Every young generation invents its own slang, much to the befuddlement of older folks who quickly tire of trying to keep up with constantly changing terminology. Remember Gen X's "bogus" or "gnarly" or "grody to the max"? How about millennials with "basic" and "extra" and "clapback"? Gen Z is still going strong with "giving" and "eating" and "mid," but even the older teens and young adults of Gen Z are beginning to feel their cool factor waning as Gen Alpha steps up to the plate.Gen Alpha, born between 2010 and 2024, has arrived with a whole new vocabulary that parents of school-aged kids are scrambling to adjust to. Does anyone beyond high school age know what "skibidi" means? How about "sigma" or "gyat" or "Ohio"? One group of people who have their fingers on the pulse of young folks' language is teachers. When you're immersed in tween and teen culture all day, you pick up some things, which is why Mr. Lindsay, a middle school teacher, shared a little Gen Alpha slang primer for the beginning of the school year."Mr. Lindsay here to remind you of some of the words that are coming to a classroom near you this fall," he began. "Word number one—GYAT. Still going strong, okay? It does not mean, 'Go You Athletic Teens,' it does not mean 'Get Your Act Together,' it is a reference to a big butt, and when they say this they are referencing a big butt." "Next we have 'skibidi,' it's alive and well," Lindsay continued. "Are we any closer to a consensus on the definition of this word? Absolutely not. Some say it means something good, some say it means something bad. Most of them just use it as a filler word whenever they have the impulse to say it. Skibidi."How about "sigma"? Or "what the sigma"? Watch Mr. Lindsay explain: See on Instagram The line between Gen Alpha and Gen Z can be blurry, and right now the cuspers between those two generations are in middle and high school—prime time for slang usage. Mr. Lindsay made another video demonstrating how a millennial teacher might try to relate to those students on the first day of school and it's a masterclass in cringe cross-generational slang usage that somehow manages to slay. Watch: See on Instagram Others who work with young people confirmed that these terms are, indeed, alive and well among the tween set. "These are now sliding down to the elementary grades as well. Teaching 3rd-5th grade vacation bible school this week and I’ve heard multiple skibidi and what the sigma references.""I took my soon to be first grader to a baseball camp this week. It was for 1st to 6th but it was mostly the younger kids. I laughed so hard when one of them yelled, “what the sigma?!”"My 12 year old overheard me listening, ran in and said- you can’t listen to our stuff!!!! And tried to steal the phone. ???. I said what the sigma, Bro. He hates me."Parents are deeply appreciative of both Lindsay's vocab lesson as well as demonstration of terminology they've heard from their kids and are reluctantly fluent in:"This lowkey kinda ate and I hate that I understood it ???""Saying using your phone in class is giving pick me is the MOST effective way to stop it. Lol""My Gen Alpha kid overheard this and was like 'BET.'""If everyone does this we can unalive this slang, no cap.""Why do I understand all of this?! ??? Parent problems I guess."Millennials using Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang is endlessly funny. Social media creator Elle Cordova wrote a "first gen alpha poet laureate" poem using Gen Alpha slang in a poem written in the year 2060, and it's perfection. ("Ohio" means weird/boring/bad, by the way.) See on Instagram There ya go, parents. At least now you know what your kids are saying, sort of. And if you really want to impress and horrify your children, make these words a regular part of your own vocabulary and see how long they keep using them.

Kids get into some pretty scary situations. They oftentimes let curiosity take over thanks to their limited impulse control but this can lead to dangerous scenarios that require intervention. Whether it's a banister on a staircase, a fork in the toaster or trying to stick a bead up their nose, kids find a way to get into some interesting situations often leaving the parents confused and panicked.Recently a mom shared that her son was playing with the seatbelt when he got it tangled around his neck. The thing about seatbelts is, they're designed to lock to protect you in an accident. So when the little boy pulled all the slack out of the seatbelt while playing and then let go, the seatbelt locked around his neck.This caused the seatbelt to tighten every time the boy moved no matter what he tried to do. Once the mom realized what was happening behind her, she attempted to free her child which proved to be difficult. Thankfully, eventually the child was freed but not before causing a panic for everyone involved. The story prompted another mom to share her own harrowing tale and how she is now always prepared in the event that it happens again. Raising Cultures is a social media account that shares about their blended family through adoption. The mom, who is also a licensed therapist, shares about when her oldest son found himself tangled in the seatbelt as well. She explains that her son was about six at the time when he wrapped the seatbelt around his neck out of boredom while she was driving down the road. "By the time we pulled into the parking lot and I'm like, 'okay everybody get out the car,' honey Aiden was wrapped up, tied up, tangled up, swallowed up by the [expletive] seatbelt. Baby the way I jumped out of that [expletive] mom van...honey I start slinging doors open and they automatic," she says in part as she physically animates the story. @raisingcultures Kids be scaring the hell out of us man! @Bree glad your son is okay ??❤️ #raisingcultures #momsoftiktok #awareness #boymomlife #minivlog #therapytiktok #familyvlogger ♬ original sound - Raising Cultures|Blended Fam At the time she couldn't get the seatbelt off of her child's neck. It took her husband to essentially rip through the seatbelt to free the little boy. Due to her experience and the recent video shared by the other frieghtened mom, she decided to share with others a PSA about how dangerous it can be for seatbelts to get tangled around children's necks. The mom also took the time to show off her seatbelt cutter that she now keeps in her car. In fact, she says she keeps a seatbelt cutter in her car, her husband's car and in the cars of her two older daughters just to avoid this same situation happening again. Seatbelt cutters are handy when you live near water and cross bridges on a daily basis. It allows you to be prepared for an emergency that might result in your car being submerged in water, but as these two scary instances prove, these may be things the average parent wants to keep on hand. There doesn't seem to be a way to release the seatbelt once it's tangled so tightly around a child without cutting it and since these things seem to occur when children are bored, keeping a seatbelt cutter in the car may be the best solution.

