Posted on 12/07/2004 2:25:06 PM PST by mdittmar
Ping.
Man, I am so out of it.
Geez, a 20 year span. I suppose it is possible that a Gen Xer born in 1961 could have had a kid born by 1981. Both the parent and child would be Gen Xers. Wouldn't that be hilarious?
What about Generation Y and Z ?
Get those boomers out of here!
Yeah, I guess I'm barely an X'er as well. Although I never thought I had much in common with younger X'ers.
I think they need to create a new category for kids born in the '60s. Do we really have that much in common with true post-WW2 kids and with children born in the later '70s? My mom never worked and none of my peers were latchkey kids.
I never thought I had so much in common with 23 year-olds.
Although, apparently maybe more than I thought, in terms of moral values.
"Geez, a 20 year span. I suppose it is possible that a Gen Xer born in 1961 could have had a kid born by 1981. Both the parent and child would be Gen Xers. Wouldn't that be hilarious?"
LOL! Yes, please see my previous post, I think it's #7.
The kids born in the sixties have gotten a bum rap in terms of labeling, imo. ;)
Thank God - we've finally taken over. Look out Baby Boomers, we're going to throw your welfare state on the trash heap of history LOL!
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A feature of Gen X is that they were never sheltered, never innocent. They always knew that there were molesters and hoodlums and drug dealers who are out to get you. They never thought the world was a safe place. That is why they appreciated the solid responsibility of their grandparents a lot more than their flighty parents did.
Baby Boomers grew up in a world so safe, so secure, so comfortable that they thought scarcity-based values like effort, self-discipline, and competitiveness were as archaic as courtly romance at an orgy. The point of the counterculture was believing that struggle has been removed from the human condition. We can all smoke dope and play frisbee and be friends because there is plenty for everyone.
My brother was born in '61 and I was born in '72. Ten years ago he and I had nothing in common except our parents; today we have everything in common.
I think I recall that you are also a Gen Xer. If so, thought you'd like to see this.
Proud member here!!!
Impeach Bush!
GenXer born in '76 here. Let's kick some boomer ass!
An interesting study would be on who was President during your formative years.
My dad is and always has been a democrat,on old style democrat,he can't figure out how he has four republican kids,I told him it was Carters' "Malaise" when I was 16 and Reagans' optimism when I was 18 that did it for me.
Xer Ping
Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social aspects that directly effects Generation Reagan / Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
Freep mail me to be added or dropped. See my home page for details and previous articles.
Boomers have changed, we're old and it shows in this "data".
The X'ers' day hasn't come yet, maybe in another twenty years.
BTW:
"You kids get off my lawn!"
"You call that music?"
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