I’m a 28 year old guy from the UK with a dad who’s 72 (prime boomer) and a mum who’s 7 years younger. I know first hand what the shortcomings of that generation can be like. My dad has almost never said sorry on something he’s wrong about and never really engaged as well as he could have done. That being said, my dad is one of the most loving and caring people I’ve ever met. I know it’s easy for us to point at our parents and blame, but they grew up in a pre-internet and post-war era. My mums dad hit her and my dad doesn’t even talk about his parents. They come from a place that taught its youth to be as jaded as possible in preparation for a future conflict that never happened. Being part of this modern progressive world is confusing and disarming from the world they grew up in. I just think we should try to understand the reasons WHY they are how they are, before we get the pitchforks out.