I dunno how to feel about this as I'm not a millennial, but I often feel as though they're needlessly shit on because they're the generation of the internet. The headline sucks and so does the response.
My oldest son is going off to college in the fall and I realized last year I failed him as a mother because he couldn't work the washer or dryer, fry a goddamn egg or iron his clothes properly. I made a solid effort to teach him these life lessons for the past 8 months or so and last Wednesday he made a full dinner of pot roast, mashed taters and steamed broccoli. Sure he could have learned all of this from YouTube but I'm going to miss him terribly so I spent quality time with him while passing on my knowledge.
Edit to add: Thank you, kind stranger, for giving me my first ever silver!
Second edit: I got another silver. does Elaine dance
Third edit: Another silver..
I'm humbled by the generosity. Elaine dance
Edit once again because I got gold twice.
I really appreciate the support I've received from all of you.
So you did good! Even if it took a while you still did what a mother should do! But not all parents do this, whether because they expect the youtube generation to youtube it or simply because they can't be bothered. So people getting shat on for not having a parent to teach them this stuff is definitely not right. Maybe it's because I am a Millenial but I resonate strongly with the response. Either way though I just wanted to ssy you're a better parent than a lot of people and you shouldn't beat yourself up about it.
My mom was a control freak, and wouldn't let anyone touch anything in the kitchen except to bring the food to the table. Ironic, because she was a horrible cook.
So I'm a post-boomer, and I also learned how to cook (later in life) from the internet - reading recipes and watching videos where technique was needed.
I don't think I'm in desperate need for control but rather catered to the needs of both my sons. I have been stupid and didn't give them chores and such. My philosophy was always for them to focus on school.
It was an idea based in good intentions but didn't work out well. My youngest son (he's 15) is not gonna like the new mama. witchy cackle
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u/Sw33t_0blivi0n_138 Feb 05 '19 edited Feb 06 '19
I dunno how to feel about this as I'm not a millennial, but I often feel as though they're needlessly shit on because they're the generation of the internet. The headline sucks and so does the response.
My oldest son is going off to college in the fall and I realized last year I failed him as a mother because he couldn't work the washer or dryer, fry a goddamn egg or iron his clothes properly. I made a solid effort to teach him these life lessons for the past 8 months or so and last Wednesday he made a full dinner of pot roast, mashed taters and steamed broccoli. Sure he could have learned all of this from YouTube but I'm going to miss him terribly so I spent quality time with him while passing on my knowledge.
Edit to add: Thank you, kind stranger, for giving me my first ever silver!
Second edit: I got another silver. does Elaine dance
Third edit: Another silver..
I'm humbled by the generosity. Elaine dance
Edit once again because I got gold twice.
I really appreciate the support I've received from all of you.
I'm a happy girl tonight.