PhotoLife94/E+/Getty Images As a certified, unrepentant extrovert, there’s nothing I love more than a party. Not the ragers that might have been fun in my teens and 20s, but a quiet gathering with friends, complete with pretty bouquets of flowers and charcuterie boards and chill music playing unobtrusively in the background? That’s a vibe and...
TikTok / @breesquirrely Let’s admit it — kids’ birthday parties can be awkward! They’re so much work to put on, and can feel like a social mine field to attend (Do we leave right after cake? Is that rude?). Of all the social-anxiety inducing party fouls, this mom’s story might take the (birthday) cake. Bree...
TikTok The most Millennial thing about me is my deep love of 30 Rock, and one of my favorite episodes is when Liz Lemon goes to her high school reunion — a successful, sophisticated New York TV writer — to stick it to all her bullies. But once she arrives, she reaches a horrible realization:...
Tennessee Witney / 500px/500Px Plus/Getty Images Many people will experience the awkward reality of having a “mixed-parent” friend group. Some of you have kids, some of you don’t, and the vibes for social events can get confusing. This is something that was recently faced by Reddit user Quiet_Mulberry5400 (we’ll call her Mulberry from here on...