Re:A shift in American family values is fueling estrangement
by tw04 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:49PM
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It was more socially normal because an entire generation experienced the horrors of WW2. I'm not saying that makes the behavior ok, but it sure made it a lot easier for families to empathise. My grandpa wasn't an alcoholic but he was a giant asshole until about mid-70s when he started softening up.
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Re:A shift in American family values is fueling estrangement
by kwyjobojoe on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @08:20PM
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It's probably because baby boomers were the generation most effected by lead poisoning. Their children don't have the associated brain damaged that causes the impulse control, lack of reasoning and irrational anger, and they see their parents as damaged goods and interacting with them has too many negatives to make it worth while.