Millennials love this grandma's take on disagreeing with her daughter's parenting decisions

August 14, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-7954) [Millennials love this grandma's take on disagreeing with her daughter's parenting decisions]( Viewers are calling her a "breath of fresh air." It’s great when [families]( have involved [grandparents]( to help create those oh-so necessary villages for [raising kids](. However, when disagreements as to how to raise kids—and the power struggles that follow—arise, it can make for a less-than-peaceful village. Let’s face it, it’s hard for everyone involved. Parenting has evolved, and things that worked “back in the day” don’t necessarily work now. So many Gen X and millennial parents are painfully aware of things that didn’t serve them as kids, and don’t want to repeat that pattern for their own children. Plus, it’s really hard to instill some kind of structure when that structure is constantly being undermined. Maria, better known as “[Mom-Mom Maria](,” who regularly posts about her life as a grandma, recently shared her strategy for handling parental disagreements with her own adult daughter. [Read the story]( [Big brother steps in for his sister's father-daughter dance and then steals the show]( “I don't know if he knows what an impact he's making as her big brother, but she'll never forget this.” Even for the [parents]( who prioritize showing up for their [kids](, missing an event now and then might be unavoidable. But certain occasions are more painful than others when a parent can’t show up, and fatherless [father-daughter dances]( undoubtedly fall into this category. Earlier this year, six-year-old Harper was nearly put in this situation when her dad couldn’t show up to her dance studio's annual summer showcase—which normally includes a father-daughter dance—because of a work commitment. Thankfully, her 14-year-old brother Micah is the coolest brother in the world, and stepped up to take her dad’s place so she wouldn’t miss out. [Read the story]( upworthy5 followers upworthy Add a comment... [Gen Z and Millenials reveal their red flags, and here are the folks who aren't getting dates]( Young people are very specific about what they want in a partner. The numbers are stacked[against young men]( when it comes to finding love on dating apps. They outnumber women 2 to 1 on the platforms, making the competition pretty tough. A new study finds that they’ll make things even harder for themselves if they admit to listening to the ["Joe Rogan Experience”](podcast in their profiles. Interestingly, people with no hobbies are a big red flag to people of both men and women. The common assumption is that people with no real hobbies or interests will rely on their partners to bring fun into their lives. Also, a lack of hobbies can mean a person lacks [passion](and may not have many personal goals.d will end in 30 [Read the story]( [People are baffled to find out they've been burning candles wrong their whole lives]( There's an art to avoiding the "memory ring" that makes a candle tunnel around the wick. The evolution of candles from lighting necessity to scented ambience creator is kind of funny. For[thousands of years](, people relied on candles and oil lamps for light, but with [the invention of the light bulb in 1879](, fire was no longer needed for light. At that time, people were probably relieved to not have to [set something on fire]( every time they wanted to see in the dark, and now here we are spending tons of money to do it just for funsies. We love [lighting candles for coziness]( and romance, relishing their warm, soft light as we shrink from the fluorescent bulb craze of the early 2000s. Many people use candles for adding scent to a room, and there are [entire candle companies]( just for this purpose (Yankee Candles, anyone?). [As of 2022, candles were an $11 billion business.]( [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv]( [Terms of Service](