[Miss Marple]

You know, those of us who struggled to give our children two-parent homes, supported and stayed with them, went to track meets, band concerts, soccer games, and hundreds of parent teacher conferences, sort of resent being lumped in with the boomers who were selfish.

I gave up a career to stay home and raise my children. I am now watching my grandchildren in order to help out my son and his wife. We have paid for college, for a business start-up, for extra medical and dental bills.

In the effort to keep our children in the schools where they had friends, we had to change careers and nearly lost our house (which is why our debt load is so high...we are paying off debts occurred during the lean years).

There are millions of couples like me. I can't help it that there are a lot of jerks in my generation, but I can point to my children's generation and show an equal number of selfish jerks.

If you ask me, the inter-generational "warfare" is pushed by the left, who would like nothing better than to have families torn asunder. It makes their job easier.

[Marie]

You know, those of us who struggled to give our children two-parent homes, supported and stayed with them, went to track meets, band concerts, soccer games, and hundreds of parent teacher conferences, sort of resent being lumped in with the boomers who were selfish.

Thank God for you, Miss Marple. I honestly regret that my generation didn't have more moms like you. I had Daddy, Step Dad #1 and Guy-My-mom's-Married to #2. I had 42 moves. I had homelessness. I didn't have siblings or morality training or access to an education. Sadly, I'm not the only one. Many, *many* of my generation suffered the same, third-world childhood that I did right here in the good ol' US of A.

We're not asking for pity, understanding, or sympathy. We just want to keep our damn money so we can raise our own families and put aside for our own retirement. We don't want Grandma to rot in the street. But it sure seems crappy when the grandparents are expecting us to pay for their RV and their green fees. Sadly, because so many Boomers with the entitlement attitude really do exist, the rest of you get painted with a rather broad brush.

If you don't want to get splashed with that paint, don't bristle and tell us to stop fighting. Say, "I am a Boomer and I refuse to screw my kids!" Be a mama bear and defend your cubs, darn it! Why do so many Boomers who actually agree with us simply tell us to be polite and more specific instead of bashing down those who threaten their children's future?? As one mother to another... I just don't understand it!