#millennial problems

[akontreeservice]

Born in the uncanny valley between home‑ownership and influencer stardom; currently vibing through the digital apocalypse.

[thepeacefulgarden]

[writerformanymuses]

i was giving the SAT to my older kiddos today (we have a program for young adults trying to get into college and allow them to take it for free), and two girls were talking as i was handing out scratch paper.

one of them said, "oh no! ao3 is blocked by the school's internet!"

me, an active ao3 user who has a VPN on her computer to get around that problem while taking my lunch, actively trying to walk faster bc oh no. oh nonononono. not here.

later on they admitted to eachother they're reading dramione fanfictions, and i did recognize some of the names from tiktoks where it's very clear it's porn.

children, let me warn you, your teachers now were around for the mass boom of fanfiction in the early 00's into the 10's. i know what slash is, i know what every rule # means, and, yes, we do judge you for your ship choices.

"it's giving puppy play but like in a good way" out of a 17 year olds mouth makes me want to wash my brain out with bleach.

however, i admit, i was reading far worse far younger. so, to each their own i guess.

[girl-trying-to-escape-reality]

The worst part about growing up is realizing no one actually has it figured out.

[whatsupwalnut]

so if Quinn watched Veronica Mars when she was in high school that means we're the same age which is definitely Not making me think about my own mortality or anything At All

[imtakenbytheview]

I want to revitalize my presence on here, share more about writing, share more OF my writing, etc. — but I don’t even know where to begin. Tumblr was a blog for me back in the day and a space where I lurked in fandom in the in-between, and I have no idea what it is now or what to use it as.

[jesus-was-a-witch]

It's really weird being a grown ass adult in my thirties and recognizing that I have a crush on somebody?

Like, what do I do with this?

How do I flirt? Will she flirt back? What the fuck am I even doing?

[millennialsargueback]

[somewhatstacey]

It finally happened - I had to Google gen Z slang after a very high young man told me my Barbie backpack was “straight bussin’, fo’ real fo’ real”.

I’ll put my affairs in order soon and step my one foot in the grave as is custom.

[thepeacefulgarden]

[clipsie]

It's very confusing watching 2gether because every time I see the title I want to sing you + me = calculus.

[rhys-ravenfeather]

Me, clutching my knuckles so tightly they turn white: The reason so many women were able to have kids and start families in their twenties before in the past is because they had to get married in order to have financial stability. The very fact that you're able to hold a job and earn your money, and don't have to rely on a man for your livelihood proves that you're doing just fine...

[sixseisliu]

had a lil mini existential crisis when i just realized i'm more than twice the age of some adult humans. wowza. i'm not ready for my midlife crisis yet!

[mbrainspaz]

I used to be the starry eyed 21 year old millennial who bragged about having a 50's work ethic and a strict moral code and loving my job and working unpaid overtime and skipping lunch and surviving on pickle sandwiches because I couldn't afford meat that week.

I've become the 31 year old jaded manager (making the same pay as I did when I was 21) who tells the high schooler employees to "go ahead and leave work an hour early, who cares? Yeah I'll clock you out at 8pm don't worry about it. Have fun at the house party. Don't drink and drive. I'm gonna quit early too and go have a pickle sandwich."

[whatsupwalnut]

"She should have been at the club" but shes in her late thirties: she should have been in bed smfh she put shoes on for this??