Who are the real ’90s kids? Are they the ones who were actually kids during the 1990s, or the ones who just happened to be born anytime from 1990 to 1999? In my school, the latter was definitely the case because all of us were too young to remember the 90s with any clarity. My grade was half kids born in 1999 and half born in 2000, so if you were a 90s kid, that was a significant point of pride. In 2015, being born in 1999 meant you were cool and mature. If you ask kids today whether people born in 1999 are mature and cool, they’d probably say, «They’re not mature. They’re just old.»

Whether you were born in the 90s or grew up in the 90s, we all have essential cultural touchstones that make for hilarious meme fodder. If you remember the things in these memes, you’re hereby decreed a ’90s kid.