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Raising kids is truly a full-time job. Most of us have jobs on top of that. How do we cope? Wine, shit-talking, and sometimes, if we're lucky, binge-watching television. These parenting memes, tips, and quotes will definitely be of some entertainment to anyone that just wants to piss in peace.
The world lost a champion of the senses today. Anthony Bourdain, celebrated Chef, author and television personality, took his own life early this morning in Strasbourg, France. Bourdain was no stranger to life's seemingly infinite struggles - he had coped with addiction earlier in his career - and perhaps that was why his utter revelry global food and culture felt so goddamn real.
Bourdain was very vocal in his support for the underrepresented - from Harvey Weinstein's accusers (including his girlfriend, Asia Argento) to marginalized populations of third world countries. He opened peoples eyes, ears, and taste buds in a way not many people can share. His wisdom was not reserved to this egalitarian warmth - the rock and roll boozehound had a keen wit and a filter thinner than cheesecloth. We've put together a collection of some of his best quotes - from sassy tweets to inspirational rants.
Anthony, we're gonna miss you.
Many of us Millennials went through that inevitably cringey phase of our early teens in the mid-2000s where literally any mildly sentimental quote on LiveJournal or Myspace was thoroughly profound enough to bring us to tears. Today's version of that is, of course, the infamously cheesy Tumblr.
You've likely been seeing the word "Sbeve" everywhere on the internet lately, and in case it's (understandably) lost on you, it refers to cheesy posts and quotes on Tumblr that 14-year-old girls would generally find incredibly deep.
One such example that's popped up all over the internet recently is the phrase "S[he] Be[lie]ve[d]," which you've probably noticed also displays the hidden message "he lied." Once you take that "hidden" message out, what's left is "Sbeve." Cue resulting dumb memes.
We love a good hashtag roundup, and yesterday's #MillennialAQuote is no exception. Twitter users got funny and creative by putting a millennial spin on some seriously classic quotes. Here are some of our favorites, but you can peruse the hilarity here if you want more.
It's important to remember that it doesn't take a lot of effort to do a bit of good for someone else. We often get so caught up in our own daily struggles that we completely forget that there are other people around us going through the same tumultuous adventure of ups and downs that is this crazy thing called life. Often it doesn't take much to improve someone's day for the better and just brighten things even a little bit.
Doing a few kind things is even more important during times when hatred and fear looms, for only caring and kindness can overturn those feelings.
But I'm really just paraphrasing becasue, as always, Tolkien wrote it best...
"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." -J.R.R Tolkien
These people's stories go to show how far something like a simple compliment can go in someone's life, especially when it's most needed and unexpected. Just little things people did that they still remember and that gave some color to their world.
