Running it back and then some. Last May, Kenny Chesney made history as the first country artist in history to perform at Sphere, the $2.3 billion venue and technical marvel, in Las Vegas. Joining the likes of Eagles, Dead and Company, U2, Backstreet Boys, No Doubt, Anyma and film director, Darren Aronofsky, as the select few to headline the venue, the “Summertime” singer performed 15 sold-out shows throughout his first residency this year. Unlike Zac Brown Band, who became the second country act to headline Sphere back in December and proceeded to receive Satanic ritual allegations (I wish I was kidding), Chesney’s went off without a hitch and proved to be a resounding success. Of course, this led to a visual experience quite unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and Chesney took full advantage of it. Creating some mind-blowing visuals, he and his team left absolutely nothing off the table, leaning heavily into his patented beach aesthetic and even incorporating his love of football into the mix with shots from Neyland Stadium, home of the Tennessee Volunteers. @madmachenRocky top am I right?? ♬ I Go Back – Kenny Chesney Undoubtedly, Chesney’s first residency at Sphere was nothing short of a success, and he made it known that he’d be back sooner than later, telling fans he’d see them next summer. “I got a little carried away. But after all the guests, all the songs we hadn’t planned on, all the people who came from all over, I just didn’t want to keep it a secret. I knew we were coming back, and if No Shoes Nation had half as much fun as we did, I wanted them to know we’d see them right here next summer. What could be better?” On October 21st, Chesney finally pulled the trigger, officially announcing he’s headed back to the Sphere this summer in his second residency titled, I Go Back 2026, with five shows beginning on Friday, June 19, and wrapping up on Saturday, June 27. Reflecting on his time at Sphere last year, Chesney gushed about the magic present at the venue. He’d also note how he and his team are currently working on updating visuals for songs present on last year’s set while simultaneously adding a few new ones that “deserved this 4-d treatment.” “It’s finally time to make it a REALITY. My first summer at Sphere was so special. Watching you guys experience the magic gave me so many ideas — reworking some songs from last year and adding a few that deserved this 4-D treatment. There are a lot of ways to play this venue, but I’m pretty sure nobody’s had more fun or brought more joy than No Shoes Nation. If you missed it, come on! And if you were there, come live it again — because this isn’t something you get to do every year.” Thanks to the success of last year’s residency, tickets for the short, five-show set were in high demand and sold out pretty fast. So quickly, in fact, that the “Come Over” singer is adding an additional six shows, spanning from July 1st to July 11th, to I Go Back 2026. In the caption, Chesney would note just how inspired these shows have kept him and his team before reconfirming that these Sphere dates are the only headlining concerts he’s performing across 2026. “No Shoes Nation. This show has kept us inspired. Five nights turned into something bigger, and it only felt right to keep going. If we’re going to do it, let’s make it count, so we’re adding SIX additional dates. Sphere will be my only headline concerts this summer.” View this post on Instagram As time passes, it’s becoming clear that Chesney is trying his best to outdo the first set of shows last year. Not only did he share that he and his band are working on new intro music for the residency in a recent Instagram post, he’d tell SiriusXM’s Ashley Till on his No Shoes Radio show, it’s not just the visuals that are getting a little facelift. The 57-year-old singer/songwriter shared that half of the show will be completely different from last year, meaning songs and visuals. “Yeah, we had to change it some. Half the show’s probably gonna be completely different, and we’re going to change some of it that was not you know… There are some songs that we haven’t done in a while that we’re going to do. That’s the beauty of it because in that environment, you get to do songs you don’t get to do at stadium shows. Right? So we did a lot of that this year, and we’re gonna do some of that next summer. But I would say, probably, at least half of the show is going to be completely different. Because I wouldn’t want to go to the Sphere one year and then come back the next year and see the exact same thing. It’s like, ‘Oh, well, I went to the circus last year and they did the same thing this year.’” All presales start this Friday, January 23rd, with premium members of Chesney’s fan club, No Shoes Nation, receiving access first at 10 a.m. PT. General on sale for the public will begin next Friday, January 30th, at 10 a.m. PT. Additionally, like the first set of dates, VIP Hotel & Ticket packages, presented by Vibee, are on sale now, featuring a