Boomer parents

[Freesamples]

Anyone else got a boomer for a parent that a) has no idea how the world currently works and b) loves to put the boot in and c) is absolutely delusional about how much things cost.

me, I love to sniff out a bargain, crowning glory the summer hols I’ve booked for me, dh and dcs. 4 star+ AI, 2 adults 2 kids, package £2k and in summer holidays. Absolute belter. All to be met with a chorus of how expensive that is and how much we’re over paying and how they’d spend no more than £1k on holidays for us (in the mid early 00s). Plus, don’t want to go there, they hate brits, it’s too hot. (All places we went as kids btw)

it can’t be just me

I hope your children are as kind and understanding when you hit old age

No. My parents died when I was young. I never had a holiday until I was an adult.

I definitely won’t put the boot in to them and criticise their every choice that’s for sure

My grandma (71) is kind of like this haha it doesn’t bother us though, we know to expect comments as soon as we talk about the prices of things!

Yes you will😏

No, my 'boomer' parents are just normal lovely people.

Here we go again with the ageist boomer posts

It's so predictable.🙄

Oh go away with the ageism
I'm a 'boomer'. I was born in the last few months of the boomer years and I'm not a bit like you describe. My children wouldn't say I was either.

yep. It’s so draining. You’ll get no support from this on mn though. I find Reddit’s r/boomersbeingfools very cathartic however

perhaps you will but I won’t but thanks

No. It's just your parents' personalities and nothing to do with them being "boomers".

I’ll look at that.

between the mortgage rate conversations, conversations on how one gets a job and now the cost of holidays. I need a lie down

You definitely will!
You are a critical person and you are ageist. A perfect storm for criticising young people when you are older.

So many MNetters moaning about Boomers, but they don't say no when they're offered inheritance.

Here we go again. I want to write so much more but……
here we go again

Perhaps but from what I’ve heard it’s a common trope. I’ve read it a few times on mn actually ‘our mortgage rate was 10% + back in the day, I don’t know why you’re complaining’. ‘Finally better savings rates’ etc

Me too. I'm glad to get on well with my children and happy to say they are not like the OP in thinking they are always right!

Sure ok then. What a gotcha moment for you. Congratulations 🥂

Maybe just ask your parents to change their wills, giving everything to charity. Then go NC.
No more contact, problem solved.

My MIL is like this 🙄 however my own parents who are 7 years older than her aren’t at all. We’ve been told we’re far too much for our mortgage, ok cool we’ll just change that then will we? For context we pay less than 1k a month and have a pretty average interest on a fixed term. Oh and our daughters pram cost too much money even though it was absolutely the average price in the shop with some a lot more.

This...ageist bollocks.

Why are you telling your parents how much your holiday cost? Seriously. Tell them you are going to Menorca/Greece/whereever and leave it at that. Problem solved. I don't tell anyone how much something costs - that is really odd.

I've no idea if my parents count as boomers, born 57/61. However they meet the criteria of having no idea how much stuff costs these days

I think.boomers probably comment on the price of things because they are shocked at the amount of money the younger generations spend on unnecessary crap while simultaneously complaining they can't afford to buy a house