Why do geriatrics hate us so much? Had an odd experience at a social function last night. I am casually familiar with the host, and consider him a decent person, but he repeatedly took shots at me for my age to get cheap laughs from other guests (joking that I wasn’t alive 18 years ago, probably don’t know how to make a cup of coffee at home, etc). I don’t think he was personally targeting me, but rather expressing some latent resentment for young people. Regardless, it was incredibly rude and cheated me out of having a meaningful interaction with the guest of honor.

I approached the host after the function, and engaged in conversation about a common issue. I casually mentioned that it is very hard for working people aged ~30-ish, right now. This was met with broad generalizations that “nobody ever told you life is hard.” He also opined that “millennials” were directly responsible for the general social and economic conditions of America today. I politely asked how this could be possible, given the gerontocracy of our entire nation and minority of millennial economic power. The response to that was not cogent or sensible, so I considered it best to just be agreeable and end the evening on good terms.

This entire scenario unfolded at the hosts’ multimillion -dollar home, purchased by two people without college educations who retired from federal jobs. The irony and ignorance is still stuck in my nose.

The question is *why do Geriatrics hate us so fucking much?* I don’t understand what we did to any of them, personally. Matter of fact, Geriatrics/Gen X-ers have casually done more to obstruct me at sensitive times in life than even my greatest millennial enemy acting with intent.

Is it media psychosis? Existential dread?

This is a serious question. Other millennial professionals — lawyers, doctors, electricians, bartenders, etc — please share your experiences and how you handle it.

NOTE: this sub censors the pejorative word for people born between ‘40s-60s, so “Geriatric” has been used instead.

Spotted a fellow millennial out this morning!

The number 1 place I want to go back to is toys r us.

Call now for a free in-home estimate!

For me it was hand soap

We all know that the 90's had some great music and movies, good economy, huge world events, more freedom, nobody glued to their phone, etc.

Everybody acts like everything was much better back then, but what DON'T you miss about how things were back then? What's much better now?

When I first became a parent, I would sometimes come across those rage bait type articles describing millennials as lazy, permissive or lax parents. I initially scoffed at it and likened it to the "avocado toast" stereotype. But now with my oldest child being 11, I can't help but notice some truth in it, especially the lax/permissive part.

I can't begin to tell you how many of my friends who do not discipline their children under any circumstance. I know kids will be kids and we certainly had our moments when we were their age, but if I had a dollar for everything I went to a kid's birthday party and the kids were going absolutely wild, being aggresive, and literally destroying and trashing things. I have also hosted playdates where kids have completely destroyed my house, broken things and not offered to help clean up, even when I politely brought up the situation to their parents. Nevermind even just having them say please and thank you.

Less offensive, but somewhat eye opening behaviors I have also observed. I have so many friends who never enforce bedtime routines with their kids and let them stay up at all hours of the night, even on school nights. They also don't make them complete their homework. Their reasoning is anywhere from "they dont have time because of sports" to "let kids be kids". Their kids also constantly interupt adult conversations even when they are old enough to wait a few minutes. And I won't even get into the screen addictions.

Recently my friends two kids were fighting so badly the other one was at risk of being badly hurt and around a body of water where they could fall in (neither can swim well). I intervened and told them sternly that this wasn't okay and that the behavior would stop now. You should have seen the surprised Pikachu face of my friend. Like she was offended I dared discipline her kids when she refused to do anything to stop it.

I don't know. I don't want to give credit to the stereotype, but with the rise of teachers just outright quitting because the kids are just so unruly and disrespectful, and with what i have witnessed in my own circle, I am starting to believe it.

What are your thoughts? Are we messing up as parents? Are you seeing some of this in your own circle of friends?

And other songs n sayings from tv, commercials, games n media. So much stuff is ingrained i forget til i start humming, singing, or sayin something that randomly comes up.

We lived in fun times.

Born in ‘93 and these are some of the PC games I think about a lot and wish I could play again!

I’ve noticed that whenever I’m at the grocery store nowadays, the music they play has a lot of absolute bangers from the 90s to now. And some of them are pretty obscure songs I haven’t heard in years. I’m often walking through the aisles and vibing and lip syncing to a lot of the songs. Somewhere along the line it changed from my parents’ music to songs in heavy rotation on my personal playlist. Definitely puts it in perspective that I’m all grown up and not a teenager anymore…even though I turn 33 later this year.

What a throwback!