10 Things That Terrified Millennial Children That Are Harmless

No one really says it but growing up in the 90’s was kind of a wild time. Especially when we worried about things that turned out to be pretty harmless in retrospect.

Buzzfeed came out with a list of things millennials worried about but never actually had to deal with:

1.  The Bermuda Triangle being a mysterious and massive concern.

2.  Thinking they’d go to prison if they ripped the tag off a pillow or mattress.

3.  Worrying that if they swallowed a seed, a plant would grow inside them.

4.  Carnivorous, man-eating plants eating you alive.

5.  Quicksand being a very prevalent hazard in life.

6.  Believing that they’d be inadvertently poisoned by silica gel packs.

7.  Being horrified that your shoe could get sucked into the escalator.

8.  Thinking that if you turn on a light in a car, the car will immediately crash.

9.  Worrying that swallowed gum would stay in your stomach for seven years.

10.  Thinking that a ceiling fan could fall on you if you left it on while sleeping.

I’m still on the fence about #5. Are we entirely sure that quicksand isn’t a bigger threat that we’re led to believe? AND really, why isn’t the Bermuda Triangle never discussed in the same way as it was back then?