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Don't blame you 2Cents. I think you understand too that when us xers start ranting it is about a certain, seemingly large portion of boomers that fit this bill. I wish to God that my parents behaved normally and I could sit here and retort threads like these. Unfortunately, all to many times they and their circle of friends fit every thread that comes along on boomers. Much to my dismay, believe me, I'd rather my parents behaved and at least enjoyed being grandparents.

I think you understand too that when us xers start ranting it is about a certain, seemingly large portion of boomers that fit this bill.

*sigh* True. I've seen how my husband's sister has raised her son, and I just shake my head. She was behaving like a boomer, and buying into so much of the popular culture garbage, and I could see how raising her son that way was causing a problem for him. She was acting more like she was his good friend, rather than his mother. He's 16 now, and having problems in school. My husband tries to have the "dutch uncle" talks with him, but he doesn't live close enough to him to spend any significant amount of time, not enough to influence him.