‘He sent me to the office for detention’: Father gets mistaken for high school student, is written up for infraction

I think I’ve always looked exactly the age that I am. It’s kind of a superpower. When I was 12, I looked 12. When I was 20, I looked 20. Once in a blue moon, someone will think I’m younger than I am, but not often. But guessing someone’s age is all about context. When …
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‘I have more money for my dogs’: Childless couples over 40 discuss if they regret not having kids

The decision to have kids or not is an incredibly personal one, but that doesn’t stop people from acting like it’s their business. Child-havers love to hound the happily childfree, pressuring them into making the same decision they did. What those people fail to realize (and this is a tough one), is that you never …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Cargo Pant Proposals, Barbie Oscars Discourse, and Disturbances at the Rat Hole

Also, is Gen Z aging faster than previous generations?

‘My 5 drink a day habit has been vindicated’: Study Claims Energy Drink Ingredient Taurine Promotes Anti Aging, the Internet Reacts

Something the media knows all too well is that many of us like nothing more than a story that tells us our unhealthy habits might be good for us. For example, how many red wine drinkers have you heard claiming that it’s good for your heart? However dubious the research may be, it’s nice to …
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30 Funny Signs From El Arroyo With a Dash of Southern Charm

Whenever I’m eating at a Mexican restaurant, I think «I wish they had a funny and relatable sign outside of the restaurant to inspire me while I eat these tacos and guacamole.» And it’s because I’m not at El Arroyo in Austin, Texas. Boy, have they nailed that formula. Almost daily, they hoist up a …
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Things That Make People Look Ten Times Older Than They Are

I started smoking cigarettes when I was about eighteen years old. Of course I knew smoking was slowly going to kill me, but at the time, I’d never considered the fact that it was making me uglier. By the time I was thirty, I could tell those decades of sucking down carcinogens had taken a …
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Millennial Party Hosts Showcase Wet Vacuum Cleaner, Excite 30-Somethings on Twitter

There are a few different hallmarks that tell us a person is moving on from their youth. They start to complain of mysterious aches and pains, and seem to be finding a cozy night in a far more attractive prospect than hitting the club. Things like marriage and babies start to become a much more …
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People Over 26 Give Advice To Those in Their Early 20s

Being in your early twenties can be really rotten. You might be young and beautiful, but you have no idea what you’re supposed to be doing. Going from high school and college, where you’re constantly told what to do, to having no guidance can be a very jarring transition. There’s a reason people say that …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Head Cracked Eggs, Billionaire Anti-Aging, and Plane Freakout Lady Speaks

Also, Selena Gomez wraps herself in a blanket.

Anti-Aging Billionaire Gets Clowned for Sharing 111 Pill Supplement Regime Meant to Stop Him Getting Old

Look, nobody enjoys getting old. I know that aging is supposed to be a gift, but the way our bodies fall apart with time is one of the most horrifying things about being alive. I’m still pretty young by anybody’s standards, and the amount of minor ailments I have in comparison to when I was …
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