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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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Vision Boards for 2019: Smart or Silly for Fortysomethings?
I just saw a segment on our local news featuring a Vision Board expert. She pointed out all the ways and reasons people should make a...
Erin Mantz
Dec 28, 20181 min read
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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
Dec 26, 20182 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Nov 19, 20182 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Oct 30, 20183 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Oct 9, 20182 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Oct 7, 20181 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Aug 13, 20183 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Aug 3, 20181 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Jul 27, 20182 min read
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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...
Erin Mantz
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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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 23, 20181 min read
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