two-night stay at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and/or Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, depending on the package. I Go Back 2026 Dates Friday, June 19 Saturday, June 20 Wednesday, June 24 Friday, June 26 Saturday, June 27 Wednesday, July 1 Friday, July 3 Saturday, July 4 Wednesday, July 8 Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11The post Kenny Chesney Adds 6 Extra Shows To His Upcoming Las Vegas Sphere Residency After Overwhelming Demand first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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One of the great joys and stresses of parenting is that you never know what will come out of your child’s mouth. When you have young, inquisitive kids, they can say really inappropriate things to people without realizing they were being rude or possibly offensive. TikTok influencer Aurora McCausland (@auroramccausland), known for her DIY cleaning tips, recently told a funny story on the platform about how her son believes she makes a living. The problem was that she heard about it from her child's teacher.Mom is embarrassed by her child“The other day, I went and picked my five year old up from school and when I get to his classroom his teacher pulls me inside and says, ‘Hey, today he wanted to tell us about what Mommy does for work and said that Mommy makes videos in her bedroom but only when I'm [he’s] not at home,” McCausland recalled. @auroramccausland so this wasn’t on my bingo card ? #momlife #momtok #sahm #sahmlife #funnyvideo #fypシ Given her body language while telling the story, McCausland was clearly mortified after hearing what her child said to his teacher. It makes it look like she may be posting videos to adult sites while her child is at school, which most people wouldn’t want their son’s teacher to know about. The good news is that another teacher was there to clarify the young boy's comments by adding, “I think she makes TikTok videos.” The uncomfortable situation was a great invitation to chat with her son about what she does for a living. “So I have to have a conversation with my son about how he tells people what I do for work,” she finished her video. A kindergarten teacher.via Canva/PhotosThe funny video went viral, earning over 1.7 million views on TikTok, and inspired many people to share the times when their children had funny ways of explaining their careers. The commenters were a great reminder to parents everywhere that if your child says something embarrassing, it's ok, just about everyone has been through it. Moms share their most embarrassing momentsA lot of parents spoke up in the comments to show McCausland that she's not the only one to feel embarrassed in front of her child's teacher. "My son told everyone that we were homeless (because we don’t own our home, we rent)," KBR wrote."I work in ortho.. my daughter told her teacher I steal people's knees bc she heard me talking to my husband about a knee replacement," Aingeal wrote."My son told a teacher we were living in our car over the summer. Camping. We went camping," Kera wrote."In kinder, my son thought Red Bull was alcohol and told his teacher I liked to have beer on the way to school," Ashley wrote. A mom is embarrassed by her child.via Canva/PhotosMy niece told her teacher her mom and dad work at the wh*re house. They work at the courthouse," Ellis wrote."My husband works as a table games dealer at a casino. Kindergartener, 'Daddy's a Dealer!' We now start every school year clearly stating he works at the casino," CMAC"My son said we lived in a crack house…There’s a tiny chip in the wall from the doorknob," KNWerner wrote."My dad is a hospice chaplain and officiates a lot of funerals. My son and nephew were asked by their preschool teacher if their papa was retired or had a job. They told her his job was to kill people," Tiffyd wrote."My son said "my dad left me and I'm all alone" to a random person at the zoo. My husband was just at work," Shelby."I am now in my 70s. In my gradeschool, during the McCarthy era, I told my teacher my dad was a communist. He was an economist," Crackerbelly wrote."In Kindergarten, my daughter told her teacher that mommy drinks and drives all the time. Coffee. From Starbucks," Jessica wrote."Well I once told my kindergarden teacher a man climbs over our fence to visit my mom when her husband is not home... It was a handy man who came to fix gates when they were stuck," Annie wrote.Ultimately, McCausland’s story is a fun reminder of how children see things through their own unique lens and, with total innocence, can say some of the funniest things. It’s also a great warning to parents everywhere: if you aren’t clear with your kids about what you do for a living, you may be setting yourself up for a very embarrassing misunderstanding. So, even if you think they know what you do ask them as see what they say, you could save yourself from a lot of embarrassment. This article originally appeared last year and has been updated.

