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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A large portion of the late Silent Generation to Boomers refused to make many sacrifices to be parents. We were left to fend for ourselves as they did all the adult things they wanted to and we enjoyed a feral childhood with some freedoms, but many pressures. Many of our parents expected us to cater to them as children while also being a best friend and confidant and comfort to them. Our job was to get out the house, come back when they needed comfort and fend for ourselves.

Then we became independent and created our families and they made it clear there would be no babysitting and we once again must not interfere with their precious important social lives. And we accepted it and didn't ask for anything.

And then they aged and expected us to be there for every emergency and every issue all while reminding us over and over that we don't deserve a dime from them, not that we asked. We, having far more emotional maturity, spared them the guilt trip of the fact they themselves inherited and got plenty of free extras from their parents.

Hopefully as the more selfish of this aging population pass away, a kinder, and gentler society will slowly emerge where we care more about climate change, and poverty than about buying flashy new cars and landfill junk. hopefully we are raising a generation of kids who know they are loved and valued and will be able to save the therapy money to donate to worthy causes and not feel so drained that they can't focus on how to make life better for those less fortunate.

May the me, me,me ...I can never enough cruises and fancy things mentality and the normalizing of physical, emotional and/or verbal abuse pass with this generation.[/quote]

I hope you don’t pass your bitterness and prejudices onto your own kids.  [/quote]

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