According to a viral post, Indian parents are upset with Gen Z. They want children to struggle like them, but Gen Z is avoiding unnecessary suffering and adopting technology and convenience. This reflects a clash of generational thinking.
Parents often tell stories of their past troubles to their children. Things like ‘At your age, we used to walk for miles to go to school’, ‘We didn’t even have good clothes and shoes’, ‘We didn’t get good food to eat’ are common. But now a post is going viral on
A user named Prem Soni has shared this post. He says that many parents are not able to digest the fact that their children do not want to live like the older generation. The post begins, ‘Indian parents are going through a big dilemma as Gen Z refuses to suffer without any valid reason.’ It is written in the post that many parents want their children to waste their time bargaining with the vegetable vendor instead of ordering groceries from apps like Blinkit.
Prem Soni further writes that parents raise their children by telling them stories of their sacrifices and then expect that the children also face similar difficulties. For example, ride buses instead of taking Uber. He says, ‘Parents want you to suffer the same fate as I suffered in 1995.’
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An interesting thing is also mentioned in the post. The dad who lectures for 30 minutes on the plight of the middle class is also tracking his Zepto deliveries on his smartphone. The post ends with an appeal, ‘Stop making the struggle great and let them live in the better world you have created for them.’ Thousands of people have given their opinion on this post. Many people agreed with Prem Soni. At the same time, some people said that parents say this so that children understand the value of money and do not spend wastefully.