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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok sociologists, Explain Boomer Grandparenting to me.  What happened in Boomer history that made this a thing?

I am elder millennial former latch key kid. [b]My Boomer parents preached raising an independent kid as their #1 value for parenting. [/b]

Fast forward: They have close to zero interest in grand parenting. Ask them to help out in an emergency, Boomer mom pulls out a calendar and say “well, we have Canasta at 3. How about three weeks from now?”

This creator who does Boomer Mom
Videos sums it up perfect. It’s a continuous guilt trip, not wanting to grandparent, and always being too busy. Also lots of double speak that makes you toss up your hands and say “why did I even bother.”

So, what in Boomer history influenced this parenting style?

https://www.tiktok.com/@callmekristenmarie/video/7476110074436472095
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The answer is in your post. They value your handling your own business yourself. If they didn’t want to be burdened by you when you were an actual child, why would they want to devote time and energy to helping you now that you’re an adult?

They feign wanting to spend time with the grandchildren for two reasons: to save face because it sounds bad to say that they’re not interested and because on some level, they wish they were that kind of grandparents — the same way I wish my house was really well organized, but not enough to buckle down and do the actual work of organizing.[/quote]

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