I wonder if this wave of resentment really exists or if it was manufactured by the media, Ruby. The Boomer hate articles draw vigorous engagement from both embracers and rejectors.

Oh, sure. There have always been people who want to blame someone else for their ill fortune. What those who complain don’t appreciate is how many advantages the younger generation has over us. We had to go to a library to research anything, didn’t have access to our money 24/7, and couldn’t start a business nearly as easily as you can today.

My husband and I made it clear to our son early on that, although we would try to leave him something, he couldn’t expect anything. We’d seen my hard-working, frugal parents blow through all they’d socked away on nursing home care in their eighties.