Being a latchkey kid sounded like the dream back in the 80’s. Like every kid’s comic or TV series, all of a sudden there weren’t any parents around. No adults? It’s the dream! But for us Gen X kids, bidding farewell to our parentals before hopping on the bus to go to school was our …
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Gen X Shares How They Went From YOLO to ‘Get Off My Lawn’
Groaning when you climb up a flight of stairs is the new norm. Remembering names has become more difficult, although to be fair, you were never particularly good at that anyway. And the music? This new stuff sounds like angry robots having a rave in a blender. Does this sound like you? Congrats, you’re getting …
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37 Gen X Memes for 80’s Kids Raised on Hose Water (April 17, 2024)
Growing up in the 80s was a riotous time. Hair was big, clothes were flashy, and everyone had something to prove. For us kids, growing up in the 80s was more about finding which parking lots were the best to hang out in, copping a smoke from the high schoolers on our lunch break, and …
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Savvy Out-of-State Grandma Creates a YouTube Channel to Read Books to Her Grandchild From Afar
They say that it takes a village to raise a child–and for a lot of people, that village comes in the form of family members. For previous generations, it wasn’t uncommon for your entire ‘village’ to live in the same city, spending quality time with the kiddos and being there for all the major steps …
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‘Boomers and Gen X infantilize their adult children’: Millennials and Gen Z ponder how different their lives are to their parents
As somebody who doesn’t do well with timelines, I have benefitted from the fact my parents were somewhat late developers for people of their generation. I’ve yet to reach the often-judged age where they were married, owned a house, or had kids (although they didn’t do it in that order). I don’t even know for …
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34 Gen X Memes for 80’s Kids Raised on Hose Water (April 9, 2024)
Do you ever think about the house you grew up in? Everyone thinks that growing up in the 80s meant that your bedroom was full of bright neon colors, see-through landline phones, and an infinite sneaker collection, but anyone from Gen X can tell you that our house looked more like Eric Foreman’s basement in …
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90s Memes For Children of the 90s
I cannot claim to be a child of the 90s, but there have been points in my life where I identified as a «90s kid.» Let me explain: as a graduate of the high school class of 2018, half of our grade was born in 1999, and half was born in 2000. I was one …
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‘The experience of boredom’: Gen X and older reveal 20 things about the 80s that pop culture forgets
Living through a period of time and looking back at it are two very different things. History is often told by unreliable narrators, even when those who experienced it are still alive. This is especially true when things become glamorized for Hollywood or the mainstream media. Most of the time, entertainment is going to triumph …
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‘The experience of boredom’: Gen X and older reveal x things about the 80s that pop culture forgets
Living through a period of time and looking back at it are two very different things. History is often told by unreliable narrators, even when those who experienced it are still alive. This is especially true when things become glamorized for Hollywood or the mainstream media. Most of the time, entertainment is going to triumph …
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‘They swiftly came to his defense’: Teachers Discuss Wholesome Trends Seen Among Gen Z Students in Heartwarming Thread
Everyone loves to hate on Gen Z. ‘They’re always on their phones. They don’t pay attention. They have no work ethic!’ are just some of the things I hear. Say what you will about Gen Z, but they have the courage that many of us could only dream of having. They embrace diversity, inclusivity, and …
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