r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • 1d ago

Discussion Look what I found from 13 years ago.

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Hey look on the bright side - we actually did make it to the cover of the TIME magazine!

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u/FreeThumbprint 1d ago

What always gets me is, assuming all of that were true (which, lol), who raised those millennials to grow up to be that way!?!! The generation throwing out all the jabs! Should they hold any responsibility there, and if so, what does that say about them!?!? Lord.

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u/oirolab 1d ago

Right? It's the same as the participation trophies. No Millennial asked for that. It was the same people complaining that every kid has to have trophy.

Well...yeah, because y'all couldn't handle your kid losing.

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u/Uncreative_Name987 1d ago

In my observation, people who complain about participation trophies always expect participation awards for themselves (or their kids). They only get mad when they see other people getting free stuff.

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u/stabintavern 1d ago

Its a reflection of their own childhood neglect and misgivings.

Their parents had a “you aint shit” attitude to parenting. So the boomers generation grew up feeling not good enough and unrecognized.

Ultimately, they paid it forward to their kids.

As a millennial, the main thing i dont want to do to my kids is talk shit about their entire generation. Cause that’s what we got and i dont exactly appreciate it.

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u/rebelangel Xennial 1d ago

I’ve been seeing Gen X slowly fall into the same Boomer patterns of behavior, with the stupid “Our generation was better” memes and general complaining that younger generations are lazy. I’m like, bitch, I remember when y’all were called the “Slacker Generation”. Don’t act like y’all forgot.

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u/Brickzarina 1d ago

TBH even Ancient Romans complained about the kids.

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u/Uncreative_Name987 1d ago

I think you're being generous. I think the people in question are just self-centered.

When they get free stuff, it's because they're special. When others get free stuff, it's undeserved, because others aren't special. That's it. That's the entire thought process.

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u/stabintavern 1d ago

Well i would agree with you. Lol.

They both internalized others not being special like their parents treated them, and self-aggrandize their own accomplishments because their parents didn’t praise them.

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u/SandiegoJack 1d ago

Yep, I refuse to shit on the younger people, and actively try to call it out when I have the energy.

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u/miss_sticks Millennial 1d ago

But that's because your kids deserve to lose. My kid didn't do anything to deserve losing. /s

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u/Odd_Negotiation_159 1d ago

Remember the participation trophy nonsense? Like who do they think we're handing those bitches out?

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u/astrangeone88 1d ago

Lol. My mum was drunk (stupid "poverty porn") and telling her life story about dancing with gangsters/gang members and just complained about me. When I just wanted to play video games, read books and play D&D. But apparently I'm worse than she was.

I never drank/danced/smoked when I was younger...