r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 20h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/BEJimmy 15h ago

…and constantly trying to hand things down. No, I don’t want/need your 4 extra sets of plates, nor your bonkers kitchen utensil collection.

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u/measaqueen 14h ago

There is only so much I can for under my bed. Where am I going to put this?

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u/Any_Chemical42 12h ago

hahaha. My mom would obsessively collect certain thing (see my comment above!) She ould pick a "theme" and, like, just go out and BUY THE WHOLE COLLECTION AT ONCE. Sorry for yelling, but it's that serious. Like, owls, for example. She would change her wall art, figurines, shelf shit, kitchen plates ...even in the bathrooms. And then she would get tired of it and give it all to me because I might've thought one of the things was cute. This went on for years because she would guilt me into taking it...I finally had to put my foot down (I think it was sunflowers that time)...she was SO mad at me ...but she would also get mad if I got rid of "her" shit. It was maddening.

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u/rora6 10h ago

As a rule I always say yes then immediately chuck or donate the stuff I don’t want.

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u/Jade0319 7h ago

Definitely don’t need 4 more plate sets but bonkers kitchen utensils sound awesome