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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!

Don't Fuel the Death of the Greeting Card, Generation X

Dec 26, 20182 min read

Don't Fuel the Death of the Greeting Card, Generation X

When was the last time you bought a greeting card? Like, in a store. One you had to go to a store for, select, pay for at checkout, write...

Erin Mantz

Nov 19, 20182 min read

Monopoly for Millennials

I don’t know WHAT to make of Hasbro’s new “Monopoly Millennial Edition.” I hear some Millennials are outraged; some are getting a real...

So You're a Mom of a Teen on Halloween...

Erin Mantz

Oct 30, 20183 min read

So 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...

Missing the Wondering - Generation Z Stands a World Away

Erin Mantz

Oct 9, 20182 min read

Missing 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...

Overheard at 30-Year High School Reunion

Erin Mantz

Oct 7, 20181 min read

Overheard at 30-Year High School Reunion

Things change. Times change. Does perspective? Maybe. People and memories? Probably not. Overheard at a recent 30-year high school...

One Thing Generation X Is Actually Guilty Of? Distracted Driving

Erin Mantz

Aug 29, 20182 min read

One 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...

Guest Blog Post: Gretchen Hendricks on The High School Reunion - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Erin Mantz

Aug 13, 20183 min read

Guest 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...

What If Those Judy Blume Characters Really Can Come to Life?

Erin Mantz

Aug 3, 20181 min read

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...

Headed to a Billy Joel Concert at 48, It's Still Rock & Roll To Me

Erin Mantz

Jul 27, 20182 min read

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...

Introducing "Ask a Millennial" - A New Monthly Feature on Gen X Girls!

Erin Mantz

Jul 24, 20182 min read

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...

Catch Gen X Girls Grow Up on the "Perspectives on Parenting" Radio Show July 23 at 1pm Eastern

Erin Mantz

Jul 23, 20181 min read

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....

Erin Mantz

Jul 13, 20182 min read

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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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!