29 Photos That Will Bring Back Childhood Memories for Women Now Between the Ages of 38-47

    This post is "sponsored" by uncomfortable jelly shoes and The Babysitters Club books.

    1. Having a glamorous Day-to-Night Barbie that spent most of her time in her "night" outfit and not working at all any time you played with her:

    the barbie in its work clothes of a skirt and blazer

    2. And having a Barbie and the Rockers Barbie who was amazing because she looked like she had stepped out of a video on MTV — and could compete with Jem in the cool doll department:

    barbie holding a mic

    3. Wanting every piece of Barbie furniture from the oh-so-'80s-looking Dream Furniture Collection:

    dining table set up

    4. Wanting to paint your walls and floor just like Punky's bedroom on Punky Brewster:

    colorful bedroom and a bed on a wagon trailer

    5. And wanting to wear two different color shoes just like Punky — well, wanting to dress just like Punky in general 'cause she gave off Cyndi Lauper-style energy:

    cloesup of punky laying down

    6. Making sure you ordered the latest The Babysitters Club book any time there was a Scholastic Book Fair:

    books laid out

    7. Owning this ballerina jewelry box:

    An open jewelry box with a flower pattern on the outside and with teal cloth interior and a tiny ballerina in front of mirror

    8. Having your parents tell you that Madonna "was a bad influence" and it making you want to listen to her music even more:

    closeup of madonna in a wedding dress and long necklaces

    9. Reading as many books as you could so you get a free Pizza Hut personal-size pizza and the Book It! pin:

    book it pin

    10. Having a fleece night gown that was as hot as heck to sleep in:

    11. And wearing a prairie-style dress (that had itchy lace) at least once to a formal event:

    12. Owning a bunch of Smurf PVC figures that you had no idea where they came from (but that you absolutely loved):

    Three dozen Smurf PVC toys in a pile

    13. Believing drug dealers were just handing out free drugs to kids all the time because Nancy Reagan and her "Just Say No" campaign told you that:

    nancy speaking at a podium

    14. Being grossed out by the taste of the stickers in the Sticker Fun coloring books:

    A Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse, and Poochie Sticker Fun book from the 1980s

    15. Having a collection of plastic barrettes that were always missing their pair because they fell out of your hair easily:

    package of barrettes

    16. Wearing these jellies that not only made your fit smell, but also gave you blisters:

    jelly flats

    17. Thinking you were so grown up whenever you put on Tinkerbell makeup:

    various tinkerbell cosmetic products

    18. Spending most of the time sniffing your Strawberry Shortcake toys instead of playing with them:

    a bunch of the dolls laid out

    19. Making shaved ice with the Snoopy Sno-Cones maker. Although it was more of watery sludge than shaved ice:

    the maker is shaped like a house with a snowman and the characters on the side

    20. Owning a Care Bear whether you asked for one or not:

    21. Watching Jem and the Holograms and being slightly confused as to why Rio was cheating on Jerrica with her alter-ego Jem:

    22. Totally wanting to kick ass like She-Ra:

    the cartoon character with her superhero uniform

    23. Either being the friend that owned the iron and brass daybed or wanting one because one of your friends owned one:

    the iron daybed

    24. Wanting every single thing from Sanrio — but especially all the stationary stuff:

    hello kitty stationary set

    25. Being more than a little creeped out by the animatronics at Chuck E. Cheese:

    chuck e cheese characters

    26. Thinking you were a FASHION DESIGNER 'cause of Fashion Plates:

    A Fashion Plates play set from the early '80s

    27. Playing Mall Madness at sleepovers:

    box of the game

    28. Using this after a shower, but it still hurting you when you brushed your because it didn't fully detangle your hair:

    johnson and johnson detangling cream

    29. And lastly, having a few My Little Ponies for bath time — which eventually freaked you out when the washer holding the tail in place would rust and it would squirt out brown sludge water that made it look like the My Little Pony pooed itself:

    my little pony

    Okay, '80s kids, tell me did these all trigger some memories? Are there some deep-cuts that I was missing?