The kids will know all of these moments. If not, we’re not sure you actually live here.
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Having to wait … and wait… to get your license at age the late age of 17.
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Mastering the science of a jughandle.
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The anxiety of pumping your own gas on your first out-of-state trip.
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Getting asked by out-of-towners if you’ve ever met Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi.
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Feasting on a delicious Taylor Ham, egg and cheese sandwich with SPK (salt, pepper, ketchup), of course.
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Heading to Seaside Heights or Wildwood after prom.
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Having a friend get a piercing after prom and swiftly removing it before their Irish/Italian/Jewish parents grounded them for life.
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Taking countless day trips to “The City” using NJ Transit with your family.
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Reading all of Judy Blume’s books and having that moment when you realize she’s one of us.
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Doing a report on Thomas Edison and learning where the town gets its name.
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Getting stuck home with a babysitter while your parents freak out aka Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi concert.
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Spending your summer days at the town pool.
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Going to dozens of bar mitzvahs, quinceaneras and sweet 16s.
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If you had your own private pool, begging your parents to let you go to the public pool because “Mom, that’s where all my friends hang out!”
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Sitting through PARCC exams.
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Going to the state fair in Sussex County.
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Ordering breakfast after soccer practice at your favorite diner.
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Taking family vacations DTS (aka down the shore).
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Sitting in hours of “beach traffic” on the Parkway thanks to all the Bennys.
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Freeloading on your best friend’s family when they rented a house DTS.
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Eating cheesesteaks, pizza and Kohr’s ice cream on the boardwalk.
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Learning that NJ has the best pizza in the entire world (including Italy.)
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Frantically scouring for change in your parent’s car to pay the one million tolls.
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Witnessing a healthy amount of road rage.
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Going to the Statue of Liberty on a school field trip.
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Getting scared to death by stories of the Jersey Devil at a sleepover.
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Eating at a grease truck.
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Picking your own pumpkins, apples or blueberries at one of the zillion NJ farms.
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Praying for a snow day until you realize your parents expect you to shovel now.
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Going to the mall with your parents for holiday shopping.
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Learning that North Jerseyans root for the Giants, Jets, Yankees, Mets or Devils.
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Learning that South Jerseyans root for the Eagles, Phillies or Flyers.
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Learning that those fans DO NOT get along.
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Sneakily watching your parent’s Sopranos DVDs and knowing where most of the show was filmed.
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Wondering if one of your friend’s dad is in the mob.
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Believing that the Pine Barrens is a mysterious place where a number of crimes have occurred ('cause it is).
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Eating the best sub at your neighborhood’s Italian deli.
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Realizing Wawa is the best place on Earth.
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Experiencing your first heartbreak when you learn Wawa is only in South Jersey.
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Knowing that you grew up in the best state ever.
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