Parents have a lot of stories to tell. However, some dads, in particular, have a way of stealing the spotlight with their youthful tales. Siblings and cousins sit at the end of the family dining table with wide eyes, eager to listen to the grandiose chronicles of their parents in their younger years. Despite hearing …
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29-year-old berates her 35-year-old sister-in-law because she looks young for her age, sulks when waiter assumes she’s 18-years-old: ‘She told me I should wear a bib since I’m such a baby’
Everyone is extremely weird about age. I’ll never forget the time I was at a bar with my friends when two 21-year-olds approached us. One of them turned 21 that very day, and this was the first bar she ever went to legally. She asked me and my friends how old we were. I said, …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old berates her 35-year-old sister-in-law because she looks young for her age, sulks when waiter assumes she’s 18-years-old: ‘She told me I should wear a bib since I’m such a baby’
‘The most unserious generation’: The millennialfication of Gen Z and why Zoomers have always been millennial lite
There is a specific brand of cringe compilation found on TikTok that is popular with Gen Z and is known as «Millennial core». Most of them recycle the same handful of examples displaying similar exaggerated, theater kid with a fandom Tumblr mannerisms. A diner at IHOP dances in her seat as she is served pancakes, …
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‘This is how you age if you’re unproblematic’: How looking young became a sign of moral uprightness online
Saying that a celebrity «doesn’t age» goes beyond praising someone for their looks. It also tends to mean that you agree with whatever that celebrity has just done on a moral level, whether it be their politics, their cultural takes, or the football team they’re rooting for, especially on Twitter. This tweet about Anne Hathaway, …
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30-Something Memes for 30-Something Folks in Denial About Their Age
One day, you’re a teenager desperate to grow up and live the dream. Then you blink and you’re in your twenties living like you’re invincible, when suddenly… you’re 30-something. How did we get here? At this point, you’re not counting the years anymore. In fact, you’ve been celebrating 29 for a suspiciously long time. Being …
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Childless man in his 30s laments how friends becoming parents changes relationships: ‘People don’t care about your life anymore’
Much has been said about how much parenthood will change you, but there hasn’t always been as much conversation about the effect it has on the people around you when you have kids. However, as an increasing number of adults opt to be childfree or simply don’t become parents that quickly, it is something that …
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‘It doesn’t feel like I was ever truly raised, more like survived’: Neglected daughter refuses to be ‘aging’ mother’s primary caregiver after years of being treated like her least favorite child
When you grow up with siblings, it’s difficult to refrain from participating in the unavoidable favoritism contest. Many parents often set a toxic precedent early in their children’s lives that makes them feel like they’re less than them because they lack the traits their siblings possess. As a result, it’s even more difficult not to …
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‘We can NOT be the new adults’: Embarrassing comment section has Gen Z grieving their generation becoming millennial
It’s a hard truth, but we all have to accept it at some point: there will come a point in your life (if there hasn’t already) where you will become cringe. When your generation ages out of being the flavor of the month, this can happen in a way that’s both fast and harsh, and …
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30 Golden Girls Memes That Thank You for Being a Friend
There are few sitcoms that have aged as gracefully as The Golden Girls. Even though its final season aired over 30 years ago, we’re still talking about it, rewatching it, and sure as heck making memes about it. Maybe because it’s just so darn relatable. We all have each of the 4 girls in us …
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40-year-old refuses to wear same bridesmaid’s dress as rest of the group, jeopardizes friendship with the bride: ‘I look much older than all of them’
There are only a few situations in life where you’re forced to wear something you didn’t pick out: when you’re a kid, when your job requires a uniform, and when you’re a bridesmaid. That’s usually the whole sitch of the gig– you wear a dress that you probably think is ugly, spend too much money …
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