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Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:16 pm to HYDRebs
quote:The author is not a boomer.
The fact that boomers think of themselves as tough is quite comical
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:27 pm to NC_Tigah
OK Buzzfeed_Tigah 
This is a favorite talking point of your generation. I can't bring myself to dignify it with a proper response.
And this is touted as a positive? Good grief.
Today's therapists thank Boomers for this.
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1) Boomers grew up when "participation trophies" didn't exist
This is a favorite talking point of your generation. I can't bring myself to dignify it with a proper response.
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7) Mistakes were met with shame, not understanding
And this is touted as a positive? Good grief.
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10) Emotional support meant "toughen up"
Today's therapists thank Boomers for this.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:30 pm to 4cubbies
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This is a favorite talking point of your generation. I can't bring myself to dignify it with a proper response.
So participation trophies are good?
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:34 pm to JakeRStephenes
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So participation trophies are good?
Ultimately? Inconsequential. Kids aren't rational. Kids are emotional. A child who receives a "participation trophy" isn't guaranteed to mature into an adult who expects to be participation hired because s/he applied for a job.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:35 pm to blueboy
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DESTROY MY SOCIETY! JUST DON'T CALL ME RACIST!
The shitshow that these "boomers stole my prosperity" threads are can be confusing. You posted this like it's a criticism/suggestion directed at boomers, but doesn't "destroy my society, just don't call me racist" apply more broadly to younger generations? Boomer women are more liberal than they should be but they're deplorable white nationalists compared to young women and about 70% of young men.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:46 pm to 4cubbies
quote:The person making the assertion is a millennial
1) Boomers grew up when "participation trophies" didn't exist
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This is a favorite talking point of your generation.
quote:Boomer's are heavily into therapy?
Today's therapists thank Boomers for this.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:47 pm to NC_Tigah
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Boomer's are heavily into therapy?
Their kids are.
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The person making the assertion is a millennial
The assertion is about boomers, though. which tracks.
This post was edited on 12/8/25 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:52 pm to TygerTyger
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What baffles me is why so many of my peers from my generation went on to completely change their parenting style and raised a bunch of pussies and weaklings?
The introduction of "daytime TV" in the mid-80's when young housewives across the nation were told to eschew thousands of years of parenting common sense in favor of coddling, unearned exceptionalism, non-physical "punishment" and the mindset that little Timmy can do no wrong and everyone else was responsible for his problems instead of Timmy himself. Which soon evolved into over-sheltering and participation trophies.
From that point on, the parents who wholesale bought into these new ideas helped create the adult-aged child phenomenon we see today. So if any Gen Z folks wants to blame Boomers for anything, feel free to use this info.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:52 pm to ChineseBandit58
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This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 7:08 am
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:56 pm to 4cubbies
quote:Emotional support meant "toughen up" for boomers. If boomers treated their kids that way, they'd be reported to child protective services. Seems that may be an issue.
Boomer's are heavily into therapy?
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Their kids are.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:57 pm to 4cubbies
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Ultimately? Inconsequential. Kids aren't rational. Kids are emotional. A child who receives a "participation trophy" isn't guaranteed to mature into an adult who expects to be participation hired because s/he applied for a job.
You were correct when you stated you couldn't dignify it with a proper response. What happens during the formative years have a large impact on adulthood. And if a child received a participation trophy, it is likely that it happened more than once.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:08 pm to NC_Tigah
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Emotional support meant "toughen up" for boomers. If boomers treated their kids that way, they'd be reported to child protective services.
by whom?
I certainly was beat with a belt by my boomer dad. I wasn't allowed to be sad about anything, either, by either of my parents. I still can only talk to them about happy things or they start glitching. I'm not allowed to have any problems. Which is fine. They are doing the best they can.
Plenty of people still hit/beat their children. And plenty of parents are still assholes to their kids. I never knew this was looked at favorably, though.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:11 pm to JakeRStephenes
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You were correct when you stated you couldn't dignify it with a proper response. What happens during the formative years have a large impact on adulthood. And if a child received a participation trophy, it is likely that it happened more than once.
What negative outcomes are associated with participation trophies? The research has mixed results.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:12 pm to NC_Tigah
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:14 pm to David_DJS
quote:The major governmental policy changes that nuked us demographically and continue to give advantages to foreigners over citizens were not implemented by tweeting zoomers.
but doesn't "destroy my society, just don't call me racist" apply more broadly to younger generations?
So no.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:22 pm to NC_Tigah
This is not just boomers, this also applies to Gen Xers.
Millennials are the ones that got off track and couldn't leave mom & dad's basement!
Millennials are the ones that got off track and couldn't leave mom & dad's basement!
This post was edited on 12/8/25 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:39 pm to 4cubbies
quote:This may separate into a male-female thing. Boys are innately competitive. Success or the striving for success through competition hones a mentality of focus and perseverance which can be immensely valuable later in life. I didn't have to work hard in academics, just coasted along and did well. Sports was different. Through little leagues and especially HS, the focus and perseverance pursuing sports "trophies" taught life lessons still with me today. So it isn't about expecting "to be participation hired," as much as avoiding that situation altogether.
Kids aren't rational. Kids are emotional. A child who receives a "participation trophy" isn't guaranteed to mature into an adult who expects to be participation hired
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:42 pm to NC_Tigah
Sounds like they are talking about Xers
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:44 pm to 4cubbies
quote:No pain - no gain. No gain means someone who is gaining will pass you by. Someone accomplishing something which you let slip by is a negative outcome.
What negative outcomes are associated with participation trophies?
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