In my case I was the oldest of nine, the money just wasn't there. I find it disturbing to hear how these xers whine and blame us for their lack of direction. I've raised five (19-31) and they'd all laugh at some of these kids (Well four of them would but hey, four out of five ain't bad).
IMO the boomers were the troubled parents that started the breakdown of the family.
They wanted to be friends with their kids and not parents as much as they needed to.
They often gave some acceptance to illegal drugs and often don't have their kids prepared to learn when they are dropped of at class.
The screw up of the American families began in the 60s and continue to this day IMO.