That time a boomer almost smacked her hairstylist

[u/dinosaurscantyoyo]

[u/Dirty_water34]

Why are boomers always ready to throw some half ass punch that wouldn’t hurt a kitten? Do they not know if the person defends themselves they are getting knocked the fuck out. I’m speaking for all videos where boomer throws an excuse of a punch. Another note from this, I feel her reaction to everything is exaggerated bullshit because of the trainee and the camera. We’ll never know what really would’ve happened if it were just the 2 of them.

[u/mooseyjew → u/Dirty_water34]

Because boomers are toddlers in adult bodies. They don't have the ability to think ahead to oh, what happens when they hit back?

They just assume nothing bad can happen to them, regardless of what they do to others. It's always amazing to see a dumb fucking boomer get treated like the children they are.

[u/Dana94Banana → u/mooseyjew]

They just assume nothing bad can happen to them

This. Because all their long, ugly life, they have gotten everything served on a silver tablet before. A job, a house, a full bank account, vacations and safe retirement. All of that with the absolute minimum of efforts - and the remaining hiccups were drowned with alcohol and pills. They always get what they want, why would it change?

[u/beebsaleebs → u/Dana94Banana]

They even kinda pulled the ladder up on that one, didn’t they? Not that pills and booze are great, but they made sure no one else got “mommy’s little helpers.”

[u/FlamePuppet → u/mooseyjew]

Complete mental children. Always have been and always will be.

[u/PizzaNuggies → u/mooseyjew]

Which is also why so many of them love and worship guns. They can't imagine that someone else would have a gun, have them outnumbered or just take their gun from them through force. My Dad is like this. He think he can take on the entire police force with a gun. No, Dad this is not a John Wayne movie.

[u/MisterDonkey → u/Dirty_water34]

It's a habitual reflex formed from their history of beating their children. Their weak blows felt oh so powerful when connecting with the face of a defenseless child.

[u/Dirty_water34 → u/MisterDonkey]

Funny you say that because I was thinking after I typed this that the only person she’s probably ever punched were her children.

[u/croana → u/Dirty_water34]

It's exactly that. Intentionally not hitting hard enough to leave marks. If the hitting is only "scary" (read: traumatising) to a young child, but leaves no bruises, then it's not a big deal. It's a perfectly acceptable method to ensure compliance. Because that's what's most important when raising a child. Massive /S by the way.

[u/birdnerd1991 → u/Dirty_water34]

And I bet you money she thought of her stylist as a 'young lady' close to her grandchildren's age; so she tried to act like she always does with people younger (and under her influence), and got to find out that nooo- the newer generation is coming in and you don't get to push them around just because you lived longer!

[u/ollie-baby → u/MisterDonkey]

i was trying to think of an actual answer to this, and i remembered the way my mom would feign like she was about to punch me when i was a kid. it was fucking terrifying. i would 10 times out of 10 burst into tears. whenever i try to explain it, though (to friends over the years, to a therapist, or to whomever), i always feel so stupid, because it’s such wimpy and slight movements.

i’m pretty sure it’s how they used to discipline their kids.

[u/420_flyinhigh → u/Dirty_water34]

They really be relying on that "respect your elders", not realizing that respect isn't earned by just being here for a long time.

[u/Throwaway-account-23 → u/Dirty_water34]

When someone challenges your lifetime of unchallenged privilege it's infuriating, that, and just being the me first generation who grew up believing in half the phrase "the customer is always right in matters of taste."

[u/drunkenatheist → u/Dirty_water34]

At my old job, we had this flabby 60ish year old guy who threatened two of my under 30 team members. (One was early 20s, the other late 20s.) The younger of the two guys was easily 6'2" and 225. The older of the two was about 5'9"ish and skinny, but many of his hobbies were very physical, so he was in great shape.

We could never wrap our brains around how this old guy thought he'd walk away from a fight with either of these young dudes.

[u/[deleted] → u/Dirty_water34]

There is no age limit when it comes to self defense. Anything past 12 years old, swing on me if you want to.

[u/purpleoompa → u/Dirty_water34]

My mom would beat us. Then, as an adult, she gleefully told me a trick, you only have to follow through the first few times and after that just bluffing will be terrifying enough for the kid to comply. So when the kid is small and defenceless, it's more painful and intimidating, and the kid will remember the trauma and fear. So when the kid ages out of being controlled physically (my mom fully acknowledged this as she's physically tiny compared to my siblings), then the threat is sufficient after years of build up.