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Won't someone please think of the boomers?! (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah this is a good point. Young boomers are, what, 65?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

About 59 I think.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Ah, the middle child of the generations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

maybe if gen x did something we wouldn't be forgetting about them /s (i kid i kid)

but seriously, go get into the government or something, you guys are the prime age for entering the government right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week 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.