“I Throw Away Stained Tupperware”: 50 Generational Curses People Are Enjoying Breaking
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How parents treat their children has a massive impact on their mental and emotional well-being. Parenting is a huge responsibility. Kids learn from their environments, and eventually, they’ll pass on those same traditions and behaviors they picked up to their own kids, and then they will pass them on to their kids, and… you get the idea. So it falls to parents here and now to take an honest look at what traditions they’re passing on and to adjust them. The goal? To raise healthier, happier, more confident children.
Digital creator Taylor Drayton went viral on the internet after sparking a fun discussion about all the ‘unserious’ generational curses that folks were breaking now that they’re parents themselves. Getting rid of useless food containers is just the tip of the iceberg! Check out the awesome things people shared below.
Bored Panda reached out to the author of the viral post, Taylor 'That's Tee' Drayton, and she was kind enough to share her thoughts on generational curses, parenting, and the importance of compassion and communication. Scroll down for our full interview with Tee, who describes herself as a conscious and gentle parent.
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I admit my faults and apologize to my children when I am wrong
Listen when your kids tell you that they don’t want to go to certain family’s house
I let my son have boundaries because it's his body and i'm not forcing him to give anyone a kiss, hug or go to anyone no matter the family relationship. he said no then no. he's 2 btw
The author of the post, Tee, told Bored Panda via email that she has built up a community of parents who aim to break generational curses. "A lot of the questions I pose to my followers are ones that are seen as 'taboo.' I was inspired to ask this question because typically my videos or posts are heavy. I wanted to stay on trend with my content but also lighten it up a bit," she opened up about the inspiration behind her post.
"While I was unloading the dishwasher one day, I casually began to throw stained Tupperware away. I realized this was something I’ve been doing for years now. Thinking back, my mother and my grandma would never! I always hated using stained bowls for cereal as a kid, so now, I’m ditching them. I love that the post has gotten the traction it has. I’ve had tons of posts on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram go viral but I knew I was onto something with this post within the first 10 minutes; there were over 100 comments."
You don’t have to eat it if you don’t like it, and stop eating when you’re full not when your plate is clean
I wish my parents had abided by that! We had so many fights over food I hated. Usually veggies. :) Most nights I was not allowed to leave the table unless I choked down some nasty microwaved peas or something similar. There were times I'd sit there for an hour not eating them just to prove a point. As an adult I refuse to eat anything I don't like - even if it offends someone. Thanks Mom and Dad!
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My friend had a rule for her kids that they had to try at least one bite of everything on their plate, but didn't have to finish anything they didn't like. She'd keep circling back to foods they didn't like and adding new foods to give them variety.
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My daughter (about 4 at the time) was asked by her grandmother (my mother) to finish her plate, even though she said she was was full and would puke if she ate just one more bite. My mother wouldn't let go and forced her, so my little girl threw up onto the plate.
I think it's a generational thing. My late grandparents who lived during the Great Depression were the same way. I understand not wasting food, but when you're full, you are full. I just put some plastic wrap on the plate and save it for leftovers.
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As a former Weight Watchers leader I can tell you that the damage this whole 'clean your plate' thing lasts way into adulthood & screws up your eating habit so much that it takes intensive retraining to fix! For some generations, it's the #1 cause of obesity, IMHO.
US here, I definitely think the "clean your plate" mentality contributes to obesity, but I think the gigantic portion sizes and insane amount of refined sugar in processed foods play major roles too. A single US jumbo-sized, fast food meal with a soda is often the entire recommended daily intake of sugar, salt, calories, etc.
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My mom would bring out the old “But there are children starving…” so great mom, I’m forced to eat AND feel guilty. My son can eat or not or whatever. No guilt trips!
All of us, oldersters, have this haunting in the brain with the - clean plate - thing. No way would I ever force food!
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My kids get to decide how much goes on their plates. But goes on, must be eaten. New foods or foods that they do not particulary like, they have to keep trying, one little piece per meal. This way they develop their tastepalet and learn not to waste food.
