Millennials: Why the Boomers Just Don’t Get Us

If you grew up feeling like your parents just didn’t understand you—like you were “too emotional,” “too sensitive,” or maybe just a little extra—welcome to the Millennial experience. Astrology spills the cosmic tea on why we’ve been riding this emotional rollercoaster, while Boomers looked on shaking their heads, wondering what the fuss was about.

Blame it on Pluto.

Millennials were born under Pluto in Scorpio (1983–1995), the sign of emotional depth, transformation, and uncovering hidden truths.

Pluto doesn’t play around. It demands that we face the darkness, feel deeply, and reinvent ourselves. That’s why Millennials gave rise to the “emo” culture of the early 2000s—bands like My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, Taking Back Sunday, and Dashboard Confessional weren’t just background noise; they were anthems for raw, unapologetic emotional expression! Suddenly, crying in your bedroom, writing angsty poetry, and wearing black eyeliner weren’t just teen rebellion. This was survival.

Meanwhile the Boomers—born under Pluto in Leo and Virgo (1946-1964)—were all about discipline, status, and emotional control. Emotions were a private affair, tucked away like a “grown-up” responsibility. So when Millennials started talking openly about anxiety, depression, therapy, and practicing boundaries, Boomers gave it an eye roll, seeing us as soft. We were the generation accused of being “too emotional,” “too sensitive,” and yes, even “too entitled.”

And yet, it’s exactly that emotional intensity that fueled Millennials’ transformational energy. We didn’t just acknowledge our feelings—we owned them.

We turned vulnerability into strength. We pioneered the self-care movement before it was mainstream (mindfulness and meditation apps to therapy becoming a cultural norm.) We made it okay to say “I’m not okay” out loud. **Queue MCR “I’m Not Okay” , circa 2004.

Are we lost or just financially savvy?

In addition to choosing to accept rather than suppress our emotions, we flipped the script on traditional adulthood. Avocado toast became a meme symbolizing Millennials’ supposed financial irresponsibility. Uhm, excuse me? We’re navigating an economy rigged against us, thanks to the Boomers collecting the wealth and sitting on it.

Burdened with crushing student debt, stagnant wages, and a housing market that feels like a locked vault, we HAD to get creative. The stable 9-5 job with a pension and 401K was out. We birthed the gig economy, side hustles, and passion projects that allowed us to survive and even thrive on our own terms.

Challenging old economic models and demanding meaningful work over meaningless stability? Check.

We are the change.

Let’s not forget our impact on culture and identity: Millennials led the way on LGBTQ+ visibility, mental health destigmatization, and challenging rigid gender roles. We’re the generation that said, “Feel it all, be yourself fully, and don’t apologize for it.”

Now Gen Z carries the torch with Pluto in Sagittarius, asking big-picture questions and pushing global awareness, but Millennials? We are the emotional revolutionaries who dared to feel deeply enough to change the world.

So, next time someone calls Millennials “too emotional” or mocks our obsession with organic coffee and sustainable living, just remember: we’re the generation that dared to face the shadows, break the silence, and transform pain into power. That’s Pluto in Scorpio energy, baby—and it’s pure magic.