We always hear about the achievements of children who become professional athletes or simply excel while in school. What we don't often see is the sacrifices and dedication of the parents behind the scenes. There are very few hours in the day, especially if you're working full time on top of raising children, add in a child that plays sports and you've got a combination for no rest.That doesn't stop most parents though. They not only find the time to take them to their activities but to spend extra time helping them improve their skills in between practices. One mom has gone viral for her dedication to her son's football development. In the now viral video shared on 9-year-old Czar Glanton Jr.'s social media pages, the mom can be seen wearing business clothes running blocking drills with her son.The yard is sprinkled with small orange markers for positionality and agility as Czar, donning a football helmet listens to his mom's coaching."Okay, I'm going to tell you where you messed up at, look. Right here the first thing you did...you was down the first thing you did was stood straight up. No," the mom encourages as she moves back into the down position. The young boy is listening intently the entire time before running the drill again pushing against his mom in her mint green dress. This isn't the first video of the two training together. Another video set to "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone shows the mom in another business outfit running a high knee drill while her son cradles a football. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Czar Glanton Jr. (@czar_zilla2034)Czar's skills are undeniable and people are in awe of his mom's dedication to her son's sport."Me over here crying for strangers. The time she is putting into her son is she hasn’t even taken her work clothes off yet and she is in the yard working with her son on his skills. This is parenting at its finest. Hats off to you momma for putting your baby first," one person writes. "Never question a mother's love! This is awesome! This foundation will stay with this young man no matter what! Peace," another shares encouragement. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Czar Glanton Jr. (@czar_zilla2034)One person is speaking success in the young boy's future. "You’re an absolute queen. I saw you on MaxPreps and came here. Still eyes filled with tears. A true inspiration and a lucky son! What a team you two are. When he wins the heisman and says I’d like to start out by thanking my mama we will all know why.""Like I’m literally sitting in my bed crying!! Ma’am, you definitely deserve it all when he gets to the NFL! He’s going to the NFL," a commenter says. It's obviously too early to tell if Czar will be making it to the NFL but with the dedication he and his mother put into working on his craft, that prediction may be within reach. These videos are the embodiment of what it means to be a dedicated sports parent, even when you're going it alone. Best of luck to Czar this football season, you've got a lot of fans routing for you.

Kevin Tenkhoff, 62, a Customer Service Technician with AT&T for the past 19 years, was making a routine service call in Springfield, Missouri, in October 2023 when his quick thinking saved a woman’s life. He was installing the internet at Helen and Ryan Parli's home when he heard someone yelling.Initially, he thought it may have been someone calling out for their dog, but he decided to check out the situation in case someone needed help. He rushed through the yard toward the front to see the commotion. When he reached the top of the slope, he saw Ryan leaning over his wife, Helen, 51, and giving chest compressions. Kevin quickly removed his tool belt, ran over and asked if he could help Ryan, who was talking to the 911 operators and doing CPR simultaneously.Kevin took over CPR duties, giving Helen chest compressions while Ryan was able to devote his attention to the 911 operator. "She was laying there, not breathing, eyes wide open. Had like a glaze over her eyes and I just started compressions as fast as I could," Kevin recalled. It was the first time he had ever performed CPR on a live person, but had been trained as part of his job at AT&T. - YouTube www.youtube.com AT&T takes CPR training with its technicians seriously. When technicians start on the job, they receive leader-led first aid training, including CPR and a web-based refresher every 3 years to keep them up to speed. “I hope I’m doing this right and hope this woman will pull through and survive,” Kevin thought while continuing to deliver chest compressions, he later told Upworthy."I could remember how calm he was and how just him taking over helped me see what was going on. He just went above and beyond,” Ryan said.Kevin’s chest compressions helped Helen regain consciousness before paramedics arrived on the scene to take her to the hospital. The woman had been dead for 4 minutes before Kevin’s compressions brought her back to life. She later learned that if Kevin wasn’t there to help, things could have turned out terribly. "They said at the hospital that if he hadn't been there if he hadn't helped me, I could have been brain-damaged,” Helen recalled.“He changed my life for the better because he gave me a sense of hope that there are good people in this world,” Helen added. Helen now considers Kevin to be her “guardian angel.”“Just glad I was able to help,” Kevin said with a smile.Kevin Tenkhoff, an AT&T worker from Missouri, saved Helen Buttermark's life in October 2023 when the new homeowner suddenly collapsedTenkhoff, who happened to arrive a few minutes early, performed CPR on the woman thanks to training he received through AT&TButtermark, says she… pic.twitter.com/fB24Kegte5— Mike Netter (@nettermike) August 4, 2024 Later, Helen admitted that she almost didn’t let Kevin in the house. Their appointment had been for 1 pm and Kevin showed up early, at 10 am and she considered asking him to come back at his scheduled time. Lucky for her, she rethought her decision. Helen spent 6 days in the hospital and had a defibrillator-like device surgically implanted in her heart. Doctors discovered that she had a dead heart cell in her heart that prevented it from pumping properly. The story is a beautiful example of what can happen when good people are put in a situation where they must respond in an emergency. It’s also an excellent endorsement for AT&T’s technician training. If Kevin hadn’t been trained for years on how to administer CPR, he might not have been able to provide the life-saving aid that prevented Helen from getting brain damage.

