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Millennials are bonding over their Boomer parents' ''gramnesia.' Here's what the viral term means.

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"Gramneisa" combines the words “grandparent” and “amnesia,” has been popping up on Reddit discussions for a while.

Back in June , Maryland -based therapist and mom Allie McQuaid made an Instagram video about the term.

So instead of “that’s NOT how it happened!” try something like “When you said that I never did X when I was Y’s age, it makes me question how well I’m doing as a parent.” Probably easier said than done, to be sure. And while this sore spot might never come to a full resolution for a lot of millennial parents, at least take some solace in knowing that you’re not crazy, nor are you alone. Clearly..

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