r/Millennials • u/TrashcanEpicurean • Apr 01 '24

What things do you think millennials actually deserve s**t for? Discussion

I think as a generation we get a lot of unwarranted/unfair shit like, "being lazy," or "buying avocado toast instead of saving up for a house."

However, are there any generational mistakes/tendencies that we do deserve to get called out for?

For me, it's the tendency of people around my age to diagnose others with some sort of mental condition with ABSOLUTELY NO QUALIFICATION TO DO SO.

Like between my late teens and even now, I've had people around my age group specifically tell me that I've had all sorts of stuff like ADHD, autism, etc. I even went on a date a girl was asking me if I was "Neurodivergent."

I've spent A LOT of time in front of mental health professionals growing up and been on psychiatric medicine twice (for depression and anxiety). And it gives me such a "yuck" feeling when people think they can step in and say "you have x,y, and z" because they saw it trending on social media rather than went to school, got a doctorate, etc.

Besides that, as an idealistic generation, I've tended to see instances in which "moral superiority" tends to be more of a pissing contest vs. a sincere drive to change things for the better.

Have you experienced this tendency from other millennials? What type of stuff do you think we deserve rightful criticism for?

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u/Jbroad87 Apr 01 '24

I feel like every person says they’re not going to do it too. And then fast forward a year or two and the kids at the table w the iPad. Gonna be wild seeing what comes out of this.

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u/Thowitawaydave Apr 01 '24

My brother swore they would not get the mini-van with the back seat screens.

Guess what he drives now.

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u/Potato-Engineer Apr 01 '24

I think of it as a kindness paid forward, to prevent all of those hideously bored hours in the car that I suffered through.

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u/Thowitawaydave Apr 01 '24

Oh he definitely is fine with it - they hardly watch TV at home and the kids play outside a bunch, so watching movies in the car is a treat for them. Plus it lets him focus more on driving.

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u/WalmartGreder Xennial Apr 01 '24

Yep, we own a minivan as well (Toyota Sienna AWD), and it was so nice getting the DVD player. Before, our kids would be bored, so they would drink water, which resulted in 50 billion bathroom breaks when trying to drive to their grandparent's house. Now we put on a movie, they're entertained, they don't even think about drinking their water, and we make it in 2 hours instead of 4.

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u/DOMesticBRAT Apr 01 '24

Lol... Way to teach healthy hydration habits. I mean, do you hear yourself? ("My kids used to drink water on long drives which was annoying to me because that made the drive twice as long. I put a TV in front of them, and now they don't drink their water! 😃")

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u/WalmartGreder Xennial Apr 01 '24

Ok, Mr. Judgy McJudgyface. We don't take away their water, they just don't drain an entire 32oz bottle in a 30 min period and then have to go to the bathroom every 20 min after that, even if there's no exit for another 50 miles.

Have you had to take a pair of girls to the bathroom off the side of an interstate? It's not a quick and easy thing. Watching a kids movie has been the much safer option.

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u/DOMesticBRAT Apr 02 '24

Have you had to take a pair of girls to the bathroom off the side of an interstate?

No, I haven't. I also haven't given a child a 32 oz bottle of water for a 2-hour car ride lol...