There are plenty of societal norms that have stood the test of time— washing your hands before leaving the bathroom, saying “please” and “thank you,” using a blinker to indicate when you're turning or switching lanes…though we know that not all of society does these things…But still, man, if not most of us do, and the world seems to be better for it. However, there are just as many widely accepted behaviors that perhaps could use some reevaluation, whether they’re outdated, or just downright asinine. Recently, someone on Ask Reddit prompted folks to share common social norms they secretly found “ridiculous,” and answers flooded in—everything from obsolete workplace etiquette to baffling economic obligations that only put folks more in a financial bind. On the job front, gummywormeater wrote that they are sick of it being normal for job ads to not have pay transparency, writing, “are we really pretending as if the money isn’t a big factor as to why I’m applying?”Luckily, demand has led to legislative change, with several states enacting laws to ensure employees and job applicants have access to salary information. But clearly, there’s still a ways to go. Someone else lamented the standard “two weeks to quit a job” practice, since it demands loyalty of the employee without doing the same thing of the employer. “They can let you go without even a seconds warning but if you leave without giving a two week notice you’re the bad guy and filed under ‘not rehireable’, they said, adding, “The entire idea behind the two week notice is so they could train your replacement but these days they often don’t really have anyone lined up for that. Then they ask you to stay on another week. Not your problem though.”via GIPHYOthers noted how things that were often regarded as rude manners really weren’t rude at all. “Crossing my arms means I’m closed off. Actually I’m just really comfortable standing that way. I do it all the time,” said It_is_me_Mike , while the obviously introverted humming-bird5 lamented “having to say bye to every person when leaving an event.”Similarly, -rocky23m said: “I secretly find ridiculous is the expectation to always respond with ‘I'm fine’ or ‘I'm good’ when someone asks how you're doing, even when you're clearly not. It's as if we're all part of an unspoken agreement to avoid genuine emotional exchanges in casual interactions, reducing a potentially meaningful conversation to mere pleasantries. It feels like a missed opportunity to connect on a deeper level, yet it's so ingrained that we all just go along with it.” media.giphy.com When it comes to social media, many agree that it’s caused us to normalize whipping our phones out and broadcasting every moment of our day. Rather than just, you know, experiencing it. “Posting your entire life online.” -Queenofswords_love“Having to be available 24/7.” Formal-Eye5548There are plenty of parenting norms that are well and good, but PlaysTheTriangle doesn’t get the trend of “not just letting kids be weird. My son used to wear the weirdest stuff and if we were going out I’d be like ‘Go for it! You’re six, live it up!’”Then there came the subject of money. Dances28 thought it was ridiculous that it’s so common to spend money just “to flex,” asking “why do I care if random people think I'm rich?”On that note there were lots of folks who didn’t get why certain (very expensive) things were just expected to be bought in order to declare some kind of status or keep up with outdated traditions. “Wearing brand name clothing. As long as you have nice clean clothes on I don’t care what brand they are. Scuh“Over the top weddings. What an incredible waste of money.” -Pithecanthropus88via GIPHY“Gender reveals. What a grandiose waste of money, time and resources.” -Sea-Gene-901“Having kids when you can’t even afford rent.” -morningsunzzzLastly, to end on a lighthearted note, SwimInTheOceanAtNite wrote, “Blaming the way someone acts on their zodiac sign.” We’ve all heard someone do that…if we haven’t done it ourselves.

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