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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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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...

Erin Mantz

Jul 13, 20182 min read

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Second City's Generation Gap So Perfectly Gets It Right

Last 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?"...

Erin Mantz

Jul 8, 20182 min read

I Picked The Wrong College

My latest on Grown and Flown: "What about all the leg work, the homework, the heartaches, and the grueling practice schedules to be in...

Erin Mantz

Jun 30, 20181 min read

33-YR Anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire

"I never thought i'd be so tired at 22," Jules (Demi Moore) said. 22! Wow. How about now? #StElmosFire #BratPack #Eighties #80s #GenX...

Erin Mantz

Jun 28, 20181 min read

So, A Study Says Our Self Control Sort of Sucks

A Newsweek article this week reveals something surprising (at least, to me): Generation Z (people born in the mid-nineties to the...

Erin Mantz

Jun 26, 20181 min read

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A Popsicle For The Rest Of Us

Summer at age ten. Such simple days running around the neighborhood, phone-less. Remember how the world could turn rosy just by seeing...

Erin Mantz

Jun 22, 20181 min read

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Top Three Songs That Defined Your High School Years?

I know - it's hard to pick just three. But try. Here are mine: "With or Without You" - U2 "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House "Lean...

Erin Mantz

Jun 22, 20181 min read

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All I Want To Do Is Be With My Dog

I am a dog lover, but those Millennials are dedicated! A TD Ameritrade survey found that Millennials expect to spend more money on their...

Erin Mantz

Jun 21, 20181 min read

Good For Brooke!

I think Brooke Shields is one of those rare stars loved across all generations. She showed us what young love and the perfect blue jeans...

Erin Mantz

Jun 19, 20181 min read

What's "Summer" When You're 48?

My kids' excitement around the last day of school was electric. But summer sort of sucks when you're in your forties. Where's the "break"...

Erin Mantz

Jun 18, 20181 min read

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Remember The Fight For The Right For "Donna Martin" To Graduate?

I do, fondly. People may now make fun of how Gen X watched "90210," but this Vox article, "How Donna Martin Graduated," raises some...

Erin Mantz

Jun 16, 20181 min read

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

Anticipation: Unlike Gen Xers Before Them, Today’s Tweens and Teens Are Not Waiting for Much of Anything
Here's To High School Memories of the Eighties
The Gen X Kids Are Alright

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!

THIS Is Supposed to Save Us?!?

Second City's Generation Gap So Perfectly Gets It Right

I Picked The Wrong College

33-YR Anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire

So, A Study Says Our Self Control Sort of Sucks

A Popsicle For The Rest Of Us

Top Three Songs That Defined Your High School Years?

All I Want To Do Is Be With My Dog

Good For Brooke!

What's "Summer" When You're 48?

Remember The Fight For The Right For "Donna Martin" To Graduate?

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!