Same, my parents taught my brothers and I to control our portions. We could always go back for seconds of our favorites. We had to try everything, but were only given small portions of the new foods. If we didn't like the new food, my parents would shift it to their plate...or sometimes, ahem, it may have fallen on the floor for one of our dogs to destroy the evidence LOL
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This is more of a poor thing than a generation thing. If your family can afford to nuke some mac and cheese because you don't feel like eating tuna, go for it but for many homes, that is not an option. For those homes, you need to eat it even you don't like it and you needed to clean your plate because you need 1200 calories to stay awake in class and there are no other calories or protein available. The food bank gave us tomato paste, 2 cans of tuna, and 3 boxes of spaghetti to last until mom gets paid in 6 days. This is all we got. Tuna spaghetti may be disgusting but we can't afford, monetarily or nutritionally, to throw away half a portion you decide you don't want to eat. Food insecurity and hunger are real issues for many people and it affects all generations.
No, sometimes you need to eat certain things even if you don't like it. Like vegetables, have you seen the fat little shits waddling around these days because they only like breaded chicken nuggets. That is horrendous parenting,
This, the top comment is "but I don't like yucky veggies!" I know a guy (30) only eats fries, nuggets or pizza bread sticks. He's not fat but that doesn't mean his heart is healthy.
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We cooked one meal every night but we did introduce new types of food at each dinner. Everyone was expected to take a bite and to try it. Though we would routinely try to introduce that same food item on a regular basis by cooking it differently, which could alter the taste of said food. It came to the point that my children had a vast variety of different foods which grew as they grew up. Now they have a much wider palette of different foods and types of cuisines as well!
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And also learning how much your kid can eat and portioning him/her the right way so they don’t have to overeat and you don’t have to waste food.
What I don’t get is that why is there more food than the child can eat in the first place? My parents always taught us to only take a little out into our plates to eat, you can always take more if you’re still hungry.
Some parents serve up the meals so when the kid sits down the food is already on our plate. That's how it always was in our family. That said Mum didn't give my younger sister as much food as me, or me as much food as my father (until we got bigger obviously). We got the "clean your plate" rule most times because my Mum knew what we'd had to eat during the day and knew we weren't really full, we just didn't like Brussels Sprouts or soggy cauliflower or liver and kidneys, or whatever. Mum and Dad used a simple method to tell if we were really full or just didn't like dinner. "So you don't want dessert?" If we said "No thanks" then they believed us.
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Well..I grew up in a family that had a rule as "You don't want to eat this? So don't eat at all. Next meal is dinner." And now we had friends on several day visit and their kids ate only fries. Or fried cheese. Or fried cheese with fries. You simply cannot let kids dictate what only are they willing to eat. They have to eat something else, from time to time.
What happens to the food that is left on your plate? In a home scenario it might return to the pot (or the mom will have to stuff herself with the leftovers), but with this habbit in a restaurant it goes to the trash. How about you clean the plate but you decide by yourself how much to put on the plate? This sounds like a more responsible approach.
In restaurants they often have take home boxes so you can eat it for lunch or something the next day (if you don’t have anything against leftovers!)
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My parents just made me put what I did not eat in the fridge and I was not aloud to have snacks (unless there’s like a party or special occasion) until I ate it (or it went off :P happened a few times)
The only exception is when the medications you take make you always feel full even when you’re not and so if they followed that rule I would be even more underweight than I am now :P
Careful with the "You don't have to eat it if you don't like it" technique. I tried it and noticed that the range of foods my children would eat was narrowing.
MODIFIER - You have to eat ONE BITE. That was my mom's rule and it worked very well. Over time I learned which things I actually didn't like and which things I was just having little kid attitude about. Also she didn't cook a separate meal for me. Whatever was dinner was dinner. MANY times I have mentally thanked my mother for this when I was overseas eating some pretty weird foods and enjoying many wonderful dishes I likely would have passed on if I was a picky eater.
I agree with this, But I’m also not making several different dinners for all the kids. And if you don’t eat it, ice cream is not the alternative.
Children shouldn't be forced to clean their plate but just saying "okay" to every food a child immediately doesn't like is ridiculous. Taste buds develop and change over time and sometimes we win the jackpot and like some foods immediately. But many take being exposed to multiple times before one's palate is like, "yeah, okay!"; it doesn't work with every single food for every single person, obviously, that would be incredibly unrealistic. Allowing kids to control EVERY little aspect of their lives is completely stupid, even when it comes to eating.
I agree with the not clearing your plate but can't abide fussy eaters. I grew up in poverty and ate what I was given regardless of whether I liked or not.
my mum used to be forced to finish her plate of food, and as a result, developed an eating disorder
Raising my niece, I never tried to make her try new food if I didn't like it myself. I wasn't about to be a hypocrite. She's an adult now & enjoys trying new foods out for herself, even some I still don't like.
Allow for legitimate dislikes. I still don't like some foods I was forced to eat as a kid.
