Hysterics As Millennial Mom Plays Her 90s Playlist for Teen Son: 'His Face'
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Social-media users have hailed a millennial mom who is determined to educate her teenage son on some of the most-iconic 90s and 2000s songs—although he isn't too impressed.
Back in the good old days of the 90s, Carmen Moreno Aultman used to love blasting out her favorite songs on her Sony Walkman before meeting friends at the club. They would dance the night away to Ludacris, Spice Girls, and Usher, and everything felt so joyous.
While life is certainly different in 2025, Aultman, now 43, still can't get enough of those club classics. She told Newsweek that listening to those older songs "takes [her] back to being a teenager again."
So, whether she is on the school run or just in her Greenville, South Carolina, home, Aultman will undoubtedly be playing music from the 90s or early 2000s. She even loves introducing that generation of music to her 14-year-old son, Stone, at every opportunity.
Carmen Moreno Aultman and her teenage son Stone listen to 90s music in the car.
Carmen Moreno Aultman and her teenage son Stone listen to 90s music in the car.
@carmenann40 / Instagram
"As a teenager in the 90s, I loved all types of music, from alternative, pop music, rap, pop rock, and alternative rock," Aultman said. "When I hear certain songs, I can remember an exact moment from my life."
The millennial mom loves reliving those days through the music, but Stone usually gives her "the head shake" accompanied by an unimpressed straight face. Oftentimes, he will ask her, "this again?" when she plays yet another Ludacris track.
But that won't stop Aultman, who said she thinks it is going to be hard for any current music to top the 90s songs.
"My teenage son thinks that most of the music I like is boring or cringe, but I personally think that 90s and 2000s music is better than the music of today," she continued.
Aultman shared a hilarious video on Instagram (@carmenann40) showing the music education she is giving her son. As she played 90s music in the car, and put on quite the lip-synching performance, Stone's facial expression remained unamused.
The clip has delighted social-media users, leading to more than 8.3 million views and over 357,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing.
Layered over the video, the caption jokes: "When you have to listen to your mom's playlist."
Aultman has been blown away by the online response, adding that internet users seem to have related strongly to the clip. Even though her son doesn't enjoy her music that much, Aultman loves that her millennial mom anthem can bring a smile to so many people.
Indeed, in just a matter of days, the viral post has amassed over 10,000 comments on Instagram so far.
One comment reads: "There will never be another time like the clubs in the 90s and early 2000s."
Another Instagram user wrote: "Your son's continual blank expression … so real."
A third person added: "They just don't make 'em like they used to."
Another comment reads: "How are we the parents now?"
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