[Marie Antoinette]

This Gen-Xer will have no more mortgage in a year’s time. My husband and I are so close to paying it off, we can taste it!

[Vanders9]

We paid ours off about 3-4 years back (I was born in 1961, so back end of boomer/start gen x). It was a great feeling.

Of course, the wife then insisted on doing a masters degree and now we're back in debt again. Shucks.

[AbolishCSEU]

Is your hubby a Gen-Xer or a Baby Boomer?

I was born in 1960; my current “hubby” was born in 1968 and all he can do is “bad mouth” baby boomers.

I think the difference is the way government has gradually taken over parenting. Gov’t has infiltrated the family basically outlawing traditional values, parenting, discipline and self-control/self-respect.

Replacing it with:

Encouraging single moms (replace dad with welfare checks or tax free for mom alimony aka child support checks via the divorce industry)

“Diagnosing” normal child behavior that just needs to be nipped in the bud by parental authority and instead encouraging mind bending, health endangering meds for said children (ADHD, autism, aspergers, ODD, anxiety) instead of good old fashioned discipline

Encouraging the “entitlement” mentality (in close association with ambulance chaser attorneys)

Discouraging child labor; chores are “abusive”

Sponsoring the phoney “self esteem” movement and “equal playing field” instead of encouraging excellence for each child.