My kids were allowed to have their dislikes, just like everyone else. BUT - they did at least have to try it. My daughter (6?) insisted she HATED asparagus. Then she tried it. Would eat a whole plate for lunch.
NO. NO. NO. A thousand times no. Give them a veto food, but do not allow them to dictate their entire diet. That's how you get grown adults that eat like toddlers.
You should however always taste, and don't fill up your plate with more than you think you will eat. The two first rules are no good without the other two.
Agreed. My mom did the opposite, now I haven't touched those food in YEARS.
... but what about a new food that they won't TRY because they "hate it"? My 7-year-old brother said that, and my mom said, "How do you know you don't like it if you've never tried it?" and he responded, "WHY would I try something I HATE?"
This can only happen because food is much much cheaper than it was a few generations ago. In 1910, 45% of an average family’s income was spent on food. In 1950, living memory, it was 30%. Wasting food was simply unaffordable and that has culturally persisted. It’s around 13% today so children not cleaning their plate is now an option.
I like ice cream. All I want to do is eat ice cream. I don't like vegetables, I will never eat a vegies. Very sound parenting advice.
addendum...but you do have to try it with an open mind...two bites...one to clear your brain, and one to really see...
YES too many people eat too much without knowing and it can badly damage your body
This is healthy eating. My step-mom was a tyrant about cleaning our plates and eating the massive amounts of food she'd shovel onto our plates.
I eat until I’m satisfied. I encourage making SMALL plates, because u can always get more if u want more. But once u load up ur plate, no one else can/will eat it
My rule was the same. I cleaned my plate anyway. I love food. I'm fat.
Forced to to not only try it but to eat a plate full of stuff (lima beans) that I wanted to vomit. To this day, if I don’t know what it is, I will not try it. I don’t care how “delicious” it is. I still haven’t recovered from the trauma so many decades ago.
We made our kids re-entry 1 bite every time something was served, because tastes change, b ut t they didn't have to eat it
totally agree with this. there was one dish my mother made that i couldn't eat, not a taste issue, but a texture issue. when i didn't eat it, i would get spanked with a ping pong paddle. ??!
As a kid I was forced to eat vegetables that were always microwaved & from a can until I threw up the creamed corn back on my plate. They stopped forcing me after that. But guess what mom? I still don't eat vegetables 20+ years later and I'm just fine! (I make up for the lack of vegetables with ridiculous amounts of fruit)
We have to try new things up to ten times before we know if we like it or not.
My parents make me stay at the table, and it never worked. I never had problem with eating vegetables, but I always refused to eat certain things. Like cauliflower, it's smell always made me gag. Or carrots, I like them raw, but boiled carrots are disgusting.
My parents didn't force us to eat anything but unless we were sick we were also not offered alternatives... There are very few foods I won't eat (mostly weird meat choices).
you have to try it, and if you REALLY dont like it, you wont have to eat it. #childhoodtrauma If you're not hungry, you'll get a bit. Want more after that? you'll get another bit. Forcing to eat food doesnt work in any possible way.
Yes AND: #3 give new stuff a fair chance and #4 only put half of the portion you think you will be able to eat on your plate. There is always the chance for a second helping. And #5 learn to deal with food you do not fancy, in a social setting. Politeness won't kill you. When traveling or doing international business, refusing or accepting food can make a huge difference. In case of allergy, say so, no problem. But don't lie.
It is fine to leave left overs. We had to eat what was on our plates as children. Not a good habit to start!
This has origins in poverty and rationing, where people could not/can not afford to be choosy, and can't just eat again when they feel like it. For most of us it's not an issue, apart from the waste, but one can compost unused food - either in your own garden or via recycling, if it's available.
We take naps...in the middle of day...after doing nothing all day
I only answer the phone for certain people when I FEEL like talking
The speed at which her post went viral was nothing short of astonishing. "I have a following of over 130k on TikTok and before I could take the post and post it to my account, it had already gone viral. That tickled me. I believe it resonated with so many people because it’s real. I feel as though it opened people’s eyes to the things they are doing differently than their parents and families," Tee told Bored Panda.
"Often times when breaking generational curses is discussed it's in reference to education or careers. No one talks about not eating hotdogs and hamburgers on regular sandwich bread. Instead, breaking that tradition and buying hamburger and hot dog buns because no one likes soggy bread."
We use the “fancy” stuff.
Dishes
Clothes
Whatever.
Every day is special.
