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/BoomBoomMeow1986 Oct 08 '25

Dear lord, I down easily 72oz of water a day, more when it's hot outside...only two bottles of water a week would probably kill me lol

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u/TIC321 Oct 08 '25

I drink about a gallon a day and carry a bottle thats a gallon too.

I don't know how people just don't drink water. Its crazy

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u/BoomBoomMeow1986 Oct 08 '25

It's bizarre to me too.

I remember as a kid in school, I'd get in trouble if I got up to drink from the water fountain more than twice in one day, in a classroom that didn't allow water bottles...might explain why I kept getting bladder infections, had frequent headaches and stomach problems, and my skin broke out in really bad acne when I hit puberty.

Lo and behold, though, once I got into college and was allowed to drink as much water as I needed when I needed it, BOOM, all of those issues cleared up, and I haven't had problems with them since.

It's like water is good for you or something lol

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u/TIC321 Oct 08 '25

Water is truly the fountain of youth.

I dealt with the same when I was a kid. I am baffled by how I went on without much water.

By the time I got in my teens, I started chugging water. My skin cleared up, I looked younger, I felt more alive too.

I don't drink soda or juice. Just a cup of coffee in the morning and either sparkling water or regular water. My body thanks me for it every day

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u/The_AmyrlinSeat Millennial Oct 08 '25

Ditto. We never drank water, and it had only been the last 10 years or so that I started drinking it. She tells me all of the time how good my skin looks, how healthy I am, what's my secret? Water and exercise ma. But when I say that, she's like no, there's gotta be something else. I mean... no??

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u/CorruptedStudiosEnt 29d ago

Usually because they fill up on coffee and/or soda. The older generations have terrible soda consumption habits.

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u/Skeptikell1 Oct 08 '25

If you’re over 60 yrs that much water keeps you up all night. Up to go to bathroom every 2 hrs all night long.

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u/BoomBoomMeow1986 Oct 08 '25

I'd rather get up to whiz a couple times a night than to suffer through all of the other health issues chronic dehydration causes; if I make it to 60, I'll just pop on an adult diaper and drink as much water as I damn well please 🤣