Kate Kennedy reflects on her childhood during the 1980s and 1990s. She remembers the magazines she read and the music she listened to. She remembers when social media wasn’t a significant part of her life. She misses the simpler parts of her millennial childhood and remembers trying to impress her parents, teachers, and friends when she was growing up. She remembers the pop stars she fell in love with and the time she spent involved with the Christian church. She remembers how her interest in boys developed and how she felt when she started college and joined a sorority (2). She remembers her favorite games, outings, and movies, too. To write this book, she says she has reflected on these times and reviewed her journals and memories so she can comment on this era accurately. She hopes that her memories of the era resonate with her readers’ experiences.

Kennedy has loved pop culture from a young age. She admits that she often struggles to relate to people who aren’t on social media or don’t follow cultural trends (3). She references a Britney Spears song to explain her interest in the zeitgeist. As per the song, she identifies herself as an observer, not an entertainer (3).