I love this after seeing 2 generations of 'special' unused items
Mental health days! Some days I just don't have the energy to cook a meal, so I eat popcorn for dinner. And I just don't have the mental capacity for doing dishes, so they sit there until the next day. I used to get yelled at for dishes in the sink and not eating a proper meal. While I try to take care of my body as best as I can, my mental health definitely inhibits that sometimes, and that's okay. Also, taking rest days. I'm not doing chores, I'm not working out, I'm not doing homework, I'm just resting and lounging around. I'm sure all of these will change when I have kids, but for now they're what's helping me.
I find the best thing for mental health is to keep busy, for me anyway, I make a list and the list has to get done, whilst I am busy doing so many things I forget about my depression. I have 4 children, one with cystic fibrosis, I help my husband run his business and I manage a hobby farm. I get everything done and when I do finally sit down I'm too tired to be depressed. I understand what I am doing but it works for me and if it works, run with it.
NO STOCKINGS! I will show off my bright white legs and be proud dammit!
For Tee, conscious parenting (aka gentle parenting) is absolutely key. And its core you'll find compassion and communication. "In my opinion, when I think of a great parent, I think about one that can flex and flow. Be adaptable. Children/teenagers go through so many phases in their adolescent years and they need a parent that will be supportive and open to them going (flowing) in a different direction than what they would’ve chosen. This is not to say we as parents shouldn’t guide them, but we should foster an environment for them to feel like they have a safe space to make decisions."
According to the digital creator, some other signs of a great parent include being compassionate, showing empathy, being respectful, and setting boundaries,
Clothes are clothes meaning - I don't care if they get dirty. Kids are going to outgrow stuff quickly, let them play
When our kids were roughly 4 and 8, we lived "in the country." We were working in the yard and there was a muddy spot. We added more water to it and let them play. Son had mud up to his shoulders, daughter's was up to just above her belly. When they were done playing, we stripped them on the porch and carried them to the tub. Close went to the trash. No regrets! Wish I could find that picture!
Saying I love you to my kids, apologizing to them when I’m wrong, not making them eat food they don’t like, no they don’t have to finish their meals, allowing them to voice their opinions about things they like and don’t like, giving them plenty hugs and kisses and words of encouragement
100%. Also not being one of the "Do as I say, not as I do" parents.
I let my dogs on the couch and the bed, INSIDE THE HOUSE
"It is my passion to help others create a safe space for their child and to help them better communicate with them. I self-published parent/child shared journals that are available on Amazon earlier this year. This is something my mom and I did when I was a child/teen growing up. We wrote in a notebook and passed it back and forth. It was a great way for me to express myself and ask hard questions," Tee pitched the idea that some of the parents reading this might want to embrace.
"This truly helped me as a child to communicate and it helped my mom to understand me better. All in all, my goal is to give today’s children the opportunity to say how they truly feel about situations unlike a lot of millennials were able to do growing up. Another generational curse broken!"
Being ok with not having a spotless house all the time
I find it weird that it must be completely clean, well, honestly I don’t even understand why being dirty is such a big deal, unless you mean actual dirt
If we're shopping and I pick out something from my kid and they say it's ugly - it's ugly, end of the story. We're not getting it
Tee’s Facebook post made huge waves on social media, as well as other corners of the net. The topic she drew attention to resonated with people so much that even TikTok and media outlets picked it up. TikToker Christal Luster's video which incorporated Tee’s post ended up getting over 716k views and inspired other platform users to make their own clips.
The topic that Tee drew attention to might sound lighthearted on the surface, but it’s actually very serious. It speaks volumes about all the different behaviors that people unknowingly adopt from their parents while growing up, and how they automatically pass those on upon having kids themselves. Some of these might be very healthy. Others… less so.
Boys can wear what they want
Dresses? Cool
Lipgloss? Wonderful
Nail polish? AWESOME
Girls DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR SLIPS OR STOCKINGS
All clothes are gender neutral and everyone should wear what they are happy and comfortable with. So many gender norms are arbitrary.
My son can drink before, during, and after his meal. He does not have to clean his plate
My child does not have to eat all their food. If you're done you're done. My parents had pictures of me asleep at the table because they wanted me to finish
It’s completely normal that different families will have different approaches to parenting. And it’s important to recognize the fact that, so long as nobody is being neglected or abused, it’s fine to raise kids one way or the other. Parenting is a touchy subject, and there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.
