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Skittles

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8. I am a Boomer and my parents were Silent Gen

Reply to RFCalifornia (Original post)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 06:17 PM

Oct 2021

it's hard for parents who went through the Depression and WWII (mum was English) to identify with "issues" I had.....they were the kind of people who didn't just think bad things could happen, they knew they could......they've both been gone a while though....one thing they drilled in me was to save, save save....yes indeed, and know the difference between "want" and "need"

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Silent Generation folks check in with this GenX'er [View all] RFCalifornia Oct 2021 OP

Yep, I'm Silent Generation. Hanging on and trying to find peace of mind daily. No Vested Interest Oct 2021 #1

Thank you RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #2

I like to think your generation was the first to give their children "BS Detectors" RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #3

Sorry, I can't relate to that. No Vested Interest Oct 2021 #4

Well in your ranks are some of those who called BS RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #7

We were and still are many things, but we weren't silent. sarge43 Oct 2021 #5

Very true. My parents were anything but silent RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #6

I am a Boomer and my parents were Silent Gen Skittles Oct 2021 #8