Thank Your Local Millennial
I have recently discovered I'm considered “wordy”, as in, I can’t just write short replies - I write novels. As much as I would love to be slightly offended by that, I also can acknowledge I am, what I consider, a comprehensive communicator and believe that replies need to be detailed, and start at the beginning. Unfortunately, it does seem the “beginning” may be “the other day” when I was 3yrs old and followed by “what had happened was”.
Does it make a difference though if I say I'm a millennial? We’re the pre & post googlers from the 1900’s, children of the tech age, raised by wolves (aka Boomers and Gen X’ers), razor and blackberry users, and rainbow road champions (some of us, me, not so much though - turns out my balance issues are transferrable to video game controllers). Really though, now that I think about it we are responsible for making texting, social media, and google popular. You can also thank us for leggings, messy hair acceptance, and hashtags. You’re welcome world.
So basically, while I'm not asking for a Nobel, I do feel I have earned the right to a long reply. While we’re making demands, I will also be putting lol at the end of most of my sentences, parting my hair wherever I want, wearing my jeggings, and I will continue to use the laughing face emoji with the tears - but not the sideways one, because the other one is what I know; the one we made popular. Ah! That’s another thing - you can thank us for - emoji’s and unlimited data plans!
If you need me, I'll be basking in the glory of being a millennial. While we are an angry, confused, 80yr old in a 29yr old looking, bunch; both wanting to quit our jobs, but also continuing to be reliable workers like we were taught - we’re not without our charms. We won’t use your cry rooms, we made the internet for that; we process our feelings via memes, angry dancing, dark humor, and scrolling aimlessly on Amazon. And if you should ever need a body buried, we likely know someone from high school that can take care of it.
You’re welcome, and world peace.
-Ellie
