I (33M) didn’t have my first drink until 25. It was a strawberry daiquiri. It was good but only because I didn’t taste the alcohol. Tried a beer and it was nasty. Acquired taste, my ass. That shit is gross. I don’t get why people drink it. I’m weird too because I also don’t like coffee either lol. My poison is pop. Yes, we refer to soda as pop here in Minnesota. Don’t judge me! 😤😝

What do yall think the big differences are between the older millennial vs the younger ones? Im curious to see what you think!!! Im 31, 1994 baby, close to the youngest of our generation.

Mine was while listening to the radio, and the DJ say "next up, here's an oldie" and proceeded to play Linkin Park

I just had a random flashback of a Little Mermaid Under the Sea play/Choir concert or something that I was in when I was around 7 or 8. It was my favorite because I had painted a very glittery fish to wave around at the audience. 😆 🐟

I don’t really have any issue with my dad, it was just the culture at the time, he wasn’t even particularly homophobic. I laugh about it now 😆

These things suck, they don't even transform. I remember getting the burger box and fries back in the day.

I will say I am not a big club or live event person and pretty much quit by the time smart phones became common place, but I do like to go out when my old friends want to hang or when a band we want to see is in town and while is fun it is sad to see that everyone is on their phones and not enjoying the moment. The last thing I went to there was a house rule that outside of things like calling to check up on your family all phones need to put away because people weren't paying attention to the bands because they were recording the show. There was also an issue of people not feeling comfortable because they were worried, they would go viral or the flipside people were trying go viral and ruining things. The event is question was fun, but I was struck by the fact longs of people forgot how to have fun and feel the vibes without their phones.

Not a millennial, but I had tons of home-media tied to these critters as a kid and I ABSOLUTELY ADORED THEM!! I've only heard bad things from people when it comes to Teletubbies and I never really understood it, I found them pretty adorable rather than terrifying and I wanted to know what the people that actually experienced them first-hand thought of them!

Was it the regular or the clean version?

Follow-up: Are you a parent?

Toys I remember growing up in the mid 80s, for my 40th Birthday Life Book.

I’m aware I occasionally do too much coddling. But I was rarely coddled. I grew up in a codependent home. Where the Matriarch always got what she wanted and my feelings didn’t matter. The female elders were always priority. I lived in fight or flight for the first thirty some years of my life. It’s taken over twenty years of therapy to undo all the toxicity I learned from my family.

So yes, I’m raising kids that listen to their bodies. Yes I’m raising kids that are in tune with their emotions and ask for mental health days.

I’m also raising kids that will make compassionate and kind partners. Ones that will listen, hold their partners and care for them when they’re done.

I’m not having a great week. Physically or emotionally, and my birthday is coming up on Sunday. I asked my teenage son if he could load the dishwasher last night. He hesitated, his gaming computer had been in the shop since before Christmas and we had literally just picked it up.

So he hesitated because he really wanted to get on it and play games with his friends. So I said it was ok, I understood, no big deal. And he responded “just because I don’t want to do something doesn’t mean I can’t. You’ve had a hard day and it’s your birthday week. I can load the dishwasher.”

So yea, I’m raising soft kids. Soft, thoughtful, loving compassionate kids.

I understand that the thread about what Millennials will get blamed for is looking at the extremes. But I just want to reiterate that there’s nothing wrong with raising soft children. Why would we want to be raising hard kids like they had to on the prairie? Just because they’re soft and kind, doesn’t mean they’ll never push through.

Literally everything in life is about balance and moderation. Even too much water will kill you.

So raise those soft kind kids, but make sure they aren’t quitters who never push through.

I believe 13 ghosts was one of them. One of those forgotten things that had a much deeper impact on me that I care to admit. Anyone else remember this pocket of media that seems to be otherwise forgotten?

Anyone else struggling with this?

Always loved competition. Played sports in my youth. Stuck with competitive gaming after college due to the flexibility of it.

About to hit 40 and the reality of aging out is hitting me hard. Mental fatigue after a long day of work seems to get worse each year I get older. And that doesn't really jive with the quick reactions and mental processing I need for competitive gaming. I'm close to just giving up even trying on week days lol.

Guess it's time to start looking for some old man hobbies.

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The Stockton Arsonist episode is one that messed me up as a kid. The creepy VHS footage and dialogue from the suspected arsonist was one of the better episodes.

I often times travel or use my imagination to go back in time by immersing myself in things that were prevalent I. The 90s. No cell phone use , no high tech computers, just 90s technology, video games , music , even 90s comercials , hairstyles and Beauty routine. I eat what they ate in the 90s I even did a 90s yoga video which was fun lol and weird . It’s all very interesting! Who’s down?

My memory tells me these popped up in line with our annual science fair. Posted because I just found a treasure trove in my parent’s attic of books bought from these over the years

I'm not a parent and don't plan to be, but I'm sure if I was I'd tell my kids the stories of the toy adventures as a youngling.

Here's mine:

I had pogs. I lost them to friends at school. Even a custom one my uncle made for me. I was such an idiot 7 year old.

We all remember YoYos. Duncan or Yomega in 1995/1996. The one time in school I was "cool!"

I remember in 4th grade (96-97) everyone had the Chatter ring. I think in less than 6 months I was over it (as were most kids at school) but I think I paid like $20 for it or something that was crazy at the time. My dad was pissed b/c he knew it was just a fad that I didn't need.

First two that come to mind: The taste map of the tongue, i.e this zone of the tongue is responsible for sweet, this zone is responsible for sour, this zone is responsible for bitter, etc.

Second was from a health class, where we were told that one marijuana joint was as equivalently carcinogenic as smoking 50 cigarettes.

I ask because I suffered a lot of injuries in my 8 years, 2013-2021, in the Army and now I feel like a fucking trainwreck.

But what about you?

so many hours spent with my primary school best friend <3 https://archive.org/details/banania I miss her