When it comes to intergenerational conflict, you never hear too much about Gen Z having a hard time with Generation X or the silent generation having beef with the baby boomers. However, there seems to be a recurring problem where baby boomers and millennials just can’t get on the same page.Maybe it’s because millennials were raised during the technological revolution and therefore have to help their boomer parents log into Netflix, while the grandparents get frustrated when their adult children don't know how to do basic homemaking and maintenance tasks. There’s also a political divide: Millennials are a reliable liberal voting bloc, whereas boomers are the target demographic for Fox News. Both generations also have differing views on parenting, with boomers favoring an authoritative style over the millennials' gentler approach, which leads to a ton of conflict within families.With all these blatant fundamental differences, it's no wonder that Xennials (aka older Millennials and younger Gen Xers born between 1977 and 1983) were easily able to share some quirks of their Boomer parents. The list contained things both frustrating and endearing. One common example was how millennials were fed up with their parents' inability to use technology, yet were equally touched when their parents opted for actual greeting cards.Of course, it is reductive to reduce generations into a series of stereotypes, whether it’s Millennials or Boomers. But, for many, hearing that they aren’t the only person who gets frustrated with their boomer parents can be pretty cathartic and make them feel less alone.Here are 15 Boomer parent quirks that Millennials just don’t understand.1. They save everything All of this will be ours one day. Yay. Photo credit: Canva"They save EVERYTHING (containers, jars, boxes, etc.) just in case they might be able to use it for something later. I feel like this habit was handed down from our grandparents' Great Depression upbringing.""Absolutely! Shopping bags, empty yogurt containers, boxes that some product came in…..although I love me a 'good box!' I have all my iPhone boxes for no reason."You know the old saying: Is she really a grandma if she doesn't rinse out used plastic baggies to save for later?2. Scary texts"Will text something foreboding like 'we need to talk;' then turns out she forgot a recipe.""My dad will text me 'You need to call me right now' when it’s nothing. And not tell me major life events until well after the fact. Like my aunt had a heart attack and I found out a week later from her son. (And my dad did know.)"It's true, generations have been battling over tone and punctuation in texts for years.3. Stranger death toll Elderly woman with white hair on phone, sharing a story about a dead person her child has never met. Photo credit: Canva "My mom is ALWAYS telling me about dead people I’ve never met. I really do not care. I know that sounds awful, but I don’t have it in me to be sad for everyone on the planet when they pass."“You remember my friend Carol? Her aunt had that above-ground swimming pool in her backyard. We swam in it a couple times one summer when you were about 9. Anyway, Carol’s mom just lost her brother-in-law. They were very close. Thought you’d want to know.”4. They don't travel"They act jealous of us traveling but refuse to go anywhere.""Ooh good one. Mine act jealous of anything we do/buy that they can't solely because they can't get out of their own way and actually make things happen."And, in general, they have more money and time to make it happen! But they often insist on being homebodies, to their own chagrin.5. They print everything"My Boomer FIL prints out EVERYTHING from his computer. I understand printing out instructions or recipes to help remember but do you really need a file cabinet full of forwarded emails from friends and sale adverts from 5 years ago? Oh well, at least he keeps it organized. Also, both TVs in the house run 24/7 playing reruns of 'CSI: Who Gives a Sh*t Anymore?'""I'm not on Facebook, but my dad is. Last year, he made a celebratory post on my birthday and all his church friends liked and commented on it. He printed up the post and all of the comments, stapled it into a little book, and MAILED me the printed Facebook comments..."6. 'From, dad' texts"My dad sends text messages with, 'From, Dad' at the end of them. It cracks me up every time. He also states who he is every time he calls me."This has to be one of the more endearing things the boomers do. Please never stop.7. Irrational fears Surprised elderly man in blue shirt against a yellow background.Photo credit: Canva"One quirk my dad had was that he was deathly afraid of the house burning down. Not from the standpoint of the danger of fire but when he was growing up, if your house burnt down, you were basically homeless and destitute. My mom is much more level headed about it. She always told my dad, that is why we have homeowners insurance."8. Expired food"My mother-in-law doesn't throw out expired food. She has food in her pantry that is several years past their expiration dates. Same with condiments in her fridge. You just can't trust any of the food she has on hand because more than likely than not it's way expired. When we have brought this up, that she needs to throw some stuff out, she insists it's absolutely fine. It's not. ""My grandmother is the same way. Once, she opened her refrigerator, and there was a jar of pickles with mold floating on the surface of the liquid. I pointed it out, and she said it was still good. She would just scoop the mold out at a later time. She has an incredibly strong stomach and immune system."They also love to stock up on and freeze certain staples, even milk.9. Smartphone addiction Elderly woman in pink shirt using a smartphone on a garden swing.Photo credit: Canva"You always hear a kids 'these kids always on their damn phones.' But when it comes to phone addiction, boomers are far worse.""My mom drives five hours to see us, then spends the whole time texting people from her church or looking at Facebook.""I once sat in their living room for over an hour before they decided to put their phones down and