Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:38     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
GenX: had kids in late 30s. They are now high school age. I get the impression that most of the parents of younger kids are millennials.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:35     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
I’m Gen x 49 have a 21 year old
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:33     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Anonymous wrote:I’m 46 and have a 19yo and 15yo.


DCUM will call you a child bride/teen mom.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:33     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. I think a majority of the posters ARE Gen X, but they’re not new parents, their kids are high school or college aged. If anyone posting here is talking about having elementary kids or younger they are almost certainly older millennials (1982-1989ish).


I’m a solid 1972 Gen x’er and I’ve got an elementary schooler and a middle schooler. Of my closest DC friends who all had kids the same age, I was the middle of the pack for parental age. Having kids in your late 30s isn’t rare.


Same.

DCUM has a range of GenX parents and increasingly more millennials. And some Boomers trying to stir the pot.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:32     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Nope. Millennials
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:31     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
I’m 46 and have a 19yo and 15yo.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:25     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. I think a majority of the posters ARE Gen X, but they’re not new parents, their kids are high school or college aged. If anyone posting here is talking about having elementary kids or younger they are almost certainly older millennials (1982-1989ish).


I’m a solid 1972 Gen x’er and I’ve got an elementary schooler and a middle schooler. Of my closest DC friends who all had kids the same age, I was the middle of the pack for parental age. Having kids in your late 30s isn’t rare.



This is me! I have a 13 and 11 year old. Just turned 54 yesterday.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:17     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
46 with a 12 and 14 year old. The idea of being a new parent in my 40s makes me shudder. I’m tired.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:15     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Anonymous wrote:No. I think a majority of the posters ARE Gen X, but they’re not new parents, their kids are high school or college aged. If anyone posting here is talking about having elementary kids or younger they are almost certainly older millennials (1982-1989ish).


I’m a solid 1972 Gen x’er and I’ve got an elementary schooler and a middle schooler. Of my closest DC friends who all had kids the same age, I was the middle of the pack for parental age. Having kids in your late 30s isn’t rare.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 07:10     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
No. I think a majority of the posters ARE Gen X, but they’re not new parents, their kids are high school or college aged. If anyone posting here is talking about having elementary kids or younger they are almost certainly older millennials (1982-1989ish).
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 06:38     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
It is full of Carrie Bradshaws, yes.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 06:33     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
If you’re Gen X and a “new parent,” something is VERY wrong!
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 04:24     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
What? I'm Gen X (age 51) and my kids are old - they are 18 and 21. I'm about to be an empty nester. Not a new parent.

I'm sure some people had their kids later than me but I was 30 with my first so most of my friends are similar age, Gen X, and empty nesters.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 03:40     Subject: Re:Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Do you mean the Off Topic forum or all of DCUM? If you mean DCUM, in General Parenting, Infants..., and Elementary, I've definitely seen an increase in Millennial parents over the last four years.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2023 03:08     Subject: Is this forum comprised mostly of Gen x people who are new parents?
Wondering because most seem to be in their mid to late 40s. What age did you have your first kid and how old are you?