‘An epidemic of 9-13 year old girls shopping at Sephora’: Older gens bemoan loss of ‘tween culture’

I remember being a tween so vividly I almost feel like I’m still one. It’s perhaps the most formative time in our lives– when we grow out of kid stuff and start to figure out what kind of teen/adult we’re going to be. During that time, I started to listen to music that wasn’t my …
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«You millennials were raised on time-outs»: Gen Xer attempts to start generational beef with millennials, fails miserably

Generational rivalries usually come out of some form of resentment. Typically, this resentment is that «kids these days have it so easy! Everything was difficult when I was their age, and now they don’t have to withstand any difficulties!» Every generation has it hard in a different way, and there’s no point in endlessly playing …
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«Did boomers come home from college and face that?»: Gen Zers and millennials discuss the perils of the job market

It’s easy to feel disheartened with the job market when you’re struggling to get a job. People can tell you over and over again, «The economy is booming! Now is a great time to be looking for a job! You’re lucky you didn’t graduate during a recession!» but if you still have yet to secure …
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A Batch of Highly Relatable Images and Text

We come to this place… for memes. We come to Memebase to laugh, to cry, to look at funny images. Because we need that, all of us, that indescribable feeling we get when we open a list of memes and begin to scroll. And we see a meme we’ve never seen before. Not just entertained, …
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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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Gen X Memes For Those Who Remember the 80s And 90s

Nothing will make you feel old like new historical American Girl dolls. When I was a kid, the doll that was set closest to modern times was Molly, and she was ten years old in 1944. She was nearly the same age as my grandmother, whose childhood felt pretty far away. Eventually, they released Julie, …
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30 Gen X Memes For 80s Kids And 90s Teens Who Were More Daria Morgendorffer Than Cher Horowitz

I’ve praised Generation X for their angst time and time again. I don’t know if another generation in our lifetime will ever have such an angry and disaffected young generation accompanied by incredible art. Today, I want to praise Gen X for their comedy. Gen Xers lived their teen and young adult lives in the …
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Relatable Millennial, Gen X, and Boomer Wisdom Bestowed Upon Teenagers Via Wholesome Reddit Thread

Back when we were kids, we wished desperately for the day to come when we would have no bedtime, no restriction on sweets, and could do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted. In other words, we hated being told what to do. And yeah, adulting is pretty awesome. Whoever would trade these years to go …
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Millennials Share Boomer Hot Takes They Agree With

As young people, we give baby boomers a lot of slack, but we’re far from the first to do so. People have resented baby boomers for decades for all sorts of reasons. They were the entitled children of the post-war era, reaping all the benefits of the economic boom of the 50s without having to …
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90s Memes For Children of the 90s

People who grew up in the 90s feel great pride for their generation. Nowadays, even being born in the 90s is reason enough for kids to call you «old.» If your children have ever asked you about what life was like «in the 1900s,» I would like to offer my sincerest apology; Those kids are …
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