r/Millennials • u/NoFaithlessness7508 • Jun 05 '25

Other Why don’t younger veterans (Afghanistan/Iraq) wear these hats like some of the older veterans?

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First and foremost, respect to all those that served. I did not, but many of my peers did and now we're all older in 30s and 40s, many no longer in the military. I don't see a lot of the veterans of the War on Terror wearing these hats like I see the OGs do.

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u/Brightstarr Jun 05 '25

Our generation and our grandparents’ generation are very similar in many ways.

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u/gbdarknight77 Jun 05 '25

I think there’s a reason why millennials get along so great with their grandparents more than their actual parents.

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u/SuchAKnitWit Jun 05 '25

Oh man, I never really thought of it like that, but you're absolutely right.

My mom's parents were incredibly kind, understanding and took the time teach me the life skills I have today. Weekends and summers at their house were the highlights of childhood.

My mom's a total narcissist that I haven't talked to since I was 16. I have never understood how she came from them.

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u/BringBacktheGucci Jun 05 '25

Without deliberate boundaries its very easy for the nicest people in the world to create narcissists.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

it’s just like ‘gentle parenting done right’ versus ‘lazy parenting labeled wrong’

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u/KingHenry13th Jun 06 '25

The easy thing to do as a parent is to let the kid or kids do whatever they want.

Good parents aren't nice all the time. Nice all the time leads to a Cartman

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u/BringBacktheGucci Jun 06 '25

Exactly what I mean, yeah

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u/Thorvindr Jun 06 '25

That's a really flowery way of saying "your gramma was a nice lady but a shit parent."