26 images that will immediately bring you right back to elementary school

As we grow into adults, it's easy for us to differentiate ourselves from others in an attempt to establish our own identity and a sense of self. Which is normal, because we're all trying to find that specific thing that makes us special. In that pursuit, however, it's easy to forget that a lot of us had shared experiences, something Twitter user @melmadara touched on when she started this excellent thread on elementary school memories. 

Just take a look at some of these images and try to tell me they aren't giving you hardcore elementary vibes. From coast to coast across America, there are tons of people who are tweeting with "OMG SAME!" which is really special when you think about it. No matter what part of the country you're from, you can definitely relate to these "weird" grade school memories. 

Just try and tell me you weren't putting your index finger in these while walking through the halls. 

Man these things just stank. Never looked forward to putting them on. 

Bonus points for making little circles. I still do this when I ride back on a bus from the city. 

My teacher was especially fond of "Mary had a Little Lamb." 

Was lowkey jealous of the kids who could skip in place. 

The best is when you memorized the "times table" and sped through it like an OG. 

Seriously...but every class had them. Bonus points if you would use them as a monocle like you were the monopoly guy at a Pride parade. 

Loved it when they busted this bad boy out. 

But who cares, it was delicious. Who else was afraid of getting tongue splinters?! 

And grape. This is where our idea for flavored vape cartridges started, I know it. 

Such a great thing to look forward to. 

Worse if it's a nice eraser, too. 

But I'm showing my age here, aren't I? 

Heck I still get excited over these pens. Why aren't all of them like this? 

Hurts more when it came from one of the bolts on the chair, too. 

But that didn't mean I wasn't surrounded by them on a daily basis. 

Or bad things will happen. A great ab workout for kids, too. 

But it's chocolate, so who cares? The only thing that comes close is Yoo-Hoo. 

But if I was in elementary school when they were around, I'd be all over these bad boys. 

Poor kids would at least get a cool book marker, or some discount Goosebumps from last year's collection. 

Learning cursive is hard. These helped to make things easier. 

But I could be on Microsoft Paint for hours, drawing a sun wearing sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth. Then I'd get sent to the Principal's office. 

Once you learn the concept or 3D, there's no going back. Pixar, here I come. 

The best is when you wore some thick Tims or steel toe Mountain Gears and sent these things flying. 

I never knew how to make these, but it was a good day when it got passed around. 

You weren't allowed to sharpen anything but pencils in it, anyway. 

They'd swoop in and stake their claim while the rest of us humps waited for microwaved pizza nuggets and a fruit cup. 

This article was originally published on April 3, 2020. It has since been updated.