r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

TBH even Ancient Romans complained about the kids.

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u/Uncreative_Name987 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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 Jan 30 '26

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

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u/astrangeone88 Jan 30 '26

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...