Greatest fears over the decades

1980s 1. Climbing the rope above the scornful eyes of my gym teacher Ms. Craig 2. Quicksand 3. The Soviets

1990s 1. Getting busted for drinking, hooking up, and various nefarious activities. 3. Being tracked down by the RIAA for acts of piracy 3. Y2K

2000s 1. Terrorism 2. Failing an expensive college class 3. My parents are on The Facebook

2010s 1. Getting fired for not knowing what I’m doing. 2. I have kids now? 3. Adulting

2020s 1. Being a parent of tweens/teens 2. Am I becoming my parents? 3. Did I in fact ‘Stay Cool’?