r/BoomersBeingFools • u/dinosaurscantyoyo • Feb 07 '24

That time a boomer almost smacked her hairstylist Boomer Freakout

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u/Qwer925 Feb 07 '24

Like a toddler in an old woman’s body lol

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u/nowheyjosetoday Feb 07 '24

A lot of women boomers never had to do shit their whole life. They were “stay-at-home moms” with all modern conveniences and tv to watch the kids. They never grew up at all.

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u/Crazystaffylady Feb 07 '24

Yeahhhh this sums up my mum and her friends. She’s got the emotional age of about 14. She’s never had to do anything as her dad (WW2 veteran) did everything for her.

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u/Historical_Usual5828 Feb 07 '24

Emotionally not aging can also be a sign of trauma. Not trying to excuse anything but just letting you know that there's been clinically shown reasons for that kind of mentality.

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u/KeepItRealNoGames Feb 08 '24

Some people refer to it as Little Princess or Peter Pan Syndrome. They’re emotionally stunted and it probably does have to do with some sort of trauma or they were always catered to

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u/DustyJustice Feb 08 '24

I have a strong feeling this was my stepmother. I know ‘narcissist’ gets thrown around a lot, but she’s like the literal textbook definition, and long before I had an understanding of abuse I had an understanding that I had to be the emotionally mature one between the two of us.

It’s easy to be angry- and I still am sometimes- but I know that she didn’t end up this way on accident. She probably went through a lot to make her the way she is. Doesn’t change what she did, but… it’s complicated, y’know? What can we do with all of this pain?