Generation X | Gen X Girls Grow Up

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!

Apr 3, 2022
4 min

a gen x girl goes to italy...

Top Five Observations From My Trip I was a little hesitant to plan a trip alone to Italy to visit my oldest son, a college junior who’s...

Erin Mantz

Mar 20, 2022
2 min

X says, z says

A new monthly series by Gen X Girls Grow Up Just how much do the decades and times we grew up in shape our perspectives and beliefs? How...

Erin Mantz

Mar 11, 2022
1 min

Tune in tonight! 3/11/22, 7pm - 9pm ET

Pop into Gen X Radio on iHeartRadio- 7pm - 9pm ET for the "Gen X Girls Takeover!" Hear great 80's music by female artists we loved and...

introducing the "gen x girls" playlist on iheartradio!

Erin Mantz

Mar 1, 2022
1 min

introducing the "gen x girls" playlist on iheartradio!

Gen X Girls Grow Up has teamed up with iHeartRadio to celebrate Women's History Month and some of the best 80's songs by female artists!...

book review: the pandemic midlife crisis - gen x women on the brink

Erin Mantz

Feb 20, 2022
2 min

book review: the pandemic midlife crisis - gen x women on the brink

As a Gen X woman living in a strange, “middle age” period, in a pandemic, I knew I wasn't alone. But I wasn’t sure how much I would be...

Erin Mantz

Jan 30, 2022
1 min

HBO's "Euphoria" and Me

I’m the Same Generation as the Characters in And Just Like That. Why Would I Rather Watch Euphoria? These high school kids feel...

Erin Mantz

Jan 29, 2022
1 min

gen x girls giveaway! the "80's girl candle"

Smell Love's Baby Soft again! Don't miss the "80's Girl Candle" giveaway, happening on my Gen X Girls Grow Up Facebook page through 10pm...

My latest post on the reveler blog: Give us the memories of our pop culture moments

Erin Mantz

Nov 29, 2021
1 min

My latest post on the reveler blog: Give us the memories of our pop culture moments

Forty years ago, thousands of Gen X girls across the country got their moms to call them into school “sick,” and parked themselves in...

Erin Mantz

Oct 20, 2021
1 min

Ready for '80s trivia night?

Join me on Sunday night, October 24 at 8pm Eastern as I host our first '80's Trivia Night - Movies & Music virtual gathering on Hello...

A Millennial/GenX-er/Boomer Mentoring Mash up!

Erin Mantz

Oct 10, 2021
1 min

A Millennial/GenX-er/Boomer Mentoring Mash up!

This is such a cool premise and platform I recently learned about! Early in her career, CIRKEL Founder Charlotte Japp noticed a huge gap...

Five Things Generation X Wishes Millennials and Gen Z understood

Erin Mantz

Jul 24, 2021
2 min

Five Things Generation X Wishes Millennials and Gen Z understood

In response to a recent BuzzFeed piece, "Millennials Are Sharing The Things They Wish Older Generations Understood, And It's Kind Of...

Erin Mantz

Jul 23, 2021
1 min

Go-Go's Giveaway!

A Go-Go's GIVEAWAY for Gen X Girls! Win a copy of the Go-Go's Documentary DVD. To enter, head over to the Gen X Girls Facebook page and...

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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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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!