10 Things Every Boomer Taught Their Kids (That Still Matter)

  • Publish date: Sunday، 16 November 2025 Reading time: 1 min read

1. Respect your elders—just not blindly.

2. Real men cry. Wait—no. That one’s flipped now.

3. Finish your plate—because there are starving kids somewhere.

4. Children should be seen and not heard.

5. Manners go a long way.

6. Actions have consequences.

7. Keep quiet about hard stuff.

8. Don’t talk about your problems—just get on with it.

9. Family comes first.

10. Hard work pays off.

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You know, I was just thinking about this the other day… sitting with my coffee, watching my kid argue with the dog about who gets the couch. And it hit me—some of the stuff my parents drilled into me, the stuff I used to roll my eyes at… it actually stuck. Not all of it, obviously. Some of it? Yeah, we can leave behind. But some of it? Still matters. Like, really matters.

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