Boomer Grandma’s Parenting Advice Has Millennials Feeling Triggered

This boomer grandma is going viral for her hot takes on parenting.

68-year-old Shannon Nelson (@pinkynel) isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Nor is she one to shy away from criticizing millennials for how they raise their children.

The hubbub all started with a now-viral video on Instagram. In the clip, Nelson — donning a pink golf outfit — answers the question, “What defines the Boomer Grandma?”

68-year-old Shannon Nelson is blowing up online for her controversial video “What defines the Boomer Grandma?”

“I’m a boomer grandma, and I’m gonna make up a cute name for my grandkids to call me,” Nelson says in the Instagram reel, which has received nearly 78,000 likes at time of publishing. She throws around some ideas — Gamma, Gigi — before settling on Gang Gang.

In the controversial clip, Nelson explains that she plays tennis, golf, and pickleball.

“If your kids wanna hang out with me, they’re gonna have to do the same thing,” she says.

But what really riled the feathers of younger generations were her opinions about commenting on people’s weight — she’s very much for it.

“I’m a boomer grandma, so I worry about your kids getting too fat. I worry about you getting too fat, too,” she says. “Mostly, I worry about me getting too fat. Nobody wants a fat Gang Gang.”

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Nelson highlights several examples that make a Boomer Grandma, well, a Boomer Grandma, including:

They’re filled with advice such as, ‘Why don’t you let that baby cry little bit? It’s such good exercise.”

To look involved, they post photos of their grandchildren on Facebook, even though they weren’t there when the photos were taken.

Boomers come from the school of girls wear pink and boys wear blue. “When the kids are with me, I’m gonna change their clothes, because kids were not meant to wear olive green khaki, dusty rose and mustard yellow.”

Changing a poop a diaper is an automatic nope, because “been there, done that.”

They’ll offer to babysit, but it has to be on their terms. Translation: The kids have to come to her house.

Watch the full video here

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The internet had mixed feelings about Nelson’s video

While many commenters found Nelson hilarious and praised her traditional views on child-rearing, others found her selfish and borderline cruel.

Here are some of the top replies:

“This is clearly a comedy but definitely points out what we all know — such a selfish generation.”

“I’m so triggered by this even though I know it’s supposed to be a joke.”

“It’s the “nobody wants a fat gang gang” for me. That generation does NOT embrace body positivity.”

“I’m a Boomer Grandma, I’m going to complain about how I never get to see my grandkids even though I don’t really care about seeing them.”

“This.Is.So.Accurate.I.Can’t.Even.”

H/T TODAY