• Wiz@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    Once again Gen-X is ignored. It’s Gen-X hitting grandparenting age.

    My two kids probably won’t be parents, and I’m ok with that. I want them to be happy more than I want to enjoy grandkids. Whatever they choose, I’ll be happy with.

    I felt pressure from Boomer parents to have kids, and I didn’t want to do the same to my kids. That’s a hard nope.

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      3 months ago

      Seems like old = boomers and young = millennials for journalist and a lot of people

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        3 months ago

        People are having kids later in life, and the youngest millennials are only ~29.

        Millennials are predominantly the children of Boomers, so that’s why these two generations are basing singled out.

        Gen-X were called the a Baby Bust generation for a reason; there aren’t enough of them around in order to swap population metrics compared to what came directly before and after.

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      3 months ago

      Once again Gen-X is ignored.

      I will maintain, as I always do, that getting lumped in with the wrong group and ignored is the most Gen-X thing going right now.

      With that, I conclude: whatever ::eye roll::.

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      3 months ago

      I mean you can still have grandkids. I’ve heard they’re great deep fried with a light cornmeal batter and a creamy dill sauce.

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      3 months ago

      Gen X is normally described as 1965-1980 so 44 to 59 years old.

      Average age of mothers first birth right now is 27. It was around 25 for most of Gen X. So 25 + 27 = 52. Yeah new grandparents are not boomers.