Posted on 09/07/2004 8:49:33 AM PDT by qam1
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Cool, this is me.
Personally, I notice a big difference in parents my age (34)from parents that are just 10 years older.
Personally, I notice a big difference in parents my age (34)from parents that are just 10 years older.
Mega-dittos.
As a gen X'er who was into the grunge thing, I can relate to this article. I am now in the corporate world with a three month old son and my entire outlook has changed. Spending time with him, and sharing the responsibility for caring for him with my wife are my utmost concerns. My wife and I combined made well over $100,000 last year, now she's a stay at home mom and we will be making considerably less. But you know what? He's worth it make sure that a stranger doesn't raise my child. It's the only way we can be sure he's raised with the right set of beliefs.
Add my beautiful Gen-X wife to the list.
This is so great and I really see the difference! I am on the cusp of boomers and xers (born '62), but always identified more with xers. I'm a latch-key kid, stay home mom, who doesn't want to be friends with my kids,I don't schedule the hell out of them and I'm strict. Winning combo if you ask me.!!
As an aging boomer, I'm delighted by this news. Now get back to work and get ready to pay my social security. :-)
As a boomer, I was just discussing with someone at work how the bulk of the problems in our country are caused by (some) members of our confused generation.
Baby Boomers are a very strange anomaly. They are the Worst Generation (apologies to the many fine people who don't fit the stereotype).
So... who's working?
28 and a dad. Although my parents and the extended family are all Christian, military, and void of divorce.
Being a dad at 28 just makes me realize how happy I am to vote for Bush. Like I want Kerry to allow my kids to be killed.
"Cool, this is me.
Personally, I notice a big difference in parents my age (34)from parents that are just 10 years older."
DITTO. My husband and I give up everything that's not a neccesity in life in order for me to stay home with our son. Sometimes it is hard but we know it's best in the bigger picture. Hubby is from a broken home but I'm not, and we both had working moms, although mine didn't work til I was 8. We just both want to be there as much as possible for our son and future children. Plus, IT'S FUN!!
Life's too short and no one ever wished for more "stuff" while they were on their death bed. We just threw a first birthday party for our son over the weekend and because we spent outside of our budget we will have to go without paying a bill or two this month. But I have to say the party was worth it - they only turn one once, right??
We took a 50% cut in income so my wife could stay home with our 4 (yeah, we've been busy) children. I'm 31 she's 29.
Our family is at the top of the priority list, not career. I'm determined to instill values im my kids before I make a pile of money.
You can't buy a love of virtue...
This boomer agrees.
I truly understand the resentment of the Gen Xer's to the stereotypical boomers - but not all of us are so bad. In fact this article describes my husband (1955) and I (1960) in very many ways. As well as most of our friends.
Our daughter is now in 1st grade and I am going to start looking for a part-time job. I willingly made the decision to move in order to give her a better education, knowing full well that the work I had done for more than 15 years would not only not be in demand, but totally non-existant in the area we chose to move.
While I'm heartened by this news, I think we've got to be careful with the generalities. I think its generally true that kids tend to mimic their parents values, which would mean that if this news is true there must have been a good number of boomer parents who raised their kids properly.
On the other hand, the times we live in probably have some positive effect - GenXers have the advantage of seeing the deleterious results of their parents' generation's licentiousness.
Another example of generation X's refusal to participate in the economy in a meaningful way. Nothing like spending a Labor Day watching a Monty Python marathon with the kids. Get a job and grow up.
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