I’m a millennial with boomer parents, who are famous for their hands-off parenting approach. Just wondering.

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    Millennial def raised by the internet here. I used to be on the computer non-stop until my parents got home from work. Then I would weasel my way into more computer time after dinner too. All to work on my Angelfire hosted website that definitely never got any traffic.

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    I’m a millennial-ish. I had a single mom and she was all-in on parenting. Although I’m not sure which part(s) of parenting you’re asking about specifically. Discipline? Instilling values?

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    Yea, I think the fediverse is on average too old for this to be true of the majority, though there’s plenty of younger people in here.

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    2 years ago

    Your boomer parents are famous for their hands-off approach? That’s impressive in and of itself.

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    “Zillenial” here and well, maybe? My parents let me use the internet with little-to-no moderation and growing up with very few friends, I would often frequent the internet. Back then, it was when the internet required dial-up so I would either be on the internet on Saturdays or stuck on my computer preparing materials to send to the internet.

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          As I like to think of it … post-Jurassic Park or post Matrix Millenials. Too young to have seen those in the cinemas.

          I’m a Xennial (part X gen part millennial, born mid-80s), and seeing both of those in the cinema were huge events.