It's true, a lot of elder millennials are slowly approaching middle-age. But we're all crawling closer and closer to the grave every day. Too dark? Sorry, that's the 2008 emo inside me coming out. Millennial probs, am I right?
U/naxxfish asked: Millennials: What was the most middle aged thing you caught youself saying recently?
You ever say something out loud, and then immediately make the realization that you’re old? Yeah, me neither.
Everyone under my age is a kid to me.
Calling a 21 year-old guy a "kid".
Started calling my coworkers kiddo (they're 19, I'm 30), realized I'm too old for this job.
Relatable.
bear cub GIFGiphy- I dislike bar and grill places, they're far too loud
- I like to plan my errands starting with the furthest place so everything else is on the way home
- I have a preferred tax preparer
- I have a preferred mechanic
- I have more than one measuring tape— one for upstairs and one for downstairs and I complain when my family doesn't put them back where they belong
- I feel a strong urge to feed younger adults and make sure they're doing okay. Wife has assured me that I have "mama bear" energy and requested that I "stop adopting every young adult that looks slightly stressed"
Awkward....
I was eating lunch with a coworker last week and she was complaining about the weird clothes her parents wore in high school. Jincos, wallet chains like 4 ft long, some other stuff, but as I'm listening to her I realize that she's describing my high school experience so I ask her, how old are your parents?
"Ugh they're 40!"
....I'm 37, turning 38 in two weeks.
After I told her that we both got really quiet and changed the subject.
Someone, please help me. I'm not ready for this.
Millennial problems call for millennial solutions. Because we have back problems too.
Kids can’t relate.
Had a riveting conversation with some friends about the best office chairs for lumbar support.
I was in the car with an old friend recently and we were just chatting about various things. I turned to him and said "could you imagine some poor kid if they were in the backseat listening to this conversation?"
We were talking about how we love when we find cities that don't have metered parking in their downtown area.
Sober or just sleepy?
drinks drinking GIF by RITASGiphyMy housemate: you want a drink?
Me: Nah, man. I haven't had a drink in... six months maybe? More?
My housemate: You stopped drinking?
Me: I'm not SOBER or anything, it's just that alcohol makes me sleepy.
Seems like back pain is a universal struggle.
"No, I'm okay. It just takes my back a little while to loosen up in the morning."
I'm going to pass on some wisdom from 50. Exercise your core. I had a bad back for decades. If I'd start doing crunches the pain would go away and I was more limber. The best shape I was in was at 45. I ended up in brain rehab for 4 months. Since they can't really do anything for the brain but test if you're getting better, I spent my mornings in a balance class and core class. That 1.5 hrs 4 days a week was the best thing to ever happen. 5 years later I've lost most of the gains but when things feel bad I start to exercise my core.
Use it or lose it. Being stiff and sore at any age sucks. It doesn't take long to do some crunches once a day before getting out of bed but the results are amazing.
And, invest in massages. I spent thousands in a couple months after years of abusing my body. The difference was worth every penny. I thought my elbows were shot. Nope, mostly upper back tension.
Good advice!
In a conversation with a friend "I managed to find a really good knife block recently..."
If you value your knives, don't use a block. It will ruin the edges of your knives. Instead buy a magnetic knife strip.
Body aches and deals on mundane household items. That pretty much sums up millennials. #adulting, right?
Mr. Moneybags
captain america lumber GIFGiphyWhile at Home Depot: "oh yeah that's some good lumber".
Wow, check out Mr. Moneybags here, buying lumber (at these prices)
Every. Single. Day.
I slept wrong and haven't been able to turn my head for three days.
I slept wrong a week ago and theres still a kink in my neck.
Not the dad groan!
That classic "dad groan" when standing up.
I like to exaggerate it so it sounds like I'm making a joke rather than actually struggling.
That's how it starts, exaggerating to be a little funny. Really just to entertain yourself. Then it becomes habit and you don't know when it actually became real, but now it feels like you need to shift a mountain just to get up. And you've gotta get up, because something always needs doing.
Millennial culture is rooted in being “relatable". So it's no surprise that most Millennials experience similar problems. Hey, more to meme about, right?
Take care of your backs, fellow Millennials.
