Oh, I dunno. Here in Florida I’ve grown up a bit. Instead of a t-shirt, cut offs, flip flops and a cap I now wear assorted fishing shorts and shirts, Sperry Top Siders and a cap.
Boomers are the most spoiled disgusting generation in history. They are so egotistical. I am even saying this knowing my parents are Boomers (barely) and my brother and sister and I are Generation X which acts more mature than the Boomers. It sure seems that it is all about ME ME ME with regards to the Boomers. There is NO WAY on Earth that you can dispute me with this post.
What’s wrong with a t shirt and a velour hoody? This guy needs to geta_life.
Well I am a boomer! I don’t particularly see what dressing up has to do with growing up. I still wear the same brand of Jeans as I did when I was 15 (not the same size).
I was married at 20 (and still am), sacrificed for my kids, have done volunteer work as well as worked constantly since I was 17. Renovated a few houses during this time as well. In fact I have had very little time for me in the past 30 years.
I respect my elders and those who fought for our freedom. I love God and my country.
I seriously don’t know that I could have done more to ‘grow up’ and I know plenty of others in the same boat. So I think the initial statement is exaggerated even if true for some of my generation.
Oh and BTW I know I won’t get to retire and move to sunny climes like the generation that preceeded me and I am not going to whine about it either as it is probably something my country can’t afford.
So if I want to continue to wear Levi’s until I am 75 and sneakers until I turn up my toes in them then I reckon that is my business and no-one elses.
Cheers
Mel
Older generations tended to wear into old age what they wore as young adults. Same thing with hair styles. I don’t see baby boomers as being much different.
What does the writer think, that older generations wore t-shirts and running shoes until they turned 50, then they suddenly grew more dignified?
So true.
Women clamoring for their “lifestyle lifts”, spending thousands on plastic surgery—worse, wearing horrendously leotard tight and low cut clothing over ugly bodies, exposing every unsightly bulge to our pained eyes. Women have really traded their dignity away these days with their fashion choices..they actually believe this stuff makes them look SEXY?? More like pathetic.
Then they are the males desperately clinging to Cialis,Viagra, you name it (My God, how many times must we hear about the hazards of 4 hour erections while the family shares TV watching—with an off the scale obsession (perfectly normal as we age), of the dreaded flaccid penis?
Then there is the accessory it seems increasing numbers of 50-60 yr old males MUST have: a multi-thousand dollar HARLEY in order to be right with the world. Makes them look like a caricature.
Unless they’ve got Donald Trump’s billions, do they really think this ‘bike’ makes them irresistable to that nubile 25 year old? More like a completely clueless, desparate old man.
I chalk much of this up to the hyper sexualizing of this culture...completely devoid of honor bestowed to those that have lived courageously, selflessly, provided invention and improvement and acted as inspirational models of success for others—it seems you’re only as good as how sexually desirable you are—tough to do as we move toward our 5th, 6th and 7th decades.
Really an unhealthy situation when we are manipulated to believe our prime value attributes are youth and sexual attractiveness. Beyond that, we vanish. This has not been historically true,it is a abberation of this era.
It’s the vampire merchandiser’s fault. Follow the money, honey.
NEWS FLASH FOR TRACEY: This ain't your grandfather’s or even your father’s era. Put a sphincter on it.
“Grown men did not go to work looking like they were headed for sleep-away camp.”
Nor did they wear backpacks...
I work at a 150 yr old facility where there are pictures of the “staff” from the 1890’s and early 1900’s. There is not ONE person among the group with gray hair. I asked my coworkers “Why are there no old people in these pics?” He didn’t know so I told him life expectancy in those days was in the 50’s. Modern medicine has moved the life expectancy today to near 80, so you see a lot more old folks doing stuff they never used to.
In my grandfather’s and even my father’s era, grown men did not wear sneakers, shorts, T-shirts and caps unless they were actually involved in an athletic activity.
I had to think about that a few minutes.
Yes, my father and uncles all wore slacks and shirts. None would have been caught dead outside wearing a t-shirt as outer wear. But – what they wore in their 60s is the same style they grew up with. Jeans were for miners and cowboys. I don’t think any even owned a pair. They didn’t dress like their fathers, they dressed in what they felt comfortable with.
I usually wear jeans and t-shirt in warm weather and jeans and sweat shirt in cold weather. It’s what I grew up with, why should I dress like my father?
What did grandpa do that he dressed like that?? Work on an assembly line?? I don’t think so.
While I definitely believe in dressing up for work and would never go to work in jeans and sneakers, even if it was "casual" day, the implication of the article that grown men should never wear shorts in T-shirts is a bit ridiculous (though I think the author is being tongue-in-cheek).
During the summer, when I'm not at work, hiking in the woods or doing yard work, I will only wear shorts, short-sleeve shirts and I'll go sockless in a pair of boat shoes. It's all about comfort and staying cool (as in not hot).
Well, I guess wearing the military uniform for the past umteen years would be a disgrace to the writer. The reason I wear, sneakers, shorts and tee shirts is beacuse it is HOT in Texas during the summer.
I grew up, went from a lever action Marlin .45-70
to a CSAR, in .223 caliber with 40 round mags. The neighborhood is getting rough with all of these immigrants who hate America.
Is this the same Tracey Jackson that writes for the Huffington Post???
The “greatest generation” raised a batch of real winners. Guess their parents didn’t want them to be exposed to the horrors of their own generation and went too far in the other direction. Here’s hoping that eventually this infection will work its way through the system.
I wear the same clothes my daughter wears. I am only a size 4 and it is difficult to find anything that fits me in the women’s department in stores.
I was trying to remember what my Aunts dressed like when they were in their 60’s. Typically elastic waist band polyester slacks and an overblouse, but they were all slightly overweight. The Aunts on my Father’s side of the family always wore house dresses, never saw them in slacks of any kind.
I think many of the Baby Boomers are in better shape than the women of previous generations.
The Boomers whose parents help understand what happen to them in the 1920’s to the 1940’s have grown up. The Boomers who have been protected from that have not. My parents taught me what happen.