TikToker kay.n.zeea representative of the millennial generation herselfwent viralafter discussing the way baby boomers tend to talk to children.
Bored Pandahas reached out to kay.n.zee and she was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
You will find her thoughts in the text below.
My daughter and I were just at Target and this boomer came up to us.
She looked at my daughter, and she says, Oh, you are so pretty.
And I said, Oh, thank you.
She just stands there for a few moments, like, waiting for my daughter to respond.
And then she says, Oh, look at those eyes.
And I say, Oh, thank you.
She doesnt talk to people that she doesnt know.'
She just stands there and says, You dont think youre pretty?'
I was like, Oh my God.
And I said No, she knows shes beautiful.
She just doesnt talk to people she doesnt know.
Why would you even plant that idea into her head?
My daughter is two and a half.
She doesnt know what not pretty is.
She knows that everyone and everything is pretty, beautiful, interesting.
And then another weird thing that happened, and this was a while ago.
My husbands family is from Bangladesh.
Look at that perfect olive complexion.
Where is her father from?'
Leave us alone.
This is something that is getting misinterpreted.
In my case, it was the woman who asked, You dont think youre pretty?
after my daughter didnt respond to her first comment, the OP shared.
I believe that baby boomers were raised with particular emphasis on being polite and respectful, she said.
This is not a bad thing; my husband and I emphasize politeness and being respectful as well.
However, we balance this by also emphasizing safety and feelings during interactions.
This applies to both people that our daughter knows as well as strangers.
