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[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 months ago (7 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] 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 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.

[–] stoly 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

About 59 I think.

[–] dejected_warp_core 9 points 2 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::.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 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.

[–] Cryophilia 6 points 2 months ago

Ah, the middle child of the generations.

[–] The_v 3 points 2 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months 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.