Erin MantzNov 19, 20182 minMonopoly for MillennialsI don’t know WHAT to make of Hasbro’s new “Monopoly Millennial Edition.” I hear some Millennials are outraged; some are getting a real...
Erin MantzOct 30, 20183 minSo You're a Mom of a Teen on Halloween...There’s something spookily sad about being a mom of teens on Halloween. It happens so suddenly! By thirteen, they don’t need you to...
Erin MantzOct 9, 20182 minMissing the Wondering - Generation Z Stands a World Away Many Generation X folks like myself totally realize how much social media impacts kids and teens growing up today – and how very...
Erin MantzOct 7, 20181 minOverheard at 30-Year High School ReunionThings change. Times change. Does perspective? Maybe. People and memories? Probably not. Overheard at a recent 30-year high school...
Erin MantzAug 29, 20182 minOne Thing Generation X Is Actually Guilty Of? Distracted Driving According to a recent Harris Poll by Volvo, members of Generation X are more likely to use their phones while driving than Millennials...
Erin MantzAug 13, 20183 minGuest Blog Post: Gretchen Hendricks on The High School Reunion - Should I Stay or Should I Go?When word began to spread on the interwebs about my 30-year high school reunion, I admit it: I felt underwhelmed by the prospect. I was...
Erin MantzAug 3, 20181 minWhat 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...
Erin MantzJul 27, 20182 minHeaded 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...
Erin MantzJul 24, 20182 minIntroducing "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...
Erin MantzJul 23, 20181 minCatch Gen X Girls Grow Up on the "Perspectives on Parenting" Radio Show July 23 at 1pm EasternI'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....
Erin MantzJul 13, 20182 minTHIS 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...
Erin MantzJul 8, 20182 minSecond City's Generation Gap So Perfectly Gets It RightLast 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?"...