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Anonymous wrote:1978 here. I think a lot of us younger Gen Xers bridge the gap between the Boomers and millennials. There are aspects of both that we can’t relate to, but a lot that we can. It’s a unique position to be in, really. We are the pragmatists who can deal with both sides - if they cared to listen to us, that is. Shrug.

This is why I think the micro-generation 1975-1985 ish makes sense. The "Oregon Trail" generation or the "Bridger" generation, sometimes Xennials. Basically those of us who grew up without the internet and cell phones, etc. but were introduced to these things early enough to adapt to them fairly easily.

/older Millenial

Yes, I was born in 69 and still have difficulty in understanding where to put the string and tincan on my smartphone. Thank God for those younger genXers. I wish I was a digital native that could just grok all this technology. :Rolleyes:

Yea, that was totally her point.
See how I inserted the eye roll?
Gen Xer 1977

Anonymous wrote:Economic and social pressures are forcing more parents into the workplace at a time when children appear to most need adult guidance and supervision. These children, in turn, face a growing number of problems such as physical and sexual abuse, crime and delinquency, depression and suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, emotional and behavioral problems, learning difficulties, school attendance problems, domestic violence, pregnancy, abortion, and venereal disease. Many "latchkey" children experience stressful and even dangerous situations without ready access to adult guidance and support. It is estimated that as many as 10 million children care for themselves before or after school. Many latchkey kids begin their self-care responsibilities at about 8 years of age.

Anonymous wrote:Economic and social pressures are forcing more parents into the workplace at a time when children appear to most need adult guidance and supervision. These children, in turn, face a growing number of problems such as physical and sexual abuse, crime and delinquency, depression and suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, emotional and behavioral problems, learning difficulties, school attendance problems, domestic violence, pregnancy, abortion, and venereal disease. Many "latchkey" children experience stressful and even dangerous situations without ready access to adult guidance and support. It is estimated that as many as 10 million children care for themselves before or after school. Many latchkey kids begin their self-care responsibilities at about 8 years of age.

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Anonymous wrote:I was born in 1976. I am NOT Generation X -- I'm an Xennial. I was born after Vietnam and Watergate (real GenXers were alive for both), but before the original Star Wars came out. In fact, I would say my childhood was a Star Wars childhood: defined mostly by the original film trilogy, but also by the Reagan-era [as it turned out equally fantastical] missile defense shield plan.

I didn't get a computer at home until 1992, but the Oregon Trail name for my cohort is still both funny and accurate. Yes, I definitely do remember playing it on the Commodore 64s in the computer lab in my middle school -- although, to be perfectly honest, I always preferred Summer Games on the Commodore 64 or Spy Hunter on the Atari 2600.

Born in 76. Started programming on our first computer in 84. Definitely identify as a Gen X. I find most Boomers to be grating narcissists and Millennials pretty divided between rock stars I would be proud to hire and one day work for and those I find really entitled and grating.

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 1976. I am NOT Generation X -- I'm an Xennial. I was born after Vietnam and Watergate (real GenXers were alive for both), but before the original Star Wars came out. In fact, I would say my childhood was a Star Wars childhood: defined mostly by the original film trilogy, but also by the Reagan-era [as it turned out equally fantastical] missile defense shield plan.

I didn't get a computer at home until 1992, but the Oregon Trail name for my cohort is still both funny and accurate. Yes, I definitely do remember playing it on the Commodore 64s in the computer lab in my middle school -- although, to be perfectly honest, I always preferred Summer Games on the Commodore 64 or Spy Hunter on the Atari 2600.

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Anonymous wrote:More with the millennials, possibly because baby boomer professors seemed to hate my cohort in college and tell us how lacking we were. There just weren't as many of us.

Yeah, the Millenial hate has been great for Gen Xers image, but before us the boomers hated Gen X. You were the "slacker" generation with no ambition or work ethic.

I know, we were the slackers. But most everyone I knew had a part time job in highschool, and we used our own money for clothes and movies, etc. Everyone worked during college. Even after college, if my friends didn't jump into a career, they paid their rent by waiting tables or whatever. Where did the "slacker" label come from?