In a way, I always found this to be better than them being able to help with my schoolwork. They made me snacks, encouraged me to take breaks, and joked about my brain leaking out when I'd lock myself away for hours on end studying. In my school years, they helped with homework sometimes, but once it got a bit out of their league, they still helped in every other way they could. They were in their 60s, in a completely different generation, thinking more about retirement than where I was going to go to university.

It wasn't until my later teens I truly realized the divide we had. My parents were in their late 60s when I was finishing high school For the questions none of us could answer, my parents would ask the Google home I got them one Christmas, but only ever calling it 'goodle,' no matter how many times I corrected them. I was in charge of all the pop culture questions, while they teamed up to answer the ones about events that happened long before I was born. While a lot of my friends' parents pressured them to get better grades, get into the best university, or force them down a path they didn't want to be on, I sat watching gameshows with mine over dinner. Some children become frustrated they don't have more time or annoyed their parents can't be as active as their younger counterparts, and although I did experience these moments, the support my parents gave me outweighed all the negatives. It often indicates a user profile.Ī lot can differ about the experience of having older parents. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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