'Boomer' grandmother sparks fierce debate over her views about millennial parenting

A 'boomer' grandma has sparked a fierce statement crossed societal media platforms complete her captious position connected millennial parenting. 

Shannon Nelson, 68, believes that packing kids bento luncheon boxes and having extended afterschool schedules is ridiculous.

In a TikTok video Nelson posted connected Friday nan grandma revealed an extended database of instructions her girl near her to babysit her grandchildren for two-and-a-half days. 

In nan video, Nelson said: 'Wondering really connected world I ever managed to raise my ain 3 children.'

The upload divided nan net crossed societal media platforms, pinch users connected TikTok noting nan sarcastic undertone of nan video. 

One personification commented: 'Maybe she remembers really she was raised and wants her kids to person a amended experience.'

Another wrote: 'Boomer masterclass successful passive aggression arsenic per nan usual.'

But connected Instagram, nan video had an wholly different reception, pinch immoderate noting nan absurdity of 'millennial parenting.'

'Well, haven’t you noticed they are nan very first procreation to beryllium qualified to beryllium parents? I’m hoping I unrecorded agelong capable to watch them get their backlash for this existent “style” of parenting.'

Some users moreover lamented astir receiving their ain group of instructions for watching their grandkids: 'I get akin instructions. I’m not judge really I raised 4 children without them!'

Nelson told Today that it took her 45 minutes to get her grandkids bento boxes packed but erstwhile they came location only half of it was eaten. 

In a abstracted video posted connected July 20, 2023, she expressed there's excessively galore choices while scanning complete her grandkids bento boxes that had leftover pizza, granola bars, vegetables, hummus and fruit. 

The video past pans to really nan grandma packed her kids lunches to uncover a sandwich and apple.

'If you're wondering why there's nary h2o vessel it's because backmost past they had drinking fountains astatine school.'

Nelson has 3 big children and 7 grandchildren. She said she understands why millennial parents are disappointment by boomers, but that it differs from what she's utilized to. 

The grandma said she finds herself biting her lingua a batch and feels that nan adjacent procreation is increasing up 'too soft'.

But Nelson did definitive sympathy for millennial mothers and their packed schedules successful a different video posted connected March 10. 

She described really her 40-year-old girl manages to aftermath up astatine 5am to activity out, rallies nan kids for school, walks nan dog, useful an online occupation each time while juggling laundry and chores past gets nan kids to their after-school sports - which she coaches. 

Any different plans extracurricular of nan family person to beryllium scheduled weeks successful beforehand which led Nelson to decorativeness nan video asking 'are our millennial daughters okay?'

Nelson told Today that she acknowledges that millennial parents are much 'thoughtful' than her procreation but that she's thankful to person a bully narration pinch her family. 

But she warns different 'boomer' grandparents to not springiness proposal to their kids parenting styles unless they ask.