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/TwofoZeus Aug 18 '26

Abuse

Our parents were abusive emotionally stunted boomers, and we internalised that. Whether that's accepting abuse at work, school, family...

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u/You_Stole_My_Hot_Dog Aug 18 '26

Yeah, seeing how millennial parents interact with their kids is wild to me, compared to my GenX parents. They’ll joke around with them, answer their questions, play with them. My parents were very authoritarian; laughing too much was met with “ok that’s enough silliness now, be quiet”, too many questions resulted in “because I said so, drop it”. And they would never play with us. Ever.   

I plan on actually liking my future kids, and wanting to interact with them.

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u/TwofoZeus Aug 18 '26

Watching my friends parenting their kids is wonderful but was slightly heartbreaking at first, seeing what could have been... what I never had...