The Role Reversal: Millennials as "Service Dogs" for Boomer Parents

A TikTok user, Tina, compared Millennials with Boomer parents to "service dogs," claiming that Millennials are sent to therapy to help their parents understand their own trauma and break the cycle of generational trauma. While there is no scientific evidence to support this concept, generational trauma is a real phenomenon, and Millennials often find themselves navigating the complexities of their parents' trauma while trying to protect their own children.