There’s always a lot of discussion about the nickname a grandchild will call their grandparent. It seems like there are very few families where «grandma» and «grandpa» will suffice. You’re either Pee Paw, Gigi, Mee Maw, Gammy, Gran Gran, or who knows what. I think many of these nicknames arise because grandparents don’t want to …
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Aunt forces 25-year-old nephew to sit at the kids table, allows his 21-year-old brother to eat with the adults: ‘You’ve always been the fun one, the kids love you!’
There are benefits and downsides to being in a smaller family. One of the benefits I reaped was that I was rarely, if ever, demoted to sit at a paltry kids’ table during extended family dinners or holidays. There might’ve been a kid’s side of the table, but I cannot recall being segregated from adults …
Seguir leyendo Aunt forces 25-year-old nephew to sit at the kids table, allows his 21-year-old brother to eat with the adults: ‘You’ve always been the fun one, the kids love you!’
37 Adulting Memes for 25-year-old Teenagers Who Aren’t Ready to Accept That They’re Grown-Ups
There are so many good things about being an adult. You can literally go anywhere and do anything without anybody’s permission. Nobody can ground you when you’re living in your own place unless you break the law. The things that were holding you back when you were a teenager evaporate when you finally leave the …
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Jaded filmmaker causes controversy trashing millennials who are a part of fandoms in their 30s and 40s: ‘My most boomer take is that millennials did ruin a lot of things’
There has long been a discussion about the Gen Z and millennial refusal to grow up. Is it entitlement, economic pressures, or simply a change in the social tide? Whatever might cause some in the younger adult generations to make the life decisions that they do, it’s fair to say that it isn’t just old …
Seguir leyendo Jaded filmmaker causes controversy trashing millennials who are a part of fandoms in their 30s and 40s: ‘My most boomer take is that millennials did ruin a lot of things’
Wife wants to send back $7000 wedding gift because husband’s dance with sister was ‘too intimate’: ‘The gift just made her feel insecure’
Weddings are one of the only times that you have to dance as an adult publicly. Most of us enjoy a little boogie here and there under the cover of night and usually under the influence of something, on a night out on the town. But unless you’re a professional dancer, dancing in front of …
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‘If they don’t like our lifestyle they can leave’: Six figure-earners never cook at home, receive lecture from overbearing parents
If there’s one certainty in life, it’s that everyone is not always going to approve of your choices. No matter what choice you make, there will be a group of people who think you’re crazy, for one reason or another. That can be tolerable, though, when those people are far away in some fringe group …
Seguir leyendo ‘If they don’t like our lifestyle they can leave’: Six figure-earners never cook at home, receive lecture from overbearing parents
‘Are you gonna have fun on your little bouncy castle?’: Adults debate whether or not taking your birthday off work is an ‘ick’
Birthdays are the one day a year when you should be allowed to do whatever you want. I’m not talking about Purge-style crimes against society, but I mean getting to spend the day however you want to. We don’t get to do that any other time of the year, so we should take advantage of it …
Seguir leyendo ‘Are you gonna have fun on your little bouncy castle?’: Adults debate whether or not taking your birthday off work is an ‘ick’
‘What did I do to deserve a fat kid?’: Former children share insults their parents said that still stick with them
When you’re a kid, you hang onto your parent’s every word. Unlike a fellow child or a random stranger, the things your parents say to you stick whether you remember exactly what they said or not. If your parents praised you when you succeeded and encouraged you when you failed, you are probably still benefitting …
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22 Homeowner Memes for Responsible Adults With Their Feet on the Property Ladder
Congratulations, you made it! You scrimped, saved, and avoided avocado toast like the plague, and now you get to tell everyone that you own the building that you call your home (mortgage notwithstanding). In a just world, the struggle that comes with home ownership would end there. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be further from the truth. …
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‘Naptime’: Adults reflect on the things that you’ll really ‘understand when you’re older’
A phrase that almost everyone’s parents have told them at one point or another, «You’ll understand when you’re older.» It was always so frustrating to hear when I was a kid. «No, I promise I’ll understand,» I wanted to say to them. Because that’s the thing, you think you know absolutely everything at every age …
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