People Share The Most Gen Z Comment They've Ever Heard
Generation Z, the generation that follows Millennials, are now somewhere between the ages of seven and 24. With the oldest of their generation being in their early 20s and late teens, they're bound to leave their mark on internet culture and social media.
Though we are still getting to know this generation, they have already shown themselves to be influential on the digital world. They're capitalizing off of their quirks with Instagram influencer brand deals and going viral for TikTok dance videos.
Since they've taken the reins, we see especially from the Black community, new waves of pop culture references that trend so fast it will make your head spin. Redditors told us some of the most typical things a Gen Z kid will say.
Redditor Maxibonlikesflags asked:
If you're trying to figure out what the kids are saying these days, take a look at this list.
Everyone older than 21 is a boomer now.
"'Ok boomer' to a millennial."
- nindesk
"I went back to college last year (I’m 31) and a kid in my class found out my age and was like 'I didn’t know you were a boomer.' I was so upset lmfao."
- girl_in-purple
"I don't know who you are, but I am also upset for you."
- WabbieSabbie
"I’m gen z and I have been called a boomer by a younger gen z’s."
- Child-Reich-66
"Me too, just turned 23 and regularly getting called a boomer by my little brother."
- NoSuspect3688
"I'm dying of laughter" reduced to an emoji.
"💀 this skull emoji when something is funny."
- simp4tedlasso
"Name a more accurate duo I'll wait..."
"Me: 😭✋"
- Phalanx_02
"Please😭🤚🏼 I forgot about that one 💀."
- simp4tedlasso
It's the "I understood the assignment" for me.
“'It’s the _____ for me.' 'Understood the assignment.'"
- Jatheone76
"I listen to a podcast and one of the hosts is obviously a Gen Z kid. She never stops saying shit like 'Can we talk about how literally obsessed I am with this?' Or 'Can we talk about how obsessed I am?' I don't care if I sound like a boomer, that drives me up the wall."
- ryanbuddy04
"I was watching a reaction video (don't judge me) of a young person and she was saying stuff like 'I'm screaming,' 'I'm dead,' at mildly amusing things and she was stone face while saying this."
"The disconnect between her words and actual actions was it's own amusement to me after a while."
- Lost_Afropick
"I'm a millennial and this just sounds like tumblr back in the day."
"'asfsgdgdhsgddjkkksjkkajks i'm SCREAMING.'"
- GloriousHypnotart
"Bussin" is AAVE for good food.
"Bussin."
- Lakeshow0924
"Sheeesh🥶 this sh*t bussin."
- Phalanx_02
"Bing chilling 🥶."
- OpenHead4
Gen Z doesn't remember 9/11
"What was it like before 9/11?"
- Verb_NounNumber
"Honestly I think whatever follows Gen Z will be a post-COVID generation. Children born before or during COVID who never knew about the world before COVID."
- AshFraxinusEps
"We'll tell kids about the days we used to be able to go to the supermarket without a mask. And when people could just go to other countries for fun."
- nerevisigoth
Are they being sarcastic or sincere?
"I love that for you."
- wedgiepick
"I don’t know why this phrase kind of p*ss me off. I feel like it almost sounds passive aggressive?"
- expreince_explorer
"Yes and condescending. It sounds a like a busy mum saying something to fob her child off."
- londonscappo22
Adding sparkles for ✨emphasis✨
"I feel ✨uncomfy✨"
- dead-crimson
"I want to ✨die✨"
- ElLoboLudo
"Related but unrelated to uncomfy: words like 'sewer slide,' 'unalive,' 'la dolla beans,' 'Ed Sheeran.' They're all words that people created because lots of sites (especially TikTok) censor content with certain words. Kinda punk, kinda dystopian."
- SirensToGo
"'Shreks worker or 'spicy accountant' for sex worker or 'seggsual' for sexual."
- mentallyillustrated
"It’s quite fascinating to see language change because of censorship in the digital world. Sounds really dystopian and cyberpunk to me. It’s also nice to see how creative humans can be to evade censorship as a collective."
- Khratus
"Some poor marketing intern's definitely taking vigorous notes on this thread right now."
- Headkickerchamp
"I'm like 99% sure this post was probably made by some 'boomer' marketing guy."
- Wastewatertastegood
Hopefully this list brought you a little closer to understanding the youngster's internet lingo.
But don't get too attached, the next trendy thing to say will have already come and gone before we know it.
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