What If Those Judy Blume Characters Really Can Come to Life?
When we were twelve, we felt like we knew them. Deenie and David and Margaret and Pete. The characters in Judy Blume books seemed so real...
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WHO IS GENERATION X?
We are sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers & 78 million Millennials. Born 1965 - 1980, we have just 46 million members. Small, but mighty!
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Erin Mantz
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Headed to a Billy Joel Concert at 48, It's Still Rock & Roll To Me
I'm headed to the Billy Joel concert at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia tonight, so how could I not be nostalgic? I remember The...
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Erin Mantz
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Introducing "Ask a Millennial" - A New Monthly Feature on Gen X Girls!
Welcome to our first edition of "Ask a Millennial!" I'm introducing this feature to help bridge the generation gap and give Generation X...
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Erin Mantz
- Jul 23, 2018
- 1 min
Catch Gen X Girls Grow Up on the "Perspectives on Parenting" Radio Show July 23 at 1pm Eastern
I'll be a guest talking about Generation X on Julia Sherwin's Philadelphia parenting radio show today, Monday, July 23 at 1 p.m. Eastern....
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Erin Mantz
- Jul 13, 2018
- 2 min
THIS Is Supposed to Save Us?!?
Depressed or stressed out in middle age? #mentalhealthawareness for Gen X women has to be better. The medical assistant was rushing me...
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Erin Mantz
- Jul 8, 2018
- 2 min
Second City's Generation Gap So Perfectly Gets It Right
Last night, I saw Second City's show "Generation Gap…Or, How Many Millennials Does It Take to Teach a Baby Boomer to Text Generation X?"...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 30, 2018
- 1 min
I Picked The Wrong College
My latest on Grown and Flown: "What about all the leg work, the homework, the heartaches, and the grueling practice schedules to be in...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 28, 2018
- 1 min
33-YR Anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire
"I never thought i'd be so tired at 22," Jules (Demi Moore) said. 22! Wow. How about now? #StElmosFire #BratPack #Eighties #80s #GenX...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 26, 2018
- 1 min
So, A Study Says Our Self Control Sort of Sucks
A Newsweek article this week reveals something surprising (at least, to me): Generation Z (people born in the mid-nineties to the...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 22, 2018
- 1 min
Top Three Songs That Defined Your High School Years?
I know - it's hard to pick just three. But try. Here are mine: "With or Without You" - U2 "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House "Lean...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 21, 2018
- 1 min
All I Want To Do Is Be With My Dog
I am a dog lover, but those Millennials are dedicated! A TD Ameritrade survey found that Millennials expect to spend more money on their...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 19, 2018
- 1 min
Good For Brooke!
I think Brooke Shields is one of those rare stars loved across all generations. She showed us what young love and the perfect blue jeans...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 18, 2018
- 1 min
What's "Summer" When You're 48?
My kids' excitement around the last day of school was electric. But summer sort of sucks when you're in your forties. Where's the "break"...
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Erin Mantz
- Jun 16, 2018
- 1 min
Remember The Fight For The Right For "Donna Martin" To Graduate?
I do, fondly. People may now make fun of how Gen X watched "90210," but this Vox article, "How Donna Martin Graduated," raises some...
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