Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?

[Anonymous]

First kid at 31. I’’m turning 39 this summer.

Definitely not Gen X.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re Gen X and a “new parent,” something is VERY wrong!

Gen X'er here, and lol. My initial thought was the op meant Gen Z

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re Gen X and a “new parent,” something is VERY wrong!

Did you grow up in rural Arkansas?

[Anonymous]

1976 and my kids ate 18 and 15.

[Anonymous]

Proud Gen X-er here. 1975 and kids are 17 and 15. The thought of being a new parent at this age just freaks me out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read DCUM daily but I'm definitely an outlier. GenX, born in '70, with children in their late 20s and early 30s. My kids have kids!

Same, 45 w/kids in 20s. I had my kids you and have no regrets. I would not want to raise kids in this weird, narcissistic, and unsafe new world.

[Anonymous]

I’m a 48 year old poster. I’ve been in Dcumlandia since it was a listserv. My oldest is a freshman in college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m Gen x. 47. Had first kid at 35. Most of my first kid’s friends are gen x, but most of my second kid’s friends are millennials. Some are just turning 40, and I have almost nothing in common with them besides kids. They are doctors and lawyers. When I was growing up, it was very rare for women to be doctors. I am so proud of my mom friends who are doctors!

I’m 47 with an 8 year old - so younger GenX, and know numerous GenX women who are doctors, lawyers etc. In my antedata, it’s more common for the older moms to be highly educated professionals. I’d be the discrepancy between our experiences is mostly due to self-selection and who is able to afford certain neighborhoods at different points in their careers, rather than anything statistically significant.

Of the younger GenXers I know, I had my first kid later than a lot of them, but there are a few of us “old moms” of young kids out there.

I’m the PP directly above you and agree with this observation. I have a PhD and waited to have kids until I was done with grad school. The classmates from HS who had kids earlier don’t have advanced degrees, by and large. One snarked at me when she heard my oldest was in K, as if it were bizarre, especially in this area, to have your first at 35.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re Gen X and a “new parent,” something is VERY wrong!

Did you grow up in rural Arkansas?

DP here, but I’m one of the younger Gen X at age 44. Most Gen X are done having kids, although a few are probably still having them in their early to mid-forties, especially for men.

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re Gen X and a “new parent,” something is VERY wrong!

Did you grow up in rural Arkansas?

Why would you ask that (I'm not the pp you are quoting.) The youngest of GenX is 42/43 now. It's possible, but not typical, for people to become first time parents in their 40s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 46 and have a 19yo and 15yo.

DCUM will call you a child bride/teen mom.

Like PP just did

[Anonymous]

1972 married to 1977 and our kid is 11.

[Anonymous]

I’m 43 and started reading DCUM 16 years ago when I was pregnant with my oldest and we were moving to DC for my husband’s job.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re Gen X and a “new parent,” something is VERY wrong!

Did you grow up in rural Arkansas?

Why would you ask that (I'm not the pp you are quoting.) The youngest of GenX is 42/43 now. It's possible, but not typical, for people to become first time parents in their 40s.

+1 when I’m on the babies/toddlers threads I assume the people posting there, especially if first time parents, were born in the early 90s. In the elementary schools forum I assume they’re older Millennials like myself (1985), maybe younger Gen Xers if they’re talking about 5th/6th graders. Of course people have babies in their early 40s but it tends not to be the first child.

[Anonymous]

My husband is a millennial and he's 41. Some millennials have high schoolers and some gen-xers have grandkids.