Make Way for Millennials

“One day you’re young and the next you have a favorite grocery store”

-Unknown

Welcome, millennials, to your hub for humor, helpful hints, and relatable stories from someone who understands what it’s like to eat Goldfish for dinner. I’m a 23 year old female just trying to survive in this world that wants to pay us 12/hour for jobs that require 3 years of experience. I’m a lover of dogs, Grey’s Anatomy, trashy reality T.V., and helping others. In all honesty, I hate that we’re all out here having to blindly navigate the deep end of this adult world. We seemed to enter it at a particularly challenging time. If you’re my age, you were raised in a vastly changing society. One moment we had dial up internet, and the next people are making careers out of YouTube. We witnessed the introduction of the most influential technology, while enduring some of the scariest moments in history.

I grew up in a home with two incredible parents, and a very smart older sister. I’ve had every resource I could have asked for. So I can’t imagine what it has been like for those of you who maybe weren’t so lucky. My parents loved me and nurtured me, while preparing me to face this complex world on my own. But somehow, at the end of the day, our generation seems to have gotten caught in the crux of it all.

Growing up, I always felt like there were markers. If you remember the challenger explosion, you probably look down on people my age. Not being around for it or remembering it was always like some sort of crime. Now that I’m in my 20s, it’s wild to think that there are children out there who call themselves adults but don’t remember 9/11. In reality, we are all just making it up as we go. Our ability to recall history or write in cursive means nothing at the end of the day.

What matters is that you’re trying. Trying to learn, trying to care, trying to succeed. There is happiness and hope and chaos all around us, and at the end of the day what matters is our humanity. Whether you grew up with snapchat or typewriters, it’s all about being a good person.

“At the end of the day, people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel”

-Maya Angelou

Teach each other. Help each other. Life and family and friendships are hard but if we all lend a hand, teach a lesson or are willing to learn, we just might be okay. You will learn how to cook or decorate a home or pay your electric bill. You will finally save up enough to buy that couch. You will figure out what you want to do with your career. If you’re willing to learn, and to help others learn, you’re already halfway there.