[wardaddy]

Some of the plight of GenX is simply macroeconomic reality based on being a smaller generation trailing the largest population boom birth-wise in our nation's history. The author Nesbitt touched on this 15-20 years ago. I would not attribute all their plight to their own indulgences. My generation: the boomers, have to be the most self obsessed in our history....and the worst parents.

[Black Agnes]

Simple fix really. Euthanize the boomers at 70. (from a Gen-Xer who won't have retirement money cuz greedy seniors want free everything)

[BureaucratusMaximus]

My generation: the boomers, have to be the most self obsessed in our history....and the worst parents.

I appreciate your honesty.

I'm a Gen-Xer too (1974). What I see that is most encouraging about my generation is that many more mothers are staying home with their children and the husband is the sole "bread winner" of the family. No matter how you look at it...it produces healthier and more functional families. (most of the latch-key kids that I knew were really screwed up).

[weikel]

The worst parents unfortunately goes to the WWII generation. They raised the boomers.