Boomer Parents Confuse Internet by Parenting Like Actual Humans
KEY POINTS
- •Tonilyn Hornung recalls her boomer parents actively encouraging emotional openness during her childhood.
- •Her parents listened empathetically to her friend drama, fostering a safe environment without dismissive remarks.
- •Many of Tonilyn's friends preferred to hang out at her judgment-free home rather than their own households.
- •She now applies her parents’ gentle parenting style with her 12-year-old son, continuing their legacy of emotional support.
In an age when 'OK, boomer' is lobbed like verbal stink bombs, Tonilyn Hornung's boomer parents continue to baffle stereotypes. Unlike the clichéd emotionally-stunted elders, these boomers excelled at making their daughter—a Gen-Z grocery cart navigator in 2024—feel all the feelings without issuing the classic 'stop being so sensitive' command. From first-grade tear-jerking couch sobfests to hosting teenage friend hordes who preferred their house's judgment-free zone, their gentle parenting style predated the jargon by decades. Now Tonilyn recycles their empathy tactics onto her own 12-year-old son in a perfectly boomer way—that is, by actually listening. Expect no eye rolls from these grandparents still mastering unconditional support in 2025.
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Boomers accidentally raise emotionally healthy kids while the internet throws shade. Turns out parenting isn’t a generational death match.
Some boomers must have read the manual while others are just throwing darts blindfolded. Guess which group gets grandkids throwing tantrums instead of hugs?
Welcome to 2025 where some boomers still ask 'How are you feeling?' instead of just asking for Wi-Fi passwords.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/3/2025 | Author: Tonilyn Hornung
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