speak to me, only to phub me and pick them right back up."It's not the Gen Alpha kids keeping Bejewled in business!10. Rigid gender roles"My dad still clings to the traditional division of 'men's/women's work.' He'll fix a car, do any outside work, clean out a clogged drain. Cooking? If it's any more complicated than making coffee or calling in a pizza, he can't/won't. I don't think he even grills anymore. Laundry? Hell no. Taking care of small children? He'll play with them but that's it."11. The TV is constantly on TV for waking. TV for sleep. Photo credit: Canva"In-laws leave the TV on for all waking hours. And FIL gets irritated if someone talks over the episode of MASH or Walker, Texas Ranger, that he's already seen 50 times. Like clenching his teeth and stomping the floor.""TV on 24/7. Constantly flipping between some version of Law and Order, HGTV, and Guy Fieri. Asking me 'did you see that commercial where…' No mom. I don’t have cable. I don’t see commercials. All of the time."12. They are always right"My dad...he's has to be right about everything and doesn't know what to do if you beat him to the point on something. He once was giving me a recipe that required cinnamon, cardamon, and clove and told me just to use Pumpkin Pie Spice! It's the greatest thing! 'Dad, I don't need to. I have all those spices on hand (I bake)' But...no! You have to use this. 'No, I don't. I don't need to buy something that I already have" It happens all the time.""My parents are always right and they are not impressed about anything."13. Obsessed with the weather"Yes, my dad should have been a meteorologist. He used to have a weather alert radio that would sound off in the middle of the night and he would watch the weather channel constantly. We all had to quiet down when your local weather forecast on the 8's came on. He gets really excited about severe weather like when we might get thunderstorms or a tornado."There's nothing quite like the thrill a boomer gets from relentlessly tracking every movement of an oncoming storm that will probably amount to some rain and little else.14. One more thing"Without fail, every time I'm leaving my mother's house and backing down the driveway, she comes back out of her house and stops me to say something else, even though we'd just spoken."15. Mail stress Elderly man using a magnifying glass to read a piece of mailPhoto credit: Canva"My mom has an anxiety attack during the entire journey of a package or piece of mail she dispatched to me. No, she doesn’t know how to track. She will not rest until she knows that a package has arrived or a nominal check has been cashed. She calls when she is thinking about sending something, when she sent it, when it’s en route, and when it’s expected to arrive. God forbid it’s late. And if I don’t issue a prompt thank you, she will guilt me."It all makes you wonder what new conflicts will pop up when the Millennials become grandparents, and the Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids are the ones doing the griping. Probably that millennials will continue to insist on Googling things when traditional search engines have long been replaced, or that the 90s and 2000s kids will never stop listening to Lil Jon-era hip hop, no matter how old they get and how inappropriate it becomes.Guess we'll see. Stay tuned!This story originally appeared last year.

For better or worse, it's easy for all of us to find ourselves in a bubble. We're surrounded by a certain way of thinking, a certain lifestyle, and a certain perspective on cultural norms. Because of this, we can get caught up thinking the people outside of our little bubble are weird or different, and that the strange ways they might do things are flat out wrong or bizarre. This is especially common in the United States. The world, in a lot of ways, is America-centric. Most anywhere we go, people will speak English, accept our currency, and know who Taylor Swift is.But the truth is that there's a big wide world out there, full of vastly different cultures and ways of life! And have we ever stopped to think...maybe we're the weird ones?A recent thread on Reddit posed the question, "What is something Americans consider normal, but people from other countries find it disturbing?"Here are the best responses on things that are normal in the U.S. but considered strange, shocking, horrifying, or just plain weird elsewhere.1. Portion sizes American portion sizes are colossal.Canva Photos "The portion thing always makes me laugh now since I learned Europeans apparently dont do leftovers from restaurants. I get that if you're used to a restaurant portion being something you always eat all of in one sitting our portions probably seem ridiculous. ... As a big dude who eats a ton just to live, I'm glad our portions are what they are," one user wrote.A 2016 article in Vice cited a study conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston that found "92 percent of American restaurant meals—including meals served at both chain and non-chain restaurants—contains way too many calories." According to the researchers, single-meal servings (i.e. excluding beverages, appetizers, and desserts), regularly exceeded recommended calorie requirements, meaning a single meal could provide the average person's caloric requirements for the entire day. 2. Garbage disposals in kitchen sinks"Yeah, it’s wild how normal they seem here, but elsewhere they’re seen as loud, dangerous, or just plain weird," someone commented."They also seem to think we dump large amounts of food waste down them when they’re just meant for small scraps," a user added.Garbage disposals, indeed, are not often found outside of the United States. In fact, they're outright banned in many European countries. The thinking is that encouraging people to scrape leftover food down the drain places additional stress on the sewage system and harms the environment. Thankfully, though, states such as California have had evolving composting laws in effect to reduce environmental stress caused by food waste, the latest of which went into effect at the start of 2022.3. Prices don't include taxForeigners think it's weird