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A group of friends gather around a campfire.
Comforting ‘Campfire Theory’ is helping people heal from painful friendship breakups
“People have different seasons, different responsibilities, different paths.”
In The Body, Stephen King famously wrote, “It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of your life like busboys in a restaurant.” The novella was later adapted into the film Stand by Me, which follows a character reflecting on the friendships he had at age 12 and realizing that some friendships endure while others are fleeting.
The reality of this idea can be a tough pill to swallow. In an Instagram Reel making the rounds, Savanna Mckay posted a video of a beautifully raging fire with a chyron that reads: “I was sad about losing a friendship. Then I learned about the Campfire Theory.”
The theory is essentially the same idea as the King quote, and many people seem to find it comforting.
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A Millennial woman can't let go of the phone etiquette she was raised with.
‘Geriatric Millennial’ reenacts the one voicemail habit people over 35 can’t quit
Gen Xers and Millennials have this script down pat.
By Evan Porter
Recent data confirms that people rarely talk on the phone these days. About 80% of cell phone calls go unanswered. Seeing that number, you might assume we’re all constantly leaving one another voicemails.
Not so. Only about 20% of those unanswered calls result in a voicemail, and as most of us know, many of those are spam. In most personal situations, people are far more likely to send a text than leave a voicemail. And yet, those of us who grew up with landlines—Millennials and Gen Xers in particular—often find it hard to break the habits that were ingrained in us as children.
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French woman Léa Martin shares a major difference between French people and Americans.
‘Just love it so much’: French woman in the U.S. says this wholesome habit sets Americans apart
“This is something so special in the U.S.—something you will never see in France.”
American culture is unlike any other in the world. From body language to the way people dress, the United States has a unique way of life that visitors from other countries are constantly clocking.
Léa Martin, a French woman living in the United States, shared on Instagram one of the best things she’s experienced about American culture—something she says she never experiences in France. It’s a societal trait that most Americans probably overlook.
According to Martin, there is one incredibly endearing thing Americans do: offer free compliments.
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Millennial mom shares 9 nostalgic ways she’s giving her kids a ’90s summer
“We are going full ’90s summer over here and I have absolutely no regrets.”
These days, everyone seems nostalgic for the 1990s. Compared with today, life was simpler. Back then, boredom led to adventure and creativity—and social media didn’t exist.
A new parenting trend that parents across generations, especially Millennials, are embracing is the ’90s summer. Rather than letting their kids stay inside in the air conditioning playing video games, many ’90s kids who grew up playing outside until dark are trying to recreate their own summer experiences.
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