Culture
life skills

Boomers share 20 life skills they're proud they learned but are rarely used today

"Back in the day most everyone knew how to sew even if just to hem pants or darn a sock."

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Joy
pop culture

Gen X woman's joke about the lack of Jennifers in 'Stranger Things' is so spot-on

If you grew up in the '80s, you know exactly what she means.

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Democracy
elections

19-year-old wins county election, defeating his favorite high school civics teacher

"We were both respectful about it, so it was never an awkward moment."

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Culture
culture

21 culture quirks that instantly reveal where you’re from

“If you don't say ‘down the shore’ you're not from Jersey.”

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Heroes
joshua threatt

Good Samaritan walks 6-year-old girl to school after spotting her walking alone with no shoes

The man broke down in tears once she was safe.

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Movies
movies

A man edited himself into a classic 'Shrek' scene and made it the ultimate wedding proposal

That'll do, my friend.

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Parenting
money literacy

Financial expert says stop saying 'we can't afford that' to your kids to develop their money literacy

Here's what to say instead.

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Joy
body shaming

Curvy-and-proud newscaster takes the wildest viewer comments turns them into pure comedy gold

"My family is very thick-skinned; I’ve never been bothered by a lot of that.”

gen z, gen alpha, generations, generational differences, gen x, boomers, millennials, millennial parents, kids, teens
Popular
gen z

'Adults' are honestly confused by these 15 strange things the younger generations do

What's with the Dad Socks?

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Teachers
1984 lessons

Teacher simulates an authoritarian dictatorship in her classroom, but the students fought back

It went along with the students reading "1984."

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Culture
women

Woman reveals a truly fool-proof answer when a man asks, ‘May I buy you a drink?’

If they get grumpy, it's a huge red flag.

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Joy
dogs

Service dog epically fails every single test at training school, and people love him for it

"Being a service dog was not his purpose in life..."

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Identity
maggie vespa

6 years ago, news anchor had the ultimate response to man who told her to dress 'like a normal woman'

"These are my pants. I like them. I bought them."

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Kids
women's sports

7 years ago a mom was told her daughter was too girly to play sports so she made an epic photoshoot

Girls don't have to choose between sparkly or sporty.

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Celebrity
richard pryor

In 1978, Richard Pryor had a profound debate about life with an 85-year-old woman on The Johnny Carson Show

They don't make TV like this anymore.

self-help, self-improvement, procrastination, perfectionism, psychology
Community
mental habits

Woman's 'ideal conditions' video hits home with perfectionists and procrastinators

Oh, so this is what a helpful thought process looks like.

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Modern Families
boomers

Boomer parents reveal why they so often withhold medical information from their adult children

"Respectfully, why?"

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Humor
generation x

Hilarious fake beer advertisement introduces us to the 'most Gen X man' ever and it's perfect


"Scrolling through the comments here and it feels like I finally made it home."

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Pop Culture
history

Voice actor demonstrates how teen girls in TV and film have evolved from the 1950s to the 2020s

They sound drastically different in every decade.