this is in?

I felt really oldweirdoutoftouch yesterday because I was walking my dog in the park and a car full of the Cool Guys™ drove up listening to what can only be described as Nintendoesque Mario Bros-type music

and the teen guy who stepped out of the back of the car was wearing red/black plaid sleep pants, a fishing hat, and a backpack with a softball-sized Pikachu dangling off it

I only knew it was the Cool Guys™ car because one of the other guys was wearing a letter jacket and the girl in the passenger seat was the typical cheerleader blond with a pink outfit on and the two guys did the dudebro handshake before he drove off

The phrase "back in my day" shivered through my brain as I watched the Pikachu kid walk through a group of teens in full football gear who were practicing in the park and NOBODY BULLIED HIM.

Not that I would've bullied him as a kid. I've always been the dork. But whatever it is the kids on my lawn have going for them these days? Keep it up. That was beautiful 😢