However, certain styles of parenting are known to be more effective than others. Case in point, research shows that authoritative parents tend to raise children who are the most self-confident, successful, and self-reliant. Despite the somewhat imposing name, authoritative parents strike a balance between setting and enforcing healthy boundaries and communicating with their kids.
Authoritative parents focus on providing their children with structure and support while maintaining as much transparency as possible. Contrast that with authoritarian parents who don’t explain their reasoning and expect their kids to do what they say, when they say it.
I let my kids ask me a million questions and I try to answer them without the "because I said so"
My kids always aske me lots of questions, sometimes I tell them to Google it but they say they can just Google me
My children are allowed to call me out respectfully. I'm only human and make mistakes and they have their own minds, they don't have to think and feel the same way I do
Two other well-known parenting styles are permissive and uninvolved parenting. The former is all about giving kids the freedom to do what they want without micromanaging them. The drawback, however, is that there’s often a lack of boundaries and rules. This, in turn, can make it difficult for children raised this way to thrive in more orderly environments as they grow up, like university or work.
Meanwhile, uninvolved parents often neglect any and all responsibilities and leave their kids to fend for themselves. They might be uninterested in parenting or they might simply not have the time to be more involved. In short, children thrive when there’s structure, but not to the point where it becomes suffocating. Too much structure, like too much freedom, can backfire.
I declutter instead of buying more shelves to hold our stuff
Similarly, kids need emotional support, but not to the point that their parents forbid them from making mistakes. So-called helicopter parents tend to be overbearing, and they restrict their children’s activities far too much and often won’t let them behave like, well, kids. By protecting their kids from any and all possible discomfort, helicopter parents can cause a lot of harm. That’s because their children don’t develop useful life skills like the ability to think and act independently. They also tend to be bad at handling stress and failure.
Fostering positive traditions with your children comes down to spending quality time with them. It doesn’t quite matter what you do, so long as you do it together. So your family traditions can end up being quite fun and quirky. One of the upsides is that you create a sense of predictability and routine in your lives. And it’s often something to look forward to. However, parents ought to remember that they might have to modify these routines and rituals as their kids grow, change, and mature.
I let my kids be grumpy / snarky in the mornings.
I'm not nice when I wake up either.
You can feel grumpy in the mornings and that's just fine with me, but you may not take it out on other people or animals.
I have hand soap and dish soap… there is a difference
Serious, but: My kids are able to have opinions out loud. They are SEEN and HEARD, and I love that for them
As long as they also understand some opinions can have consequences
Which of these ‘unserious’ generational curses did you find to be the most witty and weird, dear Pandas? Do you have any bizarre traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation in your family? What kinds of new traditions have you developed at home since you’ve become parents? Drop by the comment section to share your thoughts!
My kids are allowed to rip the wrapping paper on presents!
I have actual tupperware instead of old margarine containers
Washing on Sundays & holidays. I wash whenever I want! No rules here. I also don’t make my bed everyday. The only time I make it up is when I change the linen
If my child says she's not hungry, I don't make her sit down and eat anyways. She's learning how to listen to her body
We do make them sit at the table without devices, however, and just “be” with us, even if they aren’t hungry in the moment. That time will never be available again, so we try to make the most of it.
we buy BUNS! Not using sandwich bread for burgers, sausages & hotdogs
I allow my child to eat "adult food". He likes steak and sushi and I don't try to tell him he has to wait until he is an adult to have them
This must also be an American thing, my kids ate what we ate at mealtimes, steak, curry, whatever, if we were eating it, so were they
I'm throwing away food packaging like yogurt containers, instead of using them for leftovers. I bought myself glass containers
Snacking when you are hungry and not shaming others for not waiting until mealtime
I allow my children to take personal days off from school. So many times I've went to school sick or was being teased relentlessly and I couldn't do a thing about it. And my babies can wear hoop earrings
The first part I completely agree with. The hoop earrings depend the size of the hoop, the age of the child, what they will be doing, and what other kids they will be around, because I imagine it would hurt a lot if one where snagged on something or grabbed by someone and got torn out. Stylistically, it's fine, but I have seen enough kids get hurt on playgrounds to worry a little about that one.
My daughter can paint her nails red if she likes the color red
why wouldn't she be able to paint her nails red? is red like some taboo color for children?
We eat dessert whenever we want and we don't make our son finish his meals
If I bought my child clothes and they want to wear them tonight, they can put them on tonight. Have fun, they're new. Everybody likes new stuff
If the clothes are worn next to the skin, it is best to wash before use.
