Ohio mom Rose Grady (@nps.in.a.pod<\/a>) shared her \u201cBoomer grandparent\u201d experience<\/a> in a funny and relatable video. \u201cJust a millennial mom watching her boomer parents bring three full loads of \u2018treasures\u2019 into her home,\u201d she wrote in the overlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grady can be seen looking out the window of her home at her Boomer mom and dad carrying bags and boxes up her driveway after several visits. The distressed and contemplative look on Grady\u2019s face is speaking to plenty of Millennial moms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grady captioned the video, \u201cToday\u2019s \u2018treasure\u2019 highlight was the mobile that hung in my<\/em> nursery\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The humorous video resonated with fellow Millennial parents. \u201cStraight to the trash when they leave,\u201d one viewer commented. Another added, \u201cI always say \u2018if you don\u2019t want it in yours, we don\u2019t want it in ours\u2019 .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even more Millennial parents have shared and discussed<\/a> their situations with Boomer grandparents buying their kids too much stuff on Reddit. \u201cBoth my mother and my MIL love buying and sending toys, books, clothes, etc. I don\u2019t want to be ungrateful but we just don\u2019t need it and don\u2019t have the space. I have brought this up politely in \u2018we are all out of drawers for that\u2019 but it hasn\u2019t slowed things down,\u201d one explained. \u201cI think part of the issue is that the grandparents live in different cities and vacation a lot. They don\u2019t get to see our daughter much so they buy stuff instead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another Millennial parent shared, \u201cWhile the intention is very kind behind these, all the grandparents are very aware that we do not need, nor wish to receive these gifts in such an excessive volume \u2013 as it creates a daily struggle to store and accommodate in our home. I struggle to keep on top of tidying as it is, and this is a massive added challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, why are Boomer grandparents<\/a> excessively gifting? \u201cBoomer grandparents may be the first grandparent generation to have accumulated the substantial discretionary funds that enables them to spend money on their grandchildren,\u201d Sari Goodman, a Certified Parent Educator and founder of Parental Edge<\/a>, tells Upworthy<\/em>. \u201cThese grandparents probably grew up with grandparents who didn\u2019t have that kind of money and so they may be excited to give their grandchildren the things they didn\u2019t get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Goodman suggests that Millennial parents first discuss with them the \u201cwhy\u201d behind the gifting. \u201cWhat comes before setting a boundary to limit over-the-top gift-giving is delving into the reasons grandparents are buying so much<\/a>,\u201d she explains. \u201cComing from a place of compassion and understanding makes it possible to come up with mutually beneficial solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She recommends that Millennial parents sit down with their Boomer parents<\/a> to learn more. \u201cDid they grow up without many toys and clothes and are fulfilling a dream? Ask them about the values they learned as children<\/a> (hard work, perseverance, the power of delayed gratification) and how they can pass on these lessons to the grandchildren,\u201d she suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOne mom\u2019s viral video hit a nerve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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