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GreenEyedLefty

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26. There is so much gray area on the fringes of generations.

Mon May 7, 2018, 05:25 PM

May 2018

Reading the comments here is so interesting.

My husband was born in 1961 and married me, an X born in 1971. Our kids are 18 and 15. I have one from a previous marriage who is 27, married but no kids yet.

I know his age disqualifies him but my DH is more X-like than boomer. He is looking forward to retiring in 11 years. I'm kind of jealous.

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The Last Baby Boomers were born in 1964. [View all] MineralMan May 2018 OP

My wife and I are 66, and we are not grandparents DFW May 2018 #1

Congratulations, Grampa! MineralMan May 2018 #2

Congrats, DFW! nt spooky3 May 2018 #3

Congratulations! GWC58 May 2018 #51

My brother is also an "older dad" Freddie May 2018 #77

How lovely for you guys! In a perfect world, we'd all have Hortensis May 2018 #53

Congratulations. Enjoy the beauty of it all. oasis May 2018 #65

Well, I'm Gen X, just barely... Adrahil May 2018 #70

Same here, but just a few years younger. My little ones Ilsa May 2018 #93

My wife and I were 31 when we had our first, 33 when we had our second DFW May 2018 #95

I had my kids in my late 30s, early 40s. ;-) nt Ilsa May 2018 #96

I never liked qualifying anyone born in 1964 as "baby boomers". BlueStater May 2018 #4

Well, that's not my definition, but it is THE definition. MineralMan May 2018 #6

Not necessarily. JenniferJuniper May 2018 #22

I've never seen that breakdown. And since 1940 was 6 years away from the end of WWII, children born spooky3 May 2018 #39

Yes, in recent years there has been some shifting JenniferJuniper May 2018 #41

I personally do not believe that being born within 20 (or even 10) years of another person spooky3 May 2018 #42

Specifically, no. Broadly? Absolutely. JenniferJuniper May 2018 #45

Please provide references to peer-reviewed published academic research spooky3 May 2018 #46

Oh, please. JenniferJuniper May 2018 #47

Or declining to do all that work you can and would do Hortensis May 2018 #54

I was born in 1964 and am NOT a baby boomer janterry May 2018 #76

If it shifts again I may end up a Millennial kcr May 2018 #64

The Boomer generation was so big TexasBushwhacker May 2018 #23

So true. nt Kahuna7 May 2018 #24

I agree. llmart May 2018 #44

The titles and time frames that they give these groups is always off. BigmanPigman May 2018 #5

I'm not arguing. That's the established definition. MineralMan May 2018 #8

Yeah, the age groups are strangely named and dated. BigmanPigman May 2018 #19

If you look at a chart of the number of births during that period BumRushDaShow May 2018 #31

45 - 57ish zipplewrath May 2018 #79

I.e., the "Yuppies" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #83

Older sibilings. zipplewrath May 2018 #88

Yup. BumRushDaShow May 2018 #89

Precisely misanthrope May 2018 #18

I don't mean to quibble, but without seeing Census or similar data, and relying spooky3 May 2018 #7

The OP is blaming everyone but boomers for helicopter parenting crazycatlady May 2018 #12

Ah. Thanks for the explanation. n/t spooky3 May 2018 #14

Born in 1949..my boys were "free range boys" SoCalDem May 2018 #62

My wife and I are at the back end of the EXPANDED Boomer range, 1962 and 1964 rufus dog May 2018 #37

Me, too janterry May 2018 #82

A wonderful niece graduates college this week, 22. Parents b. 1952, boomers. appalachiablue May 2018 #55

I blockwalk and I can't count on anyone under 65 to be home before 5:30 pm LeftInTX May 2018 #9

Balanced budget enid602 May 2018 #10

Born in 1946. Retiring at end of this month. skip fox May 2018 #11

Congratulations! AwakeAtLast May 2018 #57

I'm 62 and not retired TrogL May 2018 #13

Well, I was born in 1950, so I'm definitely a boomer The_jackalope May 2018 #15

I'm a mid-Boomer ('55) Maeve May 2018 #16

I know grandparents born after 1964 misanthrope May 2018 #17

When I was 20 crazycatlady May 2018 #29

Don't assume. I'm a boomer. I'm 54, turning 55 next month. Borchkins May 2018 #20

You can get Medicare at 65. It's Social Security that has the age 67 rule. n/t spooky3 May 2018 #38

I'm 55, and my two sons are 9, in third grade. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #59

Born in the early 60's and I don't identify as a boomer at all JenniferJuniper May 2018 #21

Is there someone arguing that baby boomers are still having children? treestar May 2018 #25

LOL missingthebigdog May 2018 #35

Boomer Donald Trump has a middle school aged kid crazycatlady May 2018 #40

Men can HockeyMom May 2018 #86

There is so much gray area on the fringes of generations. GreenEyedLefty May 2018 #26

I was born in 56, wife in 52 benld74 May 2018 #27

Actually 54 these days would more likely be parents to teens JI7 May 2018 #28

When I think of a boomer, I imagine someone who least came of age John Fante May 2018 #30

There is a 9 year gap between my sister and me ProudLib72 May 2018 #32

I'm 54 and have a 9 year old! CottonBear May 2018 #33

That's unusual, statistically, though. MineralMan May 2018 #36

People are having kids later kcr May 2018 #66

As I said, most people with children that age are Generation X-ers. MineralMan May 2018 #67

Well, that's not what you said. You said we need to do our math. kcr May 2018 #69

Ha! Me too, except there's two of them. Crunchy Frog May 2018 #60

Wow! Lucky you! Twice the fun! CottonBear May 2018 #61

I'm baby boomer and a parent of college student as well as a grandparent of a high school student Fresh_Start May 2018 #34

uuuh...I'm single and born in 62, I still want kids but thanks for the generalization Demonaut May 2018 #43

Are you just throwing all this out there for discussion... llmart May 2018 #48

Demographic definitions kurtcagle May 2018 #49

The generation after millennials is Gen Z crazycatlady May 2018 #91

Strauss and Howe place the Boomer generation PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #50

Thanks, I'll have to read it.. Stellar May 2018 #63

You are. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #71

Agree, why better to think of generations radius777 May 2018 #73

Generation jones? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #90

Generation Jones are later Boomers/early Xers. radius777 May 2018 #92

Thank you for the clarification. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #94

Just got back from another evening of blockwalking LeftInTX May 2018 #52

So what is the point MM? Blue_true May 2018 #56

I don't propose any strategies. MineralMan May 2018 #68

I did not get the objective of your post. Maybe I missed something. nt Blue_true May 2018 #72

Imma a combo baby boomer/genxer ismnotwasm May 2018 #58

Actually they were born in 59 Trumpocalypse May 2018 #74

Nah Utah Grizzlee May 2018 #75

I'm thinking there should be 2 kinds of Boomers Freddie May 2018 #78

absolutely zipplewrath May 2018 #81

Born in 2nd half of 64, I claim GenX as mine. eShirl May 2018 #80

My Mom was 7 years old at the end of WWII, but being a 1964 birth, bullwinkle428 May 2018 #84

My SIL born in 1946 had a daughter born in 1964 HockeyMom May 2018 #85

I fit your example born in 56 marlakay May 2018 #87