Whistling in the house my grandma and mum never let me. I whistle inside around them and they still cringe but don't say nothing
Whistling is worse than nails on a chalkboard for me. It's an awful sound, and honestly this just sounds rude
I didn't kick my daughter out when she turned 18. I never made her eat meat if she didn't want it I never made her finish her food She said the word lie and other curse words but never got in trouble for it Her room is a mess but I didn't make her clean it (I'm about to start that lol) She wore her hair however she wanted We fine dined all the time She didn't have to go over relatives house if she didn't want to No crack of dawn weekend cleaning sessions If I'm up early, I don't feel like everyone else in the house needs to be up doing something I don't make up s**t for her to do. She can just "be"
My kid only has to tell me they don't like something one time. You don't have to eat it no more. We can find something else. You know how many fruits and vegetables there are, you ain't gotta like that one
I ask them to taste it 3 times, bc strangeness of taste and texture might be overcome. They dont have to eat it, just taste it to see if they like it yet.
Enjoying my Sundays instead of cleaning the house and so what if we got food at home I’m stopping to get me a burger. Oh and letting my clean laundry sit for days Instead of folding my clothes.
If I haven't used something in more than a year, I throw it away
I don’t throw it away, I give it away. If it can’t benefit me, it can benefit someone else.
I'm not saving packets of sauce or ketchup it cannot stay here
Wasteful, and I love some sauces that are hard to find in stores, or just aren't quite the same. I save McD's hot or honey mustard for my soft pretzel obsession.
I take the little paper part off the cream cheese spread ….not just peel it back lol
I was raised to do this and I still feel more than a little sneaky when I peel off the paper!
I don't save every plastic bag that I bring home. I do not have a bag full of other belled-up bags underneath my kitchen sink or in a drawer. I throw them away or recycle them
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So many of these seem to be about trying to get past the stresses and anxieties of growing up poor..........but somehow blaming their parents for having weird rules? Oh, children, your parents used the grocery bags and margarine containers because there wasn't money to buy Tupperware, etc.
Yeah some of these just seem like blaming their parents for being poor :/
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And everyone throws stuff away and doesn't bother to mention recycling.
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Reading this you realise that rampant capitalism has done quite the number on us. So many posts about not getting the 'right' brand of clothes/food/whatever, and other post celebrating wastefulness.
COMPLETELY AGREE. It's sad. Let's complain about the economy as we demand to be wasteful and gluttonous. Im glad I was raised by people who taught me to be grateful and respectful for all I have.. and I'm in my 20s for the person who's going to call me a boomer lol.
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A list of wasteful, snobby people, for the most part. If that’s what breaking generational ‘curses’ means, then consider me ‘cursed.’ 90% of this list completely missed the bar though, and is not even close to the right definition of what a generational curse is, which we have many of.
Not everything about past generations were wrong. There is nothing wrong about teaching your childeren to not waste (food) or be respectfull. But you have to respect the child as well. Teach your child to express their opinion and their needs but also teach them to do that in a matter that they are not spoiled brats. And there is certainly nothing wrong with making your kids consious of the environment, as they enherit that environment one day.
some of these are "i dont care for the environment" or "I like to waste money" and "i'll let my kids do whatever they want!" Serious??
Midway through this list just got weird. Like some sort of confessional.
Hahaha millennials have a lot of strange baggage
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Why is someone throwing away stained tupperware? That's a f*****g waste. You're going to be continually staining tupperware for the rest of your life, throwing it away, and buying more. The reason you keep stained tupperware is because now you have pre-stained tupperware that you can use for chili, pasta, or whatever leftovers and don't have to keep buying and throwing away overpriced plastic.
"I let my 5-year-old run around the neighborhood until midnight, and she can eat cotton candy every day instead of dinner, because I need my mental health days and I'M not going to be like those dummy-dum-dum generations that came before us!"
Where was that in the list? Sorry we don't want our kids growing up with a twisted knot of anxiety in their stomachs because we don't need to control and enforce ridiculous rules on them like a lot of our parents did. No need to make fun you had your chance and when our kids grow up they can complain about all the ways we ruined their lives as is their right.
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Most of these posts are by people with the me me me attitude; a huge problem with the younger generation. Do the least amount of work possible but for the highest pay possible ad oh, don't forget my "me" days.
These people will have been brought up by parents who impressed upon them that children and their preferences don't count. So they went the other way when they got the chance.
