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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!

Gen X Girls Speaks Out in NBC News "THINK"

Jun 5, 20212 min read

Gen X Girls Speaks Out in NBC News "THINK"

Here's my Letter to the Editor in NBC News THINK's newsletter today, June 5, in response to: We were supposed to be over the 1980s by...

Graduation Season: Class of '88 Manifesto

Erin Mantz

May 31, 20211 min read

Graduation Season: Class of '88 Manifesto

When you are 18 in 1988 and write a high school graduation piece to your friends, using song lyrics and titles from the times... The...

Gen X Girls Grow Up Featured in SeeMe Beauty's "SeeMe SOAR" Spotlight

Erin Mantz

May 18, 20211 min read

Gen X Girls Grow Up Featured in SeeMe Beauty's "SeeMe SOAR" Spotlight

Did you know there's a skin care product line especially fomulated for '80s girls, by '80s girls? Three women at Procter & Gamble created...

"Brat: An '80s Story" Takes You Back - Andrew McCarthy's Memoir Shows Stardom In A Different Light

Erin Mantz

May 11, 20213 min read

"Brat: An '80s Story" Takes You Back - Andrew McCarthy's Memoir Shows Stardom In A Different Light

Even as a teen in the ‘80s, watching Andrew McCarthy’s characters - “Blane” in Pretty in Pink, and “Kevin” in St. Elmo’s Fire - I...

Erin Mantz

May 7, 20213 min read

GENERATION X WILL NOT GO QUIETLY

We may have been labeled Slackers or Latchkey Kids, and called too independent and jaded. Growing up in the '70s and '80s, playing...

Erin Mantz

May 1, 20211 min read

new! the gen x girl pink tote is in!

Our fun new Gen X Girl Pink Totes are here, just in time for spring. Treat yourself to one - a pop of '80s color - stylish and sturdy,...

Erin Mantz

Apr 3, 20212 min read

Apparently, There's a Rainbow

My 12-year old son is nothing like me. He is happy-go-lucky, and moves at his own pace. I am overwrought and always rushing around. And...

Erin Mantz

Mar 8, 20213 min read

Are The Gen X Kids Still Alright?

It's been a year, people. When coronavirus became real last March, it cast a spotlight on the strength and resiliency of Generation X....

Overlooked Again, Now Aging, Too? Generation X “Girls” in Pandemic Times

Erin Mantz

Dec 26, 20202 min read

Overlooked Again, Now Aging, Too? Generation X “Girls” in Pandemic Times

The coronavirus cast a spotlight on the strength and resiliency of Generation X. That is great! Well-deserved. Overdue. Articles and news...

Erin Mantz

Nov 1, 20203 min read

The ghosts of girlfriends past

Do you have a friend that got away? One, or maybe more, that really mattered – that still matters? You still think about her, especially...

It's "What Ever Happened To...? Wednesday!

Erin Mantz

Oct 21, 20201 min read

It's "What Ever Happened To...? Wednesday!

"What Ever Happened To...?" is a new weekly look at some of our favorite people from our Gen X growing up years. This week: Kristy...

Please Tell Me There’s Still a “Mischief Night”

Erin Mantz

Oct 12, 20204 min read

Please Tell Me There’s Still a “Mischief Night”

It’s been hard to hold on to the traditions and times of our GenX childhoods. Case in point: Halloween. And, let’s face it – the...

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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!

Gen X Girls Speaks Out in NBC News "THINK"

Graduation Season: Class of '88 Manifesto

Gen X Girls Grow Up Featured in SeeMe Beauty's "SeeMe SOAR" Spotlight

"Brat: An '80s Story" Takes You Back - Andrew McCarthy's Memoir Shows Stardom In A Different Light

GENERATION X WILL NOT GO QUIETLY

new! the gen x girl pink tote is in!

Apparently, There's a Rainbow

Are The Gen X Kids Still Alright?

Overlooked Again, Now Aging, Too? Generation X “Girls” in Pandemic Times

The ghosts of girlfriends past

It's "What Ever Happened To...? Wednesday!

Please Tell Me There’s Still a “Mischief Night”

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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!