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[-] Wiz@midwest.social 97 points 1 month 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.

[-] criticon@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 month ago

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

[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Wiz@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

About 59 I think.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month 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::.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Ah, the middle child of the generations.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month 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.

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.

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