Imagine you’re walking down the hall, and you notice a plethora of girls walking around wearing what are known as “mom jeans” with their hair tightly pulled up in scrunchies, blurting out the sentence “That’s soooo retro” as they attempt to learn how to fit into an age they weren’t even born in.

That’s what the year 2019 is like. (I’m also slightly calling myself out.)

But as of now, It’s official guys: History is repeating itself.

Flare jeans, circle-framed glasses, washed out band T’s, ripped jeans and Converse and best of all … psychedelic music.

History has a tendency to repeat itself. And everyone has most likely heard the quote, “Those who do not study the past are condemned to repeat it.”

But that’s not really the case with this.

So here we are, repeating days of previous decades with hopes that World War III won’t come into play.

So here’s a ’70s fad most likely we can relate to. Developing phobias from disaster movies. Remember Jaws? Everyone remembers Jaws. No matter where we are, in a kiddie pool, a lake or anywhere with a somewhat large body of water, we’re constantly checking below our feet for a nonexistent shark ready to swallow us whole. Shiver …

Now let’s move on to the ’80s — the decade from which your parents probably developed their music tastes. Actually, it was during the mid- to late-’70s that the whole classic rock genre emerged. At this time, bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and last- and definitely least- Styx, marked their territory in the world of rock.

But nowadays, you’ll find people of this generation walking around with band shirts of music they’ve probably never heard outside their parents’ car. This isn’t all bad if you’re trying to expand your music tastes, but if you want to drive me absolutely bonkers, just say something among the lines of:

“Oh, Pink Floyd! I love him!” or “Led Zeppelin? He’s so eccentric!”

Just say those two lines replaced with any band you choose, and you’ll be sure to clear a room faster than someone who just digested a can of beans.

Now you may think I’m bashing on our generation more than I’m relating to it …  well, yes and no.

And don’t even get me started on mullets. That hairstyle should have died long ago. But here we are. I cannot be convinced otherwise.

On a lighter note, I’m sure everyone has heard about Mac Demarco within the last six months. Mac is a Canadian singer who in my opinion is successfully bringing back that psychedelic vibe that 2019 is desperately lacking. Thanks Mac.

And then there’s the whole ‘80s lingo. I have some gnarly ones for you, that you just might recognize, such as:

“Take a chill pill” meaning, relax or calm down. Ex. “Just take a chill pill Briana, I’m sure he’ll call you later tonight.” Still iconic, am I right?

“Hella” OK first of al, where did this even come from and why can’t I stop saying it? This one (I’m positive you know) means very or extremely. Ex. “I’m hella tired, I like, totally can’t even keep my eyes open.” You can’t tell me you haven’t heard that somewhere before.

“Bod” roughly meaning body, and like most of the dialect used in the ‘70s and ‘80s – it’s not particularly original but it stems from California surf culture, which oddly enough many words and phrases originate from. Have you ever heard the term “Dad bod”? Yeah, ‘nuf said.

Far out, right?

It’s really interesting to see how certain aspects spill over into later generations, whether we use them seriously or ironically, I’m sure your mom is thinking, “Gag me with a spoon” while she rolls her eyes.

I’m not going to talk much about the ‘90s cause let’s be honest, millenials will never let us forget what it’s like to be a ‘90s baby anyway. Girl, you know it’s true.