Maybe it isn’t your folks, but you definitely know a boomer who is doing these things.
If there is anything millennials can all agree on, it’s that we’re getting old!
Of course, so are our parents, which means we’re now dealing with them as senior citizens.
“My parents are each in their midlate 70s.
Also, they would be invited to similar parties thrown by their friends.
But now they have no friends.
I mean that literally.
My dad did the same thing to hisbest frienda few years ago.
All either of them does is complain and talk shit about people they used to associate with.
This does not feel normal.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Were our grandparents like this, too, and we were just too young to notice it?”
“My mother has gotten more and more childish as she ages.
She’s 73 now, and her emotional maturity clocks in at about a teenager.
Has burned so many bridges with her children and friends.
thekimchi
3.
“My dad has become less nice and sympathetic.
Constantly going on about politics, racism, and hating on gay people.
I don’t think that way.
When I’m in a dangerous situation as a woman, it’s somehow always my fault.
I love my dad dearly, but the older he gets, the worse he gets.
It’s just sad.”
omglifeisnotokay
4.
Various-Cranberry709
5.
“I noticed this happen with my parents and their neighbors next door.
Just blew up the relationship because he doesn’t believe in God and she does.
dearthofkindness
6.
“Gen X’er here.
My Silent Gen mom gets meaner and more passive-aggressive by the day.
She’s angry, and social media keeps her raging, afraid, and marinating in conspiracy theories.
I rue the day I ever got her an iPad and set up her Facebook account.
It’s utterly tragic.”
SevereAtmosphere8605
7.
“I work in retail and see this all the time with boomers.
They’re all reasonably nice people with the exception of some.
But what’s really interesting is the commonality they share when it comes to something not going exactly right.
And what’s shocking is that both my parents are exactly the same.
Totally chill and great to be around…until something doesn’t go according to plan.
That’s when the stress kicks in and everything falls apart.”
Telkk2
8.
“I think people in that age bracket just suppressed their feelings and never dealt with them.
CenterofChaos
9.
“My stepdad is 71, and he gets wild road rage more and more.
In general, he’s just crabby and getting crotchetier with each passing year.
chaosisapony
10.
“My dad just complains all the time, and its embarrassing.
He’s notmean, but he is embarrassingly cantankerous.
My dad insisted that there was a senior discount.
The owner’s kid said they didn’t have that.
My dad had to argue.
They finally just brought him the $2 and change to make him shut up.
sweetEVILone
11.
“I’m going through something extremely hard right now and had to inform my parents.
Their lack of emotional understanding and support is so apparent that it astounds me.
While the two friends and two siblings I reached out to have been so helpful and supportive.
But honestly, my parents never were very nice to begin with.”
musicalmustache
12.
“My dad, 100%.
to someone suggesting even appearing to need help was a sign of weakness.”
I blame Fox and Rush Limbaugh for decades of turning him into what he became.
Fox was always on in his house, and he listened to Rush Limbaugh religiously.
I shed only one tear once he passed, and never in front of anyone.”
Gardening_investor
13.
“My mother has become downright hard to deal with on a daily basis.
The negativity is constant.
Negative about strangers, family, friends, myself, the world, politics, life in general.
It’s absolutely exhausting.
crisishedgehog
14.
“My parents are in their mid-70s and are having the hardest time accepting that they’re getting older.
Sinnika
15.
“My mom is Gen X and has become so racist.
Also, she’s weirdly become super pro-police.
It’s baffling to me; she’s only 56.”
Mockturtle22
16.
The dude used to be able to make friends with anyone and everyone regardless of religious or political beliefs.
He has no friends.
He even cut off his own brother over a perceived slight.”
Guardian-Boy
17.“Wow.
I think both of my parents are nicer now that they’re aging.
“Neither of my parents are on social media so that might help.
However, my MIL is on social media, and I’ve noticed a change in her since 2016.
I LOVE IT.”
KTeacherWhat
18.
“My parents seem calmer than they used to.
If I never know anything about his political views, I can still assume the best.
And I will tell them to just stay off the news channels.
Ideally, they’ll just stay docile and a little out of touch.
I’m used to that.”
Futurepharma91
19.
“My father is pretty cool in my opinion.
He’s an old hippie who extremely dislikes confrontation.
He had a difficult childhood with abusive parents.
Joined the Navy at 17 to get away from his father.
My dad has stories for days and has lived a very interesting life.
My mother, well, she’s the opposite of my father.
Always annoyed and angry, and as she got older, she became more angry.
She’s hard to be around and is always complaining.”
Barlow3001
20.And lastly, “My parents have gotten nicer and more laid-back as they age.
He used to be a difficult person, but now hes downright sweet.”
superjess7
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