Boomers share 20 life skills they're proud they learned but are rarely used today

"Back in the day most everyone knew how to sew even if just to hem pants or darn a sock."

By Emily Shiffer

Baby Boomers (those born from 1946 to 1964) grew up during a time that required them to learn lots of life skills to get by. Without the technology and digital benefits available for younger generations today, they had to be resourceful.

Turns out, this resourcefulness is something that Gen Z (those born 1997 to 2012) envies According to a survey by Resume Builder, Gen Z is flocking to learn trade skills—with 42% of Gen Z is currently pursuing or working in a blue collar job. This shift has earned Gen Z the nickname "the toolbelt generation."

Boomers over 70 shared the seemingly "useless" life skills they learned growing up that are rarely used today on the Reddit thread r/OverSeventy. These are 20 life skills they are most proud of.

Curvy-and-proud newscaster takes the wildest viewer comments turns them into pure comedy gold

"My family is very thick-skinned; I’ve never been bothered by a lot of that.”

By Tod Perry

Body-shamers beware: when your target is a newscaster on a popular local news channel, you may get called out. Even worse, the newscaster may not be bothered by your offensive comments and actually find them funny. The case in point is Carissa Codel, 26, a newscaster on Fox 49 “Ozark’s First” in Missouri.

Codel, who is 5’3” and 180 pounds, has a figure that attracts a lot of attention on social media, whether it’s from admirers or trolls who make offensive comments. While some may be upset by that type of attention, Codel finds it funny and even beneficial for her career as a journalist.

Given the intense pressure to amass a large social media following, she thought it would be funny to highlight the comments she receives, like when Jimmy Kimmel has celebrities read mean tweets. While a guest on her mother Codie's podcast, Attention Addiction, Codel shared her thoughts, saying, "Well, people love to hear mean comments." She then realized how funny those comments would be if she read them in her newscaster voice.

Forget team Edward vs. Jacob. We’re team @penderfire

Here are five joyful things that are brightening up our internet this week

By Sarah Watts

Joy shows up in all kinds of unexpected places. Sometimes it’s simply the sound of someone’s laugh. Other times, it’s two hundred strangers coming together to sing this season’s most heart-wrenching song.

We all need tiny reminders of what it looks like when people feel joy and spread joy around to other people without hesitation — which is why we’re working with our friends at Shriners Children’s™ to highlight the five best examples of pure joy we’ve seen on the internet this week. Big and small, here are five truly joyful moments you’ll be glad not to have missed.

13 cheat codes for adulting that people say they wish they had learned sooner

"Don't put it down, put it away."

By Heather Wake

Adulting often feels like an endless stream of responsibilities that everyone else seems to understand instinctively. Since no one ever handed out a guidebook for things like managing a home, maintaining relationships, or working within your own limitations, most of us simply learn through trial and error…usually while apologizing for a late bill or staring at a messy kitchen wondering how it got that way.

But every now and then, someone shares a little trick that makes life feel less chaotic and a lot more doable. A recent Reddit thread asked people to name the "small adult cheat code" they wish they had learned earlier, and the answers were full of simple habits, mindset shifts, and relationship wisdom that genuinely make life easier. Here are some of the most helpful ones.