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Gen Xers get nostalgic about going to the mall during Christmas in the 1980s. – Photo credit: Image via Reddit/Cross_Stitch_Witch

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Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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