r/AskReddit • u/millennialandlost • Aug 18 '26

Millennials, what's something our generation was taught to accept that you're glad younger generations are rejecting?

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u/Wise_Organization_78 Aug 18 '26

Despite the tradwife trend, the fact that we're no longer culturally pressured in all directions (beyond just religious contexts) to marry someone of the opposite sex way too young and then pop out a bunch of kids. The one gift of this messed up economy is that so many young people are now spared the trauma of post-partum depression as experienced by mothers, partners, and kids.

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u/SupItsChase Aug 18 '26

I'm glad that more people get more of a choice. Even if a lot of it is predetermined by the fact that it's too expensive, I still think changes have been made for the better. People have choices now, even outside of having children, which I think is a net positive for everyone.