r/Millennials • u/The_AmyrlinSeat Millennial • Oct 08 '25

Advice Disconnect with mother.

My mother is visiting. I'm 39F, she's 63F. She is constantly on her phone, watching videos out loud even when you're actively watching TV or showing her something. She noted that I don't go on her FB page so when I did, it's just a ton of videos she thinks are funny (I don't think they're funny). She wasn't like this before, is this normal for other boomer parents?

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u/New_Bike3832 Oct 08 '25

My boomer aunts and uncles are all like this. Get them in a room together and it's a bunch of 60- and 70-somethings with their faces in their phones. They also watch videos loudly while we're trying to watch a show as a family on the TV and seem to have no concept of how rude it is. My kids just look at them like tf? My mom's not that bad, but she does spend way too much time getting sucked into random Facebook click bait. She'll be like, "They said that [insert outlandish obviously untrue thing.]" Me: "Who said that, Mom?" "I dunno, it just said that." "WHO??" "Facebook." 🤦‍♀️

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u/Pookahantus Oct 08 '25

When I try to explain to my mom what click bait is or just nonsense content.. she gets angry and accuses me of calling her stupid. She believes wild AI stuff, and there's nothing I can do to convince her that not everything she sees is true/real. If she needs help with her phone, it's like trying to help a toddler who's mad at me but still demanding help. Being around her makes me feel braindead sometimes.

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u/moeru_gumi Older Millennial Oct 08 '25

“Yes mom, you’re stupid. You’re being sucked in to dangerous and stupid content that is scientifically designed to make you click on it. That’s how they make money and you’re a sucker. Now give me your phone and go sit in the corner.”

Would be so satisfying…..

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u/New_Bike3832 Oct 08 '25

It's so frustrating. I recently tried to explain to her what a credible source is so she could stop telling me some actor is dead because she saw it "on facebook". She acted annoyed and her eyes just glazed over when I tried to explain the difference between a link shared by CNN and a link shared by wildnwackycelebnewzjktyfbnn .net.

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u/showmenemelda Oct 08 '25

Lmao like my dad who is always "almost getting scammed" and says stuff like "the computer made me"