If You Were Born Between 1982 And 2002, There's Stuff You Should Know About You And Your Awesomeness

If you were born between 1982 and 2004, you're part of a special club called millennials.

You remember toys like this:


and TV shows like this:

As a generation, millennials are pretty rad.

Being in The Millennial Club also means you were shaped by some pretty intense shit, like Hurricane Katrina:

The Great Recession and Occupy Wall Street protests


And America's first black president.

All these things and more sculpted the 82 million millennials in the U.S. We make up the largest voting bloc in the country! Think about what we could do with that power, yo!

Some people say millennials are self-involved and take too many selfies. To them, I say, "You people are absurd."

And then I have them watch this video about what we are actually all about:

It's about time we start sharing the message of who we actually are to the world.

Need a mood boost to help you sail through the weekend? Here are 10 moments that brought joy to our hearts and a smile to our faces this week. Enjoy!

1. How much does this sweet little boy adore his baby sister? So darn much.

Oh, to be loved with this much enthusiasm! The sheer adoration on his face. What a lucky little sister.

2. Teens raise thousands for their senior trip, then donate it to their community instead.

When it came time for Islesboro Central School's Class of 2021 to pick the destination for their senior class trip, the students began eyeing a trip to Greece or maybe even South Korea. But in the end, they decided to donate $5,000 they'd raised for the trip to help out their community members struggling in the wake of the pandemic instead.

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