Generational gaps of knowledge cause a lot of tension between younger people today and those considered "older." I have had multiple friends tell me stories of grandparents, family friends, or aunts and uncles making comments that would have been okay when they were young, but sound very insensitive today. Below are 11 things Baby Boomers should never say around a Millennial or Gen Z'er:

1. "You kids waste all your money."

In all reality, there are some people who waste their money when they're young, but what makes this generation so different from those that came before in this regard? Also, a majority of my friends are very frugal with their money and only buy "unnecessary" things when they make some extra money during one of their four side-hustles.

2. "All you do is stare at your phones. Look up and have a real conversation once in a while."

Sure, a lot of us appreciate our phone, but a good amount of the time we are actually talking to friends. Personally, I have made some amazing friends through the internet and my only way of talking to them is through my phone. In the generations that came before us there were various versions of the phone: the radio, TV, game consoles, and the walkman. Using new technology is nothing new, so why do we get ragged on about it so much?

3. "Back in my day I just worked a part-time job and paid off college by graduation."

Yeah, well, Susan, college prices have inflated a ton and minimum wage has not. I work two part-time jobs and have two "side-hustles" and I still barely make enough money to put even a small amount away in savings each month. In 1975 the University of Pennsylvania's tuition was $2,350 (not including room & board, etc) and in 2017 it was $53,534. Adjusting the 1975 tuition for inflation to see what the 1975 tuition would be in 2017, it ends up being around $11,256.27. Do you see a difference? Because I do.

4. Literally anything homophobic.

I have heard people say things along the lines of "my friend has a gay son. I asked him if he wanted to go into theater or makeup in New York and all he said is that his dream was to have a certain bag. I don't believe him. All gay people want to be in theater or in the makeup industry, especially in New York." I'm not even kidding. This may have been "ok" back in "your day," but today it's really not.

5. "Depression is made up. Kids these days are just being dramatic."

This one is the personally the most offensive to me. As someone who struggles with depression daily, I can personally attest to the fact that I am not being dramatic. The reason why depression and other mental illnesses are so visible in today's society is because young people, and even some older people/celebrities, have begun opening up about their personal struggles to decrease the stigma behind the illnesses. By saying this you are simply perpetuating the preexisting stigma behind mental illnesses.

6. Racist stereotypes.

It's not funny to say things like:

"I don't understand when black people talk on TV. Why can't they sound more white?"

"Black kids are so unpredictable. They need Jesus."

And anything else along those lines. It's 2018, people. You're turning the progress-clock backward instead of moving forward.

7. "Young people are so lazy these days."

No, negatory, nope, this is not even close to being true. All of my friends work extremely hard every day. And, yes, we may watch Netflix but we use it as a break between being full-time students who work one to three side jobs and participating in extracurricular activities. When you see your grandchild or family friend's child home on break and they can't seem to get off the couch, it's not because they're lazy, but because this is genuinely one of their first breaks in months.

8. "I support gay love, but not gay marriage."

First of all, separation of church and state is a thing, believe it or not. Even if you, religiously believe that gay people should not get married, that does not play a role (ideally) in governmental decisions. When the government decided to make gay marriage legal across the United States, they flexed this particular political muscle. Second of all, what makes you think it's remotely okay to say this? If you support their love, you should support their decision to be each other's forever as others did for you.

9. "Undocumented children should be sent back to where they came from -- they're stealing jobs."

Hmm, have you ever heard of DACA? No? I assumed not. Most undocumented children were brought here when they were too young to have any say in the decision. And their parents made said decision to save and/or better their family's lives. These kids have grown up in America. Gone to school with your grandkids. Watched the same TV shows and movies. If they are sent back to "where they came from" they will be thrown into a culture/way of living they do not remember or have never truly experienced. Furthermore, studies have shown that undocumented immigrants don't take the jobs American actually want. So, if you need a job so badly how about you apply to work in farm fields? But that's too labor intensive? Exactly.