--- title: "Even Fearless Millennials Secretly Fear These 17 Things ..." description: "Moving Back in with Their Parents for Any Length of Time; Answering a Call from an Unknown Number; Accidentally Hitting “reply All” on a Response Only Meant for One Person; Leaving a Voicemail; Or Having to Listen to One; More ..." url: "https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/even-fearless-millennials-secretly-fear-these-things/" category: "lifestyle" last_updated: "2026-06-17" --- # Even Fearless Millennials Secretly Fear These 17 Things ... I am an old millennial and I am scared by some things. This generation gets so much flak about participation awards and entitlement and laziness and blah, blah, blah, but I see so many people from this generation and the next one who are so aware, so involved, and so passionate about their quest to make the world a better place. So many of us are absolutely fearless beneath all the stereotypes. Still, even the most fearless millennials are terrified by a few things … a few very special, very millennial things. ## 1. Moving Back in with Their Parents for Any Length of Time ![person, gambling, profession, film, games,](https://img.allw.mn/content/mp/zh/qxkz9aso576b4dee4f51e013187921_500x250.gif) You tell everybody that it's just for a little while, just until you find a job, just until you get back on your feet, but you secretly fear that as soon as you return to your old childhood room, you'll be stuck there forever. ## 2. Answering a Call from an Unknown Number ![blond, woman, lip, mouth, singing,](https://img.allw.mn/content/x6/qh/rlhpra94576b4d9900b79795311476_500x250.gif) It could be ANYBODY, but it's probably a debt collector … and honestly, that's even worse because debt collectors are terrible. ## 3. Accidentally Hitting “reply All” on a Response Only Meant for One Person ![Mom,, can, you, pick, up?,](https://img.allw.mn/content/sa/a3/flmq2g8e576b4d991c833423757217_500x300.gif) This is my nightmare, to the point where I obsessively check any emails where I'm talking smack. ## 4. Leaving a Voicemail ![film, anybody, needs, make, call,,](https://img.allw.mn/content/ep/lu/y1oilqy8576b4d9b8910a829401152_500x255.gif) Talking to a machine is somehow more anxiety-inducing than talking to a real person and I don't understand it. ## 5. Or Having to Listen to One ![person, facial expression, emotion, document, Please,](https://img.allw.mn/content/jy/pd/c0zin12u576b4d998adbd464526172_500x298.gif) To everyone who still leaves actual messages: just give me the bullets because I'm going to stop listening after ten seconds (unless you're a debt collector, and then I'm just going to delete it in a fit of terror and nerves). ## 6. Liking a 6-month-old Insta Photo when You're Creeping ![hair, hairstyle, blond, costume,](https://img.allw.mn/content/l0/y1/fivnrk88576b4d9b50ea6330338535_500x282.gif) UNCLICK, DISLIKE, NO HEARTS, NO! ## 7. Getting Included in a Group Test without Your Permission ![hair, person, blond, hairstyle, model,](https://img.allw.mn/content/ss/j2/ueq3t8tb576b4d9a045aa841977069_500x277.gif) All the notifications, all the pointless small talk, all the joy of being held hostage by people you thought were your friends. ## 8. Making Appointments Themselves ![person, art, singing, music, musician,](https://img.allw.mn/content/ji/ma/d3gztl9a576b4d9b6ec68867583610_500x281.gif) Appointments with the doctor, the dentist, the ophthalmologist … why is it so unnerving and scary and horrible? ## 9. Talking to Anyone on the Phone, Honestly ![person, singing, emotion, meal, laughter,](https://img.allw.mn/content/eb/wh/kkxv2ww5576b4d9bd1d2d626725562_500x281.gif) Talking on the phone is never fun and it is always awful. ## 10. Student Loan Debt ![person, facial expression, emotion,](https://img.allw.mn/content/s6/qy/z5jf4mn9576b4d9c4b04a978685448_500x275.gif) Student loan debt is terrifying and you are right to be afraid of it. ## 11. Leaving Their Phone Somewhere Other than Where They Are at That Moment ![person, profession, emotion, I'm, getting,](https://img.allw.mn/content/g6/gp/he7x3d0w576b4d9c4c620911177019_495x250.gif) Tbh, I have a miniature breakdown when I go to the bathroom and leave my phone in the living room because what am I supposed to do, read the back of the shampoo bottle? ## 12. The Horror of a Dead Battery ![person, woman, profession, official, religion,](https://img.allw.mn/content/p8/h4/w17qk1p7576b4d9d2ab4a317638090_495x250.gif) I am not even ashamed of how much I need my phone to live, sorry 'bout it. ## 13. Going to the Post Office ![hair, person, blond, woman, red hair,](https://img.allw.mn/content/h5/xn/wxic4hep576b4d9e2062d499238952_500x262.gif) I don't know why we hate this so much, but everyone I know has issues with going to the mailbox and mailing packages, which tells me that the post office needs drones, please. ## 14. A Complete and Utter Lack of Wifi ![person, soldier, military, pattern, Oh,,](https://img.allw.mn/content/e5/ao/opypwrb8576b4d9e1ccf5768196728_500x259.gif) Say what you will, but this is legitimately scary. ## 15. Getting a Job to Get Experience when Every Job Requires Experience before They Hire You ![hair, hairstyle, painting, portrait, facial hair,](https://img.allw.mn/content/iw/b8/o4rdgwus576b4d9e2dba8309317318_500x250.gif) WHAT MANNER OF FOUL SORCERY IS THIS?! ## 16. Accidentally Leaving Their Read Receipts on ![Delete., Erase., Unfollow., Whatever., Bravo,](https://img.allw.mn/content/bs/bq/zs4gp0yb576b4d9e8d669762764711_500x280.gif) Unless the millennial in question is feeling petty, in which case this is perfectly acceptable. ## 17. Picking a Major ![person, singing, guitarist, bangs, singer,](https://img.allw.mn/content/rh/el/igfz2q9g576b4e8a3098f498705498_500x277.gif) Because the odds are good that by the time you graduate, you won't be able to get a job in that field anyway. 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