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Taverner

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11. I'm not criticizing what they wanted. I'm just wishing they TOLD ME!!!!

Reply to MicaelS (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 02:17 PM

Sep 2013

I guess they did in their own Silent Gen ways...

But you gotta admit, Silent Gen can be an enigma

You've got John McCain AND John Lennon

Look, you hit a point in your life where you start wondering how life looked at through your parents' eyes when they were your age.

That's where I am.

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I am a parent. My parents were Silent Generation. I am GenX. [View all] Taverner Sep 2013 OP

Seriously? Well I guess we knew different people of this generation if you find nothing... seabeyond Sep 2013 #1

Yep, that's why they were "Silent." RevStPatrick Sep 2013 #2

Millennials are our hope Taverner Sep 2013 #3

I'm the same demo and I agree -- I love the whippersnappers! Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #4

I still wish I was born 10 years earlier Taverner Sep 2013 #6

You coulda rocked the cords, the wide belt, the comb in the back pocket, and the suede low boots Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #8

Chukka boots. HappyMe Sep 2013 #10

My parents were the "I'll give you something to cry about" generation Kaleva Sep 2013 #5

Oh dear god. That's all I heard as a kid. laundry_queen Sep 2013 #13

Yes, I was one of those parents. RebelOne Sep 2013 #14

My parents grew up during the Depression. MicaelS Sep 2013 #7

Agreed. HappyMe Sep 2013 #9

I'm not criticizing what they wanted. I'm just wishing they TOLD ME!!!! Taverner Sep 2013 #11

your mother was a very strong woman, you are fortunate :) nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #16

Pleased to meet you, I'm PathoGen....... lastlib Sep 2013 #12

my parents were Great Depression, I'm boomer, son is Millenial (I think) steve2470 Sep 2013 #15

Someday, you'll understand. pintobean Sep 2013 #17