Arvyn has been writing for several years and has been an English teacher for half of those. He has a degree in American & Canadian Studies, along with other teaching qualifications. When he’s not writing, he’s traveling, or looking after his cats.
If your grandparents heard half the stuff people say today, they’d probably think you were speaking another language. They didn’t grow up with group chats or memes in the way…
Getting older doesn’t come with a manual, and most parents aren’t going to sit their grown-up kids down for a big emotional talk. Still, there's a lot going on behind…
People test each other’s loyalty all the time, although it’s not always in the dramatic, “will-you-bury-a-body-for-me” kind of way. Instead, it’s the hidden stuff that most people don’t even realize…
Everyone’s got that one drawer or box that’s full of stuff they never use…but also never throw out. Somehow, these things stick around for years without anyone noticing. Here are…
We all have phrases we tend to fall back on, and it’s often stuff we've been saying for years without even thinking about it. But sometimes, those little one-liners actually…
It’s wild how quickly stuff changes. Just ten years ago, people were still using iPods and saying “YOLO” unironically, but now, we have 15 streaming subscriptions and phones that unlock…
We all have those days that aren’t technically bad, but somehow still annoying. And a lot of that comes from the habits you don’t even realize you’ve picked up, which…
Millennials didn’t just give us selfies and oat milk. No, they created a bunch of weird habits that Gen Alpha now thinks they invented, even though these habits had a…
Everyone talks about what you "get" from your parents, like your eye color or curly hair. But not everything gets passed down through genes, and instead, some of it comes…
Moving out sounds like freedom, as you have no rules and no curfews to stick to. But along with that sweet independence comes the realization that a lot of “normal”…