And no, I am not talking chromosomes. WaPo talked about the new generation as the “y” generation. It labeled them as “passionate”. What do you think are the labels for the various generations and where do you stand?
I am sometimes listed as a baby boomer, although I was born in ’41 before the war ended. I don’t think of myself as a boomer, but as a transition person.
What is your story about your generation?
More on flip:
Mine is growing up in an empty country – Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. These three states were full of characters, (like the one legged bootlegger in Texas) but then the “yuppies” took over. The states are brimming now with people. And those people are colder, more uniform and less interesting in my eyes (boy, talk about prejudice!(of course it IS hard to compete with a one-legged bootlegger)) Mostly these impressions are from the ’80s which seemed to be a start on self centered thinking.
I know I am missing some categories in poll. Let me know what they are and I will add them. And if you feel you were a transition, i.e. not really in synch with your generation, then put yourself into one of the transition categories.
Thanks for indulging me in my curiosity.
I’m actually a war baby, but voted transition war/boomer, as that was the closest category. My father did not make it home from the Pacific until 1 1/2 years after I was born. Mom and I were very lucky to have loving family to help care for me (and her) until we could be a family again.
I wish the same blessings for all the children I know are facing the same circumstances, or worse, today.
I was born in 1959, which is towards the tail end of the Baby Boom…yet I really don’t feel like I have much in common with older boomers like my sisters and others of their generation (late 50’s). They own homes, which is something I probably never will (depending what the situation is with my in-law’s estate/trusts), they’re all wrapped up in kids/grandkids, and they’re far more conservative than I’ll ever be. I sometimes feel I have much more in common with the “Generation X” folks that I’ve known than I do with the “boomers” of my own family…
born in ’61 seems to me to be far more like a baby boomer than a Gen X. Her two younger sisters seem to fit in no where. The youngest is earthy crunchy liberal and the middle one just wants to survive! But she (the oldest) wanted and got a big house and 2 kids and a dog and a cat and a couple of rabbits! And the big house in in johnson county KS where people really really do care if you put your car in the garage or not!
I think I am “none of the above.” Although I was born in 1940, I never felt in sync with any of the generations. . .just another alien landed on a strange planet.
Shirl
And sometimes people respond to me as if I were from another planet.
It’s those lovely glittery purple scales that extent up each side of your face. Very attractive. . .but really, not exactly a common form of make-up. So, we were wondering about other possibilities.
Not to mention the strange lights that keep hovering over your home from time to time.