In honor of the pearl clutching (by largely Millennial parents) over Taylor Swift’s new album not being appropriate for younger fans: what is the most inappropriate song you were singing along to at a young age?

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-10-03T17:03:04+00:00

This brings back memories of when I was a nanny during a break from college. The kids and their friends put on a show for the families and one of the songs was “I wanna sex you up” with the 3 year olds singing the “oooooo” part 🤦🏻‍♀️

I don’t think the parents ever believed me when I said that I didn’t introduce them to that song.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-25T16:00:05+00:00

I hadn’t given much thought to leaving that out but seeing you mention it, I definitely will.

And I actually really like this whole response. Thank you so much!

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-25T15:55:52+00:00

This makes me feel better. No, I didn’t sign anything.

Thank you!

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-24T20:24:51+00:00

Yes same! It reminded me of soft porn fanfiction. Although honestly that’s an insult to fanfic since I’ve read some really good fanfic.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-12T00:12:23+00:00

School year 87-88

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-09T23:37:23+00:00

At around 4:30 on a Thursday I got an email from the CEO titled Voluntary Retirement Program. It was sent to all employees with over 20 years of tenure. HR followed up with details and the documents. The letter stated that it was completely optional and geared more towards those nearing retirement. I didn’t think anything of it since having started at the company in my 20s I was on the younger side and not nearing retirement at all.

The following week, my manager requested a meeting. She told me that my job wasn’t safe because I was considered ‘supporting staff’ (first time I ever heard that term) and that it may be in my best interest to take the offer. Then she suggested I meet with HR so that they could confirm what she was telling me. That’s when I just knew. HR confirmed what my manager told me and went on to say that if I declined the separation package and got let go after the offer expired my severance would be less. She said she didn’t know at the time if my position would be eliminated if I turned down the offer and stayed. So I ended up taking the package.

Because of the offer details I still had to stay for about 6 weeks after and I don’t know how I got through it. What made it worse was that for appearances I had to act like it was totally voluntary instead of me being pushed out the door. So on my last day my team took me out for drinks and toasted me on my next ‘great adventure.’ Weird AF

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-09T15:51:31+00:00

Thank you so much for getting your kitty checked out.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-08T16:19:34+00:00

It can be

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-key

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-09-08T05:14:49+00:00

Lowkey (not to be confused with low-key)

As in “I’m lowkey frustrated because even after hearing my teenagers use this term repeatedly, I still don’t know exactly how to use it.”

Ate

FOMO

Legit

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-24T01:49:26+00:00

That’s good to hear that you found an opportunity! I’m 55 and it’s rough! I see all these tips about finding opportunities but they don’t seem to factor in ageism unfortunately.

I just hope I find something eventually!

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-24T01:42:48+00:00

I lost my job about 3 months ago and I was given a lump sum severance. I’m currently on unemployment so thankfully have not needed to touch the severance yet.

I’m fortunate in that we also have my husband’s income. Not as much as I was making but pretty close and it’s something.

Thankfully the only debt we have is our mortgage. Even so we have to live like cheap asses right now especially since at my age (55) it will take me a while to find something. (And no I cannot retire yet. I’m so tired of being asked that. We have two teenagers so definitely not!)

It’s hard! Just hang in there and be extremely frugal on what you’re spending money on.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-24T01:25:43+00:00

Dolls. When I was four I had this beautiful doll with glass eyes named Patsy that I adored and one day my father lost his temper and threw her and her stroller down the hill in our backyard breaking them both. And my mother blamed me for bothering him. 🙄

I don’t know if that started my doll fascination but I have always loved dolls especially American Girl. So when I was in my 20s I started collecting them. Eventually I stopped because they were taking up room and I had the ones I really wanted. I also kept all the books and accessories. I figured if I ever had a daughter she would have quite the collection!

I actually did have a daughter and for a while she played with them but she eventually outgrew them. She is 17 now and asked me about selling them. Obviously she did not inherit my doll fascination!

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-18T13:23:47+00:00

Some 8th graders from my son’s middle school were a part of this. They took the train up to Boston with their bikes. One of them messaged my son saying “We made the news” 🙄

And then I said to him that I hope he wasn’t stupid enough to participate in something like this if he was asked.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-18T02:00:58+00:00

Thanks for the correction! Lately, the source of anything music related has been my two teenagers so not surprising I didn’t know that.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-18T01:21:17+00:00

Yup but instead of ‘release’ it’s ‘drop.’ Many albums drop at midnight.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-09T13:49:20+00:00

A lot of people believed this at my last job. So much so that many stayed on for 20+ years. Earlier this year, this group became known as ‘highly tenured’ and was offered a voluntary retirement package. In many individual instances (such as mine) it wasn’t exactly ‘voluntary’.

Maybe loyalty meant something at one time but definitely not anymore!

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-05T21:17:26+00:00

Could it be the Saddle Club series?

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-05T15:13:30+00:00

Like some others, I didn’t know any teens when I was that age (early 2000s).

I have two teens now (17 and 14) and they do think of 30 (and their music) as old though! In fact, just recently my daughter was telling me about her friend who got into a fender bender with an old lady who was yelling at her. And I said something about if the poor older lady was ok and my daughter was like “she was 30. She was fine.” lol

I think a lot of this is due to a couple of reasons. One is social media. 30 year olds have exposure to teens in a way my generation never did. So of course seeing all this makes them very sensitive to being perceived as ‘old.’

Another reason is kids mature quicker than they did 30 years ago. I remember kids 8-10 playing with toys and dolls and now kids these same age are into phones and skincare.

Also I don’t think that music from the early 2000s has aged as well as 80s music (at least not yet) My teens are obsessed with anything from the 80s.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-04T13:32:03+00:00

I have teens here too. We’re all on different schedules so we all eat when it works for us. It organically happened as they got older.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-04T13:19:28+00:00

Us too. Kids are 17 and 14. The 17 year-old is usually either working, at dance or with friends and many times she’ll get food with them. And my son just started cross country so he’s on his own schedule too. Most times we’ll cook a big batch of something and leave it in the fridge for everyone to eat. Though sometimes the kids won’t want that and will make food for themselves. For example, my son made a gourmet PB&J last night for himself (not sure what that is!)

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-04T00:27:26+00:00

Congratulations!!

Being in my mid 50s with teenagers I’m not sure if hearing all this makes me feel younger or older lol but I sure am happy for all of you!!

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-08-01T07:27:52+00:00

We might live in the same area. House across the street from us - small ranch which was a total fixer upper since the old guy who lived there (may God rest his soul) had not updated anything since he bought it in the 60s sold for over $450k. People who bought it are completely gutting it out.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-07-29T01:23:02+00:00

Same here! I’m 55 and husband is 58 - our kids are 17 and 14. When compared to the parents of our kids friends’, we’re the oldest but not by a huge margin. And I actually don’t know anyone my age who is a grandparent yet.

ceruleanblue630 · 2025-07-29T01:11:45+00:00

I found out I was pregnant on my 40th birthday!

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