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There are two culture barriers (I guess?) I always stumble upon, and both keep popping up in this article. The first is the "making your bed" one. I "make" my bed everyday, but I consider an "open" bed with the duvet folded back for freshness reasons a "made bed", especially because I fluff the pillows and make everything neat. But a "made bed" doesn't seem to mean the same to everyone, because everytime someone mentions making your bed, people get on their case? The other one is about recycling. Everytime someone mentions throwing plastic away, people will get on their case about recycling, but over here that means the same? We have a bin for plastic, so throwing it out IS recycling. Any light?
Two interesting points! I'm guilty of telling people not to make their beds to air it out, never realised this is also a way of making your bed. Noted! The other one I agree with, when I say I throw something out, I always mean recycling it if it can be recycled. I think the problem with some of these things is that they can't be recycled, and would better be reused or repurposed.
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Some of these are horrible, teaching selfishness. But I guess that's the generation. " I won't answer your call unless I "feel" like it". Yeah, YTA
I buy more underwear and socks and chuck the old stuff as it gets shabby. Even if that means I buy underwear twice in the same year. Also, five pairs of underwear and four pairs of socks is not "plenty". You shouldn't have to search through the dry laundry to find a clean pair of undies every fricking week. Also, why should kids only have one pair of school shoes? What's wrong with a kid having two pairs of black shoes, when that's what they're supposed to be wearing five days a week? Shoes get wet, and dirty, and wear out, or break. When there's a hole in the sole it shouldn't be an emergency "Why do you have to be so hard on your shoes?!"
Well, congratulations on earning enough money to be able to do that, I guess!
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A lot of these sound like Americans having grown up with strict, conservative parents, and now they're getting their revenge by being wasteful and letting their kids run wild. Great plan.
I get a lot of these things. Using the special china just because you want to.. this makes sense. But other things do concern me that they are letting their children not being encouraged to keep trying different foods, that can lead to deficiencies in their diets... you can still get scurvy and rickets now, poor diet will do it. Expand their food options. Also allowing kids to not learn living skills will handicap them as adults. Yes some rules like eating everything on you plate is silly. Also so many people seem to be throwing out stuff.... I mean throwing out a okd foid container to buy Tupperware us not exactly eco friendly - use something until it's worn out then get new stuff
I'm a minimalist, majority of my older family verge on being hoarders. It makes me feel SO claustrophobic in their homes because of the "well we might need it later" c**p. My great aunt was a MAJOR hoarder and when she passed (I was 12ish) I remember how much work it took to clear out her house and TWO storage units! I think that had a major impact. It's a bit morbid but outside of my possible future kids/family, who is REALLY going to care about my stuff when I die? They'll keep what they want, sell or donate stuff they don't. May as well make it easier for them.
I don't keep hair loom antiques or china I don't like. I sell it, donate it or give it away. Just because great aunt Jane had it in her home doesn't mean I have to live it.
It seems like a lot of people have kids to show their own parents how they should have done it. I guess you could say that's one reason I never had kids
I don't get why a lot of people say these are because of money then why would you force your kids to eat everything on their plate instead of wrapping it up for later? That saves money right there
So many of these seem to be about trying to get past the stresses and anxieties of growing up poor..........but somehow blaming their parents for having weird rules? Oh, children, your parents used the grocery bags and margarine containers because there wasn't money to buy Tupperware, etc.
Yeah some of these just seem like blaming their parents for being poor :/
Load More Replies... And everyone throws stuff away and doesn't bother to mention recycling.
Load More Replies... Reading this you realise that rampant capitalism has done quite the number on us. So many posts about not getting the 'right' brand of clothes/food/whatever, and other post celebrating wastefulness.
COMPLETELY AGREE. It's sad. Let's complain about the economy as we demand to be wasteful and gluttonous. Im glad I was raised by people who taught me to be grateful and respectful for all I have.. and I'm in my 20s for the person who's going to call me a boomer lol.
Load More Replies... A list of wasteful, snobby people, for the most part. If that’s what breaking generational ‘curses’ means, then consider me ‘cursed.’ 90% of this list completely missed the bar though, and is not even close to the right definition of what a generational curse is, which we have many of.
Not everything about past generations were wrong. There is nothing wrong about teaching your childeren to not waste (food) or be respectfull. But you have to respect the child as well. Teach your child to express their opinion and their needs but also teach them to do that in a matter that they are not spoiled brats. And there is certainly nothing wrong with making your kids consious of the environment, as they enherit that environment one day.
some of these are "i dont care for the environment" or "I like to waste money" and "i'll let my kids do whatever they want!" Serious??
