"Why Gen-X "Got it" Before the Rest of You" - Kara Post-Kennedy

[Arthur_Frain]

109. I am aware that technically I'm a Boomer being born in 63.

We like to slot things into categories. Is there a precise line on the calendar that defines you as a boomer or a gen Xer? No, just a general guide. Born on the cusp as I was most of my Boomer “peers” didn’t really get me. Majority of the gen Xers are going to be younger than you, so you’re in the opposite situation that I am. Most of the generation they try to slot me with is older than I am.

Challenger, Valdez, all that happened in my 20’s, and from my somewhat wiser perspective of now, I would argue that I behaved (and thought) like a teenager well into my 20s, maybe 30s. I thought it pointless to argue about my particular situation when the article applies quite accurately to those who came 5-10 years after me, the bulk of the Xers, who were in fact in their teens when the events we are referencing took place.