Gen Xers, who are roughly between 45 and 61, reveal how old they really feel.

Gen Xers share how old they really feel, and the same number keeps popping up

“Apparently I’m 59. The person in my head strongly disagrees.”

By Evan Porter

We all know time flies, but there are moments when the realization really hits you hard. Artist and coach Rick Osborn recently had one of these moments and made an astute observation on Instagram. He was getting ready for a wedding when he realized, “Our generation, Gen X, might be the ‘older people’ at the wedding now.”

The problem was that, even at the age of 59, Osborn said he didn’t feel like he should be that old. His universal realization sparked a fascinating discussion.

“Apparently I’m 59. The person in my head strongly disagrees,” he said.

A little girl peaking through stage curtains.

Little girl entered a talent show without telling her mom, and the crowd was here for it

This is what pure confidence looks like.

By Heather Wake

One little girl is somersaulting her way into people’s hearts, and reminding us all of how important it is to put yourself out there every once in a while.

In a now-viral TikTok clip posted by @ashleydkennedy14, we learn that her kindergarten-aged niece had apparently entered herself into a talent show without telling her mom, a feat that involved forging mom’s signature onto a permission slip, no less.

And just what did this “act” consist of? Somersaults. Lots of ‘em. Six, to be exact. Also one cartwheel, for good measure. She’d basically deliver one roll, wait for uproarious applause, then do another one. Solid routine, if you ask us.

Hospice Nurse Julie breaks down the 6 things she would do following a dementia diagnosis.

Hospice nurse shares the 6 things she’d do immediately after getting diagnosed with dementia

“A lot of people are gonna think this is harsh.”

By Heather Wake

Hospice nurse Julie has shared tons of helpful, insightful, and even comforting videos on end-of-life care and death. Recently, she got candid about exactly what she would want to happen if she were diagnosed with dementia. 

She acknowledged that dementia comes in many forms and that no single approach works for everyone. But based on her years of watching patients and families navigate cognitive decline, she wanted to offer a general idea of how she would prepare. 

Her list included six things she would want done immediately following a diagnosis, while she still has plenty of cognitive ability to plan for such things herself. 

“A lot of people are gonna think this is harsh, but this is what I would want,” she said. 

Mark Rober subjected himself to bed bug bites in the name of science.

Forget what you know about bed bugs. Avoiding and getting rid of them is pretty simple.

And thankfully, there are no toxic chemicals involved.

By Annie Reneau

“Good night! Sleep tight! Don’t let the bed bugs bite!” This sing-songy rhyme that has been around for centuries alludes to the fact that bed bugs were prevalent in the past. After a significant decrease post-WWII, however, the sneaky pests have been making a comeback. Since the 1990s, bed bug infestations have risen dramatically, leading people to look for ways to avoid and get rid of the blood-sucking little buggers.

Unfortunately, a lot of the information about how to do that is flat-out wrong. Popular YouTube science communicator Mark Rober invites viewers to forget what we think we know and go on an educational journey with the leading bed bug researchers at Rutgers University’s urban entomology lab. Not only did Rober subject himself to bed bug bites on purpose to see what happens when they feed, but he also conducted a series of experiments in the lab to find out what is actually effective at killing them and what is not.