Midway through this list just got weird. Like some sort of confessional.
Hahaha millennials have a lot of strange baggage
Load More Replies... Why is someone throwing away stained tupperware? That's a f*****g waste. You're going to be continually staining tupperware for the rest of your life, throwing it away, and buying more. The reason you keep stained tupperware is because now you have pre-stained tupperware that you can use for chili, pasta, or whatever leftovers and don't have to keep buying and throwing away overpriced plastic.
"I let my 5-year-old run around the neighborhood until midnight, and she can eat cotton candy every day instead of dinner, because I need my mental health days and I'M not going to be like those dummy-dum-dum generations that came before us!"
Where was that in the list? Sorry we don't want our kids growing up with a twisted knot of anxiety in their stomachs because we don't need to control and enforce ridiculous rules on them like a lot of our parents did. No need to make fun you had your chance and when our kids grow up they can complain about all the ways we ruined their lives as is their right.
Load More Replies... Most of these posts are by people with the me me me attitude; a huge problem with the younger generation. Do the least amount of work possible but for the highest pay possible ad oh, don't forget my "me" days.
These people will have been brought up by parents who impressed upon them that children and their preferences don't count. So they went the other way when they got the chance.
Load More Replies... There are two culture barriers (I guess?) I always stumble upon, and both keep popping up in this article. The first is the "making your bed" one. I "make" my bed everyday, but I consider an "open" bed with the duvet folded back for freshness reasons a "made bed", especially because I fluff the pillows and make everything neat. But a "made bed" doesn't seem to mean the same to everyone, because everytime someone mentions making your bed, people get on their case? The other one is about recycling. Everytime someone mentions throwing plastic away, people will get on their case about recycling, but over here that means the same? We have a bin for plastic, so throwing it out IS recycling. Any light?
Two interesting points! I'm guilty of telling people not to make their beds to air it out, never realised this is also a way of making your bed. Noted! The other one I agree with, when I say I throw something out, I always mean recycling it if it can be recycled. I think the problem with some of these things is that they can't be recycled, and would better be reused or repurposed.
Load More Replies... Some of these are horrible, teaching selfishness. But I guess that's the generation. " I won't answer your call unless I "feel" like it". Yeah, YTA
I buy more underwear and socks and chuck the old stuff as it gets shabby. Even if that means I buy underwear twice in the same year. Also, five pairs of underwear and four pairs of socks is not "plenty". You shouldn't have to search through the dry laundry to find a clean pair of undies every fricking week. Also, why should kids only have one pair of school shoes? What's wrong with a kid having two pairs of black shoes, when that's what they're supposed to be wearing five days a week? Shoes get wet, and dirty, and wear out, or break. When there's a hole in the sole it shouldn't be an emergency "Why do you have to be so hard on your shoes?!"
Well, congratulations on earning enough money to be able to do that, I guess!
Load More Replies... A lot of these sound like Americans having grown up with strict, conservative parents, and now they're getting their revenge by being wasteful and letting their kids run wild. Great plan.
I get a lot of these things. Using the special china just because you want to.. this makes sense. But other things do concern me that they are letting their children not being encouraged to keep trying different foods, that can lead to deficiencies in their diets... you can still get scurvy and rickets now, poor diet will do it. Expand their food options. Also allowing kids to not learn living skills will handicap them as adults. Yes some rules like eating everything on you plate is silly. Also so many people seem to be throwing out stuff.... I mean throwing out a okd foid container to buy Tupperware us not exactly eco friendly - use something until it's worn out then get new stuff
I'm a minimalist, majority of my older family verge on being hoarders. It makes me feel SO claustrophobic in their homes because of the "well we might need it later" c**p. My great aunt was a MAJOR hoarder and when she passed (I was 12ish) I remember how much work it took to clear out her house and TWO storage units! I think that had a major impact. It's a bit morbid but outside of my possible future kids/family, who is REALLY going to care about my stuff when I die? They'll keep what they want, sell or donate stuff they don't. May as well make it easier for them.
I don't keep hair loom antiques or china I don't like. I sell it, donate it or give it away. Just because great aunt Jane had it in her home doesn't mean I have to live it.
It seems like a lot of people have kids to show their own parents how they should have done it. I guess you could say that's one reason I never had kids
I don't get why a lot of people say these are because of money then why would you force your kids to eat everything on their plate instead of wrapping it up for later? That saves money right there
