It’s no secret Gen Zers aren’t necessarily the biggest fans of Gen X movies. Many parents eagerly await the day to finally blow the dust off that Dead Poets Society or Sixteen Candles VHS, only to find that their kids doesn't hold quite the same shine to it. And, let’s be honest, neither do we a lot of the time once we rewatch through a more modern lens.

But it’s another thing entirely for them to have no earthly idea what some of the biggest, most quotable movies of the '80s and '90s are, period.

Recently, a teacher who goes by Larry Lexicon on Instagram asked his class to guess the name of a classic Gen X movie using only one iconic quote from it. Here were some of the quotes:

“Nobody puts baby in a corner.”

“I feel the need. The need for speed.“

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

“Yipee ki yay”

“I want my two dollars.”

“If you build it, they will come.”

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Now, you and I both know that these lines are from Dirty Dancing, Top Gun, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Die Hard, Better Off Dead, and Field of Dreams. But these kiddos had no idea. They couldn't even begin to guess where these quotes came from. Nothing but blank stares.

But what’s even funnier were the, ahem, creative reaches some other students had.

For instance, one kid guessed that the line “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die,” was from Zorro (the answer is, of course, The Princess Bride).

Another said “Come with me if you want to live” was from Impractical Jokers (it’s from Terminator), while a third guessed that, rather than Karate Kid, “Sweep the leg!” is from Legally Blonde. (Although, that student admitted it’s because she thought of “bend and snap.”)

One kid even had the audacity to say that “It’s the car, right? Chicks dig the car,” was from Stranger Things, which is both hilarious and also kind of makes sense when you think about it.

There was actually only one correct guess in the entire bunch: “What are you looking at, butthead?” is from Back to the Future, but that’s only because this kiddo got help from an offscreen classmate. So really, it was one big goose egg.

While many in the comments joked that this was a result of “parental failure," another content creator by the name of “The Treehouse Detective” surmised that the real reason Gen Zers generally aren't as knowledgeable about the pop culture that happened before they were born as their predecessors is that they grew up with streaming services instead of cable.

Treehouse Detective explained: "In the '80s and '90s, when cable programming really exploded, many networks began creating singular channels meant to focus only on certain genres. Cartoon Network played only cartoons, Comedy Central played only comedy, and so on. But networks still had to fill 24 hours worth of content, and thus would buy old libraries of movies and TV shows, otherwise known as "reruns,” and fill their slots that way. So, millennial kids were passively being educated about older forms of entertainment.

The same can certainly not be said about Gen Z or Gen Alpha kids, who have access to exponentially more content, not to mention more mediums in which to receive that content. So it’s understandable that they might not feel motivated to watch a “B movie from the '70s,” argued Treehouse Detective.

So, what does this mean? Will we never be able to connect through movie quotes again? Is it only memes now? Is cinema dead? Perhaps. But while we might not have the same monoculture of yesteryear, maybe we’ll find solace in throwing around quotes from our favorite modern-day shows with our close group of friends. We’ll bond with the youngsters some other way.

In 2005 at only 18 years old, Russian rhythmic gymnast Svetlana Putintseva became a world champion, after which she retired and eventually became a mom. Then, in 2011, Putintseva came out of retirement for one special Gala performance.

Little did anyone know that her then two-year-old daughter named Masha would be the key to making that performance so special.

As the story goes, the young child refused to leave her side that night. But rather than stopping the performance, Putintseva did what so many incredible moms do: she masterfully held space for two different identities.

As we see in the video below, Putintseva simply brought Masha onto the dance floor and incorporated her into the routine—holding and comforting her at times, performing impressive moves while she ran around at others…letting it all become a lively, endearing interaction rather than a rote routine. It became something really touching:

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Now, a bit of fact-checking as this video has once again started going viral. Despite what many captions say, Putintseva‘s daughter was likely always a planned part of the performance (the tiny leotard is a bit of a giveaway). But that doesn’t really take away from the message behind it: motherhood weaves another soul into one's identity, forever. And one of the biggest lessons it teaches is how to hold someone else steady, all while becoming ourselves.

Every day, moms are engaging in a similar type of “dance”: navigating through the world while guiding and nurturing their little ones. It probably doesn't always feel quite as graceful as what Putintseva put out, and, yet, it is just as beautiful.

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Maybe so many thought it was an improvised moment because improvising is a very real parent superpower. That’s certainly the takeaway we get from some of these lovely comments:

“You cannot control life but you can learn to dance with it. 🤍”

"This is beyond beautiful. 🥲"

“If this isn't a metaphor for motherhood. We improvise so much.”

“A mother’s unconditional love 🥹❤️ She just made my whole month.”

“I do this sometimes while deejaying. My daughter comes up so I hit the slicer and let her chop it up. A few chops and she is happy and goes about her business. 🥰”

“I can see my daughter doing this to me soon whenever I get up on stage on perform. She already stares long and hard at me whenever I am onnstage singing. She doesn't take her eyes off me. Sure she would be running up to stand with me when she starts walking 😂😂 i look forward to it tho”

“Sobbing 😭😭😭😭 As a dancer who hasn’t performed since having a kid, this inspires me in so many ways 🥹🥹 So beautiful and it’s clear that she admires her mom so much 🥰”

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Though not much is written on Putintseva following this performance, one blog post says that Masha has followed in her footsteps by getting into rhythmic gymnastics. Maybe it all started with this one performance. ❤️

The CDC reports that about 15% of adults have trouble sleeping "most days or every day." That number is on the rise, and can be seen in the rapid rise of melatonin usage—up nearly five-fold in the past 20 years or so—and other sleep aids.

There are a lot of modern factors that play a role in difficulty sleeping, from high caffeine consumption to a heavy use of blue-light screens. These, along with high levels of general stress and anxiety, suppress natural melatonin production and make falling and staying asleep a challenge for many people.

One YouTuber decided to take matters into her own hands and try a brand new nighttime routine in order to get better sleep. She borrowed the entire thing from the 1940s.

Hannah, who runs the channel Real Vintage Dolls House, shared in a recent video that she had a "non-existent nighttime routine," and decided to try a routine similar to what the........

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