when they come to America and a 99 cent item ends up costing $1.06. Differing sales tax across state lines is partly to blame, but users in the thread were convinced that's only an excuse:"If the cash register knows the price, then the price sticker machine can be set with the same price. It's really that simple," someone wrote. Tax shouldn't be a not-so-fun surprise at the end of your shopping trip. Canva Photos 4. Gaps between restroom stall doorsVisitors from Europe are used to public restroom stalls that are almost completely enclosed. In America, for some strange reason, we love leaving gigantic gaps between the edges of the door, the floor, and the ceiling. Why? There are a few reasons: It's easier to mop under the stalls this way, and less privacy means it's harder for folks to get away with doing sketchy things in the stalls. But either way, a lot of people don't like it."I once cried during a layover in the US because I needed to empty my menstrual cup after 12+ hours of traveling, and you could literally just see into every stall. Plus I need to squat down to do it, and the doors ended at my knees. A random lady saw me panicking and when I said the stalls weren't private enough, she said "awwwwe, are you European?"5. So. many. commercials."I had a British friend ask why were there so many commercials during an episode of Family Guy," one user wrote."And the content of those commercials. Apparently it's only American doctors who need their patients to ask about some amazing new medication that has crazy side effects," another added.6. We get healthcare through our jobsIt always struck me as funny that a country that supposedly loves entrepreneurs and small business owners makes it so incredibly dangerous to leave your job for any reason. It's even more shocking to people from, well, almost any other developed country."This job pays like shit and I hate it, but if I quit my essential medication won't be covered until I get hired somewhere else, so I can't risk it!" one user joked.7. Worrying about the cost of the doctor A trip to the doctor shouldn't break the bank.Canva PhotosAt least a quarter of adults regularly skip necessary medical care because they're worried about how much it costs. Visitors from abroad are utterly horrified by the thought of having to consider whether potentially life-saving procedures fit the budget.8. Cashiers don't sit downPeople who work the cash register generally sit down in most parts of the world, including Europe. It's more comfortable and ergonomic, and, in fact, there's something called Right to Sit that guarantees this benefit.In America, cashiers are often forbidden from sitting down while working, which comes as a big surprise to foreigners.9. HOAsHOAs exist in some parts of the world, but they are particularly intense in America. It can be a bucket of cold water for people who move here from abroad."A client of mine had a sick husband. He unfortunately passed away. She leaves her garbage cans out during this time and begins to get fined by the HOA everyday her cans are left out, and letters posted on her door," one user shared.10. School children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance This totally isn't weird at all. Right?Canva PhotosSome countries around the world have their own version of the Pledge of Allegiance. What's extremely rare is a democracy forcing children to recite their loyalty every morning and even face punishment if they refuse."Did a student exchange [in the US] when I was 17 and got detention on my first day for not saying it. I didn’t know it, but even if I did… It’s not my country! Tried so hard to politely explain that to the teacher and they wouldn’t have a bar of it," one commenter shared.11. Our obsession with grass lawnsThe love, nay, obsession, with lawns found in the America suburbs is not a global phenomenon. A lot of foreigners find it to be extremely strange, and a little disturbing. But there is a bright side:"As a married, middle aged man with 3 kids, ill let everyone in on a little secret: Its the only time we get to ourselves... It also is really satisfying. But the actual reason behind why it became a thing is rooted in the classwar and racism like everything else in this country," one user wrote.12. Declawing catsOptional or cosmetic surgeries on pets are pretty unique to America, all things considered:"Docking tails, and clipping ears, and dew claw removal on dogs, too! Our miniature pinscher has had all three done to her by her previous owner, and it's just so needlessly cruel. She didn't need any of those surgeries," someone wrote.13. Wearing shoes in the house It's a choice. Canva PhotosShoes in the house is not uniquely American, but it's more common here than most other places around the world."This is insane and nasty. The city I live in unfortunately has a lot of shit — and I don’t mean from dogs — on the ground. Wearing shoes in the house is disgusting," someone wrote.Personally, I love wearing shoes in the house—otherwise I'd constantly be stubbing my toes!14. CircumcisionAgain, a few other places around the world perform circumcisions, usually for religious reasons, but America is unique in the way it has become the default choice for almost every boy regardless of religion or background. Europeans, in particular, find this practice extremely strange."So glad I didn’t do this to my son. My fiancée’s family gave me serious backlash for choosing not to because all of the boys on her side of the family are circumcised. I simply told them that I am not a barbarian and I don’t care what they think," one user wrote.15. Sugar in weird places America loves extra sugar in savory foods.Canva Photos A lot of food items on American shelves include tons of added sugar and high fructose corn syrup. You expect to see it in soda, candy, and desserts. But bread? Pasta sauce? Why is there so much sugar in everything?Sugar is used regularly in America to enhance flavor and work as a preservative, whereas the practice isn't as common in many other countries.This article originally appeared last year. It has been updated.

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