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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a boomer thing. [b]Some people will say it's selfish, but I think it's just a resetting of expectations of what it means to age.
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When I was a kid, [b]my grandparents were always available to babysit[/b], and pretty much homebodies. Oh, they golfed and played bridge, got dinner with friends, and did the Florida snowbird thing, but they weren't taking big trips, eating out all the time, going to bars, hosting big parties, etc. [b]We spent every NYE with them while my parents went out.[/b]

Now, I still stay home on NYE because [b]my parents are still going out and not babysitting [/b]😂 They just live differently , and they seem so much younger than my grandparents did at their age.They eat out, get cocktails, travel, etc. Basically, they're still living, which means they're spending a lot more money in their golden years.

So, unlike my parents, I don't have on-call, free babysitters and I don't expect to see a dime when they pass, but I actually think it's good. They worked hard for years and should enjoy this time. They gave me everything I needed to set myself up for success on my own. Will I ever be filthy rich? No. But I'm comfortable and looking forward to enjoying my own golden years once kids are grown and gone and I (hopefully) have some savings.[/quote]

Eh, I disagree with you that it's not selfish.   Our parents (boomers) expected their parents (Greatest gen.) to be available for babysitting all the time.   Now that they are grandparents they won't do what they expected of their parents.   It's all about them and their wants.[/quote]

This. Their parents were so good to them, and they have no interest in paying it forward.[/quote]

Boomer here.  Our parents never babysat, ever.  We, in contrast, babysit ALL THE TIME.  We have three grandkids, the oldest of whom is about to start middle school, and they literally have never once been cared for other than by their parents or us (and their parents all work).

Just because your parents suck doesn’t mean the entire generation does.  [/quote]

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