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fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
Parenting

The boomer generation wasn't raised by permissive parents - they were raised by exhausted ones, and what looked like freedom was mostly just the absence of supervision, which produced independence and loneliness in equal measure - Silicon Canals

Baby Boomers' upbringing was shaped by their parents' exhaustion from war and economic struggles, not by permissive parenting.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago
Mental health

The generation that taught everyone to be strong, stay busy, and never complain is now sitting in quiet living rooms wondering why nobody asks how they're actually doing - Silicon Canals

Silence was taught as a virtue, leading to struggles with vulnerability and mental health in the Silent Generation and early Boomers.
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

The boomer generation wasn't raised by permissive parents - they were raised by exhausted ones, and what looked like freedom was mostly just the absence of supervision, which produced independence and loneliness in equal measure - Silicon Canals

Baby Boomers' upbringing was shaped by their parents' exhaustion from war and economic struggles, not by permissive parenting.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

The generation that taught everyone to be strong, stay busy, and never complain is now sitting in quiet living rooms wondering why nobody asks how they're actually doing - Silicon Canals

Silence was taught as a virtue, leading to struggles with vulnerability and mental health in the Silent Generation and early Boomers.
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Retirement
fromBusiness Insider
8 months ago

The age group growing fastest in the workforce isn't who you think

Reinvention is key to enjoying retirement, as exemplified by 88-year-old Harvey Mendelson's shift to photography.
fromBusiness Insider
11 months ago

My Silent Generation grandma taught me the values that I rely on to parent my own kids

"Her presence in our home was a constant source of calm, order, and quiet wisdom. While our world buzzed with screens and change, she stayed rooted in structure and discipline."
Parenting
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