"I got started in 2019. I've always been a really big TikTok fan, even when it wasn't cool at all, especially for people my age as a millennial. I'm just a chronically online person, and since I consume so much, I was just like, "Why not create videos?" I really took off when I started having kids. When I became a mom, that's when Boomer Mom was born, my Boomer Mom character."
"Oh, she does. She's so funny. She really likes it. I actually think she finds it to be flattering in a way, because it's a conversation starter for her with other people. And she's very similar to me, where she's very self-aware of a lot of her quirks and she's able to laugh at them. I make these videos from a place of empathy, because I'm a mom too, and no moms are perfect. Nobody is perfect."
Kristen Knutson is a Minneapolis mother of two who uses a pair of 'Boomer glasses' on Instagram to humorously highlight older-generation quirks. She began creating short videos in 2019 and embraced TikTok culture before it became mainstream among her peers. The Boomer Mom character emerged after she became a parent and gained rapid popularity with millennials. Her videos emphasize empathetic humor about imperfect parenting and recurring behaviors like 'unhinged texting.' Her own mother appears in videos, finds the portrayal flattering, views it as a conversation starter, and shares self-awareness and the ability to laugh at personal quirks.
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