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!

I'd like to have a few words with "courtney" - the #80's American Girl

Sep 17, 20202 min read

I'd like to have a few words with "courtney" - the #80's American Girl

Dear Courtney, 1986 WAS a great year! Leg warmers kept us cozy. Playing games like PAC-MAN was fun, and an easy distraction from the real...

biography's "i want my mtv" - review & random thoughts

Erin Mantz

Sep 9, 20202 min read

biography's "i want my mtv" - review & random thoughts

I was excited to watch Biography's "I Want My MTV" show on A&E last night, knowing it would revisit the original MTV VJs. It did not...

Erin Mantz

Sep 8, 20201 min read

#Genx "back to school" memories

#backtoschool #happybacktoschool #firstdayofschool #GenerationX #GenX #80s #70s

Erin Mantz

Sep 7, 20201 min read

How #GenX Are you?

How #GenX are you? Give yourself 1 point for each "yes" you did growing up: * Saw at least three John Hughes movies. * Passed a note to a...

if you missed our august 27 "facebook live"

Erin Mantz

Aug 28, 20201 min read

if you missed our august 27 "facebook live"

You can view it on Facebook here! We had such fun talking about Rob Lowe, Playa Bowls and tipping, Trapper Keepers and "back to school,"...

Erin Mantz

Aug 25, 20201 min read

gen x moms dropping kids at college

My heart goes out to all the Gen X moms out there, like me, who dropped, or are about to drop, their kid at college this week! Sophomore...

Erin Mantz

Aug 24, 20201 min read

Gen X Girls "Facebook Live" Aug. 27

Show your GenX spirit! Join us at 8pm ET this Thursday, August 27, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GenXBlog! Join me, Erin...

Erin Mantz

Aug 11, 20204 min read

Q&A With "Stuck in the '80s"

What was it like to set sail on The 80s Cruise? I virtually “sat down” with Stuck in the ’80s podcast co-host Steve Spears to find out....

Wait - What? Gen X, Please Take This Millennial Food Chart test!

Erin Mantz

Aug 2, 20201 min read

Wait - What? Gen X, Please Take This Millennial Food Chart test!

Thank goodness I only scored a 3. I am definitely Gen X. Growing up in the 70s/80s, didn't we just grab a Lender's bagel out of the...

Go-Go's release first new song in 19 years!

Erin Mantz

Jul 31, 20201 min read

Go-Go's release first new song in 19 years!

They've still got the beat. "Club Zero" will bring you back to the eighties, Generation X! I love it and knew it was them within the...

Book Review: #EXTRAOrdinary: Ride the Waves

Erin Mantz

Jul 28, 20202 min read

Book Review: #EXTRAOrdinary: Ride the Waves

#EXTRAOrdinary is a book that will have you nodding in agreement, laughing to yourself, and relaxing – and Generation X needs that right...

if you missed gen x girls live on july 21, watch now!

Erin Mantz

Jul 22, 20201 min read

if you missed gen x girls live on july 21, watch now!

You can view it at the top of our Gen X Girls Grow Up Facebook page now. Live Aid memories, Andrew McCarthy's upcoming book, actually...

2 3

5 6

Don't miss my Huffington Post pieces on Generation X:

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!

Join our mailing list!

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!