Lol. Yeah sounds like the typical boomer. Never learned what a worry is yet constantly complaining.
Like I always say “I complained to have no shoes until I saw a man with no feet”.
Anyhow. I’m sorry my dutch neighbor. Parents like that are a PITA. Mine were like that too. What a failure i am. Then I became successfully and they both, having no spine at all, couldn’t resist the offer to be employed by me. And after they learned how cool it could’ve been, and what a dream of an employer I was (work whenever wherever you want, but please get the shit somehow done, from cleaning stuff to CEO), I fired them and replaced them with, in their eyes, “horrible failures that only weakens the country!”. Their last month working was showing the news guys the ropes.
It felt great, but, to make a point relative to your story, they didn’t learn shit from it. Even being on welfare didn’t change them. You probably either are an arse or you’re not. So fret not, just cut them out of your life. Basic rule of life: remove toxic people from your social circle. No matter if family (blood) or not.
And get whatever money you can from them. No matter what fucknuggets they are. Money isn’t dirty and has no inherent value. Take what’s yours when you can. Here it’s at least 25% if they disowned you, guess it’s not much different in NL.
krawutzikaputzi@slrpnk.net 18 hours ago
I guess all the boomer parents are like that. I have a really good relationship with my parents, but they wouldn’t help me out when my boyfriend and I bought a flat. Went as far as telling me that I’m trying to rob them, because maybe I can’t afford the flat and then the bank will take their houses. I told them the bank just can’t do that and they didn’t believe me until they went to talk to a lawyer. And best part is, now they always say I’m not thankful because I will inherit their houses and they build them for me? And their parents were really poor small scale farmers, still they saved up to help them with their first home. As you can tell I’m still bitter about that.
LordWiggle@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I know some proper boomer parents but they are rare AF.
My parents paid everything for my perfect brother when he went studying. He had a luxurious life as a student.
I failed in school, because I was special (autistic later turned out) but should have acted like nothing was wrong. So I didn’t get a penny when I couldn’t eat for a week because I was completely broke. Instead they told me. To get my shit together, act like an adult for once and take responsibility for my actions.
So far they never acknowledged they ever made a single mistake, they project all their mistakes and failures into me or others, they complain constantly like spoiled entitled teenagers and they do nothing but judge people who are less fortunate.
I’m 38 now, they still tell me I’m behaving like a child even though I always say sorry for the mistakes I make, I always take responsibility and acknowledge when I’m wrong. I fought in wars (in the military), I have fought mental health my entire life, I struggled within the system my whole life, I have loads of friends who I’d die for and who’d die for me, while my parents have no one and are just a bunch of entitled sour lonely fucking boomers. Who’s the responsible adult here? Although I doubted myself many many times, my therapists and friends have ensured me it’s them, not me. And I started to see that too, so I ended my relationship with my parents for good. And with my entitled little brother who always takes my mom’s side no matter what.
krawutzikaputzi@slrpnk.net 17 hours ago
At least you got out of that horrible family dynamic! Don’t know if I can judge from one comment, but sounds like your wellbeing didn’t benefit from the relationship and am happy for you that you’re doing better for yourself. And of course there are some nice boomers but even if I have the nicest, most loving parents they just seem they don’t care about the future of their kids and next generation while the generations before tried to make their kids’ lives better.