Agree to some extent, but not entirely.
I was raised by boomer parents who could give two shits about my daily schedule when I was kid. Gen X was lucky in that we had some pretty no-nonsense teachers and especially coaches that kept us grounded in morals and values. I’m talking grabbing your facemask yelling so loud and spitting while talking you wanted to cry. Making you run until you puke, then laugh at you and make you play in your puke. Teachers that would ZFG your feelings and hand out a F like it was nothing. Etc…
My boomer parents were sort of the good cops in my life because they could afford to allow “society” to aid them in the raising of their kids.
Now as a Gen X parent, I’m not afforded the same luxury as I find myself having to CONSTANTLY unteach the shit my kid learns in school, explain away all the bullshit the coach allows the players to get away with, explain that “being white” is not a privilege, and explain and reinforce our family values daily - because they contrast so clearly with school “society”… It’s fucking exhausting.
It’s unfortunate that I can’t head first dive into my career and earn and crush it like my parents did - knowing my children are getting taken care of by their society… it’s also a blessing because I’m so involved in my kid’s psychology - more so than my parents were ever for mine.
Either way, out of pure necessity, Gen X is doing an order of magnitude more than our Boomer parents did to ensure “productive members of society” emerge…
I also understand a lot of Gen X parents are shit heads for allowing modern society to raise their kids, just wanted to speak peace on why I only partially agree.
Hope this helps.
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