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a la izquierda

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69. Born in 1977.

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Sun Jun 14, 2020, 12:37 PM

Jun 2020

I’m a cusp kid.

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Anyone here NOT a baby boomer? [View all] Amy-Strange Jun 2020 OP

I know some OK Boomers Skittles Jun 2020 #1

I've read many articles on that very thing, and... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #6

I knew some OK Sooners d_r Jun 2020 #10

heh Skittles Jun 2020 #40

IIRC the largest share of active posters at DU are boomers and older. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #2

I'm a millennial vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #3

OK Millie. ret5hd Jun 2020 #5

Oh hell vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #22

I'm a Gen-Xer RandySF Jun 2020 #4

Same soothsayer Jun 2020 #7

Ditto chowder66 Jun 2020 #9

Me 4 d_r Jun 2020 #12

I don't like it either. It's deliberately dismissive ageism. N/T lapucelle Jun 2020 #13

+++ (and stupid) hlthe2b Jun 2020 #16

Those who cannot remember their past post, are doomed to repeat them... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #27

Thank you Gen-Xers... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #15

Gen-X too and I don't care for it bc it seems ageist SoonerPride Jun 2020 #20

Same here misanthrope Jun 2020 #48

Same Mike 03 Jun 2020 #70

I'm 75, so pre-Boomer. The phrase has jumped the shark. Croney Jun 2020 #8

Don't trust anyone over thirty... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #14

Also 75 Bob Munck Jun 2020 #19

We're called Cha Jun 2020 #29

I am at the very tail end of the boomers. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #11

True, but... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #18

I like music from all generations, but I think my favorite is from the smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #39

All great stuff, but... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #51

I love those too! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #57

Crap, you're right... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #60

+1000 llmart Jun 2020 #75

You're part of Generation Jones, like me & the Obamas! CottonBear Jun 2020 #34

Interesting stopwastingmymoney Jun 2020 #54

You are welcome! CottonBear Jun 2020 #59

Oh, that's good to know. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #55

You're welcome! CottonBear Jun 2020 #58

Same here. Class of '81 and '85. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #62

Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #72

I saw the moon landing when I was 6. I watched Nixon resign a few years later. CottonBear Jun 2020 #78

Boomers RandySF Jun 2020 #17

Early Gen-Xer here. Wife's a boomer. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #21

Millenial, but both my parents are Boomers. sakabatou Jun 2020 #23

Gen-X here. NT Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #24

Gen X here. NCDem47 Jun 2020 #25

I'm four months too old to be a Boomer Glorfindel Jun 2020 #26

And those discounts at Pot Shops almost make it worthwhile, and... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #30

You get a discount? Trailrider1951 Jun 2020 #68

Washington state... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #71

Well, that's cool. I'm living in Washington State also Trailrider1951 Jun 2020 #80

gen x here TalenaGor Jun 2020 #28

I wea born 3 weeks before Pearl Harbor. Is there a name for that? Srkdqltr Jun 2020 #31

Boomer (70) and of the opinion it's going to be difficult NoMoreRepugs Jun 2020 #32

I'm a boomer. I never let that bother me. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #33

Part of the forgotten generation - Gen X cabot Jun 2020 #35

But the best at diversity and inclusion soothsayer Jun 2020 #41

True enough cabot Jun 2020 #49

Gen X Bettie Jun 2020 #36

I'm Gen X meadowlander Jun 2020 #37

Great post! (I'm also Gen X) GreenEyedLefty Jun 2020 #50

Millennial here. Music Man Jun 2020 #38

I'm a Boomer but I've never fit the mold hamsterjill Jun 2020 #42

I'm a Gen Xer EllieBC Jun 2020 #43

Same here MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #46

I think it's childish not to mention ageist MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #44

I'm a Joneser. Wolf Frankula Jun 2020 #45

Me too. Just learned about Generation Jones a while back. tinrobot Jun 2020 #52

Thanks, I just looked it up. ironflange Jun 2020 #81

I'm not. Codeine Jun 2020 #47

I'm not! JonAndKatePlusABird Jun 2020 #53

I'm kind of between X and Y mvd Jun 2020 #56

Gen X here RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2020 #61

I turned 30 two weeks ago. nt Jamaal510 Jun 2020 #63

Ok, Boomer. whttevrr Jun 2020 #64

Very late GenXer here budkin Jun 2020 #65

Divisive canetoad Jun 2020 #66

Sorry, that was not my intent, but... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #67

It gets frustrating to try and talk about certain issues with older people ansible Jun 2020 #77

Born in 1977. a la izquierda Jun 2020 #69

Gen-X here ellie Jun 2020 #73

I'm a boomer, now realigned with Generation H (Hermit). Buns_of_Fire Jun 2020 #74

We've got a chapter at my house too... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #79

Why invest anything at all into the useless labeling placed on you by others? LanternWaste Jun 2020 #76

Not to be mean or critical, but isn't your post, by your own definition... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #85

I'm a boomer, and I couldn't care less about any silly internet meme. cwydro Jun 2020 #82

RE: " I wish them all the joy of growing old enough to be called names by young people." Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #84

EXACTLY what I told my niece & nephews. BigDemVoter Jun 2020 #83

Of course, that'll change when Trump looses this time, and... Amy-Strange Jun 2020 #86