For many of us millennials, the early 2000s was the time to be alive! There were so many amazing things happening, so many must-have inventions coming out and a crazy amount of television and celebrity gossip that we were drawn to. For anyone entering their teen years between 2000 and 2010, boy did you luck out.
1. Highlights were all the rage
Everyone wanted hair like Kelly Clarkson. Everyone! Highlights were the "it" thing in the early 2000s. If someone came into school with them, you knew they were making a social statement.
2. Frosted tips also (somehow) took off
Nothing screams " '90s and early-2000s boy band" quite like frosted tips. You saw them on every A-list celebrity or singer, and you could even catch some boys around your school trying to rock the pop star look.
3. And apparently, this was a thing...
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5. And everyone wanted hair tattoos
As soon as you saw these on TV, you knew you had to have them! These fun gel-based hair stamps were all the rage for young kids growing up in the early 2000s.
6. We had better TV shows
From "Cat-Dog," "Billy and Mandy," "Dexter's Laboratory," "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" and many others, these shows shaped our childhood. The cartoons you see on TV now just don't amount to the gold we got to experience every Saturday morning.
7. Silly bands were life
If you didn't beg your parents, at least once, to spend $5 on a pack of rubber bands, then you didn't grow up in the 2000s. These things were everywhere. People would trade them for other Silly Bands, gum or even money. And if you happened to catch a lucky break and find a rare one, you were set for the year. Everyone had these around their wrists and wore them with pride.
8. You knew every word to every "High School Musical" song
If you grew up in the early 2000s, you knew "High School Musical" like the back of your hand. You knew every word to every song, and could still probably sing to all of the movies if you had to.
9. You loved these men
Any girl (and some guys) who grew up in the early 2000s fought over the men of "Twilight." If you didn't fight for either Team Edward or Team Jacob, then you were clearly living under a rock for 10 years.
10. This man's movies were gold!
The amount of laughs we received from these movies were innumerable! We still find ourselves putting our pinkies to our lips and requesting "One Million Dollars!" whenever we need money.
11. You gawked over these men
These men and their voices made you question every other boy you had met in your life. They were adorable men who could sing their way right into the hearts of every girl in the 2000s.
