you'd play the parachute game during rainy days in elementary school and it felt like the funnest game ever:
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Whenever it was your "turn" to pick the rental movie:
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When you'd come back to school after breaking a bone and all your friends would race to sign your cast:
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Whenever you'd get a gold star on your test or work and it felt like the sun was shinning on you:
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Whenever you'd get a Valentine's Day card from your BFF or crush and you felt soooo special:
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When you'd go to the mall and your parents would let you go to the Warner Bros. Studio Store first:
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When you'd find money under your pillow from the Tooth Fairy and you just imagined this tiny Tinker Bell-eusqe fairy carrying away your tooth:
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When you'd open a brand new Disney VHS tape for the first time and that oh-so-delightful plasticky scent would whiff off of it:
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Or when you’d open a brand new pack of Pokémon cards and get a whiff of that oh-so-delightful inky scent:
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When you'd get the perfect impression of a comic when playing with Silly Putty:
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Whenever you built a pillow fort and it felt like the safest place in the world:
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When you'd trade something (like your chocolate milk) to get two pizzas on pizza Fridays:
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When you'd open your carton of milk perfectly on the first try:
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When you would finally get to the prize that came with the cereal box:
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And finally, whenever it was Scholastic Book Fair day at school: