[Fraulein]

Selfish, narcissistic, superficial, and self-indulgent. Often they have been neglectful parents, lacking any sense of responsibility, never growing up, and not really knowing how to be parents, because whatever their children really needed, emotionally and otherwise, they only knew how to demand for themselves, and hence were unable to give to anyone else. They foisted upon us divorce, latch keys, and all the rest of it. Ironically, as they get older, however, just watch how they are going to try to appeal to all the ole' virtues that they themselves have systematically undone -- family, responsibility, tradition -- as they make their plea (or else demand) for us all to take care of them. They are going to demand from us that which they have never given.

[qam1]

So much for not getting you started.

Excellent.

Though you forgot their worst trait. Elitism.

They all think they are God's gift to humanity and they have wisdom that no other generation before or after them will ever have and us unfortunates without their vast knowledge should all bow down to them. Their self importance knows no bounds, Remember back in 1996 when all the headlines read Baby Boomers turn 50 like it was some great national important milstone like the anniversary of VE or VJ Day or something. Then again with all the failures of that generation turning 50 probably was their greatest acomplishment.

Yes, When they all start retiring and Gen-X starts to take over their positions in power (governmental and other wise) things are going to get interesting.