• My parents are boomers, and they were different from my friends' parents. • They encouraged me to feel my feelings, and most of my friends wanted to spend time at my house. • I'm parenting after their example.

Walking through the grocery store, I heard it, the dreaded phrase: "OK, boomer." The woman behind me was talking loudly on her phone, relaying some sort of lousy experience. My stomach tensed as I passed by her with my shopping cart.

It was hard to hear her intense aggravation because, technically, my parents are boomers. However, they've never lived up to the stereotype. While my friends' parents were avoiding emotions or burying them deep down, my parents were supporting me in feeling all of mine.

My parents weren't like my friends' parents

When I was growing up, I assume

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