Which Generation Are You?

[chaos]

When big hair, mixtapes, and pac-man were are the rage.

[guysmiley]

I always found it difficult to fit in a category. I was born in 1981. A lot of people my age kind of identify as x but get called a millennial. I always related more to xers. But felt too young. Kind of a list year around 81 for some reason. We're probably the last generation to have a childhood without a computer or internet at home.

[nausearockpig]

I always found it difficult to fit in a category. I was born in 1981. A lot of people my age kind of identify as x but get called a millennial. I always related more to xers. But felt too young. Kind of a list year around 81 for some reason. We're probably the last generation to have a childhood without a computer or internet at home.

You're an X in my books brother. Come and give us a hug.

[Artemis]

We're probably the last generation to have a childhood without a computer or internet at home.

Also the last generation to have stereo consoles with 8-track, cassette player/ recorder, and stackable turntable all in one, like this one at my mom's place.

[nausearockpig]

We're probably the last generation to have a childhood without a computer or internet at home.

Also the last generation to have stereo consoles with 8-track, cassette player/ recorder, and stackable turntable all in one, like this one at my mom's place.

I'm not so sure I'd be boasting about that.

Mind you, i'm sure some hipster would pay big bucks for that!

[guysmiley]

I always found it difficult to fit in a category. I was born in 1981. A lot of people my age kind of identify as x but get called a millennial. I always related more to xers. But felt too young. Kind of a list year around 81 for some reason. We're probably the last generation to have a childhood without a computer or internet at home.

You're an X in my books brother. Come and give us a hug.

Haha yeah, always felt more a part of it.

[Juana]

1981 so I was on the tail end of Gen X funny thing is my mother was 1965 so she was I guess part of the start of Gen X

[dannyboy]

1980

There was an article a while back about how we have a separate category. I don’t identify as x or millennial

[dannyboy]

I found a few! Here’s one - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/201 ... e-the-quiz

I am a Xennial

[Pandemonium]

I find it a bit depressing I'm apparently the only Boomer here.

[kv]

I knew it was you....like my uncle who was barely boomer and in denial..."I feel more gen x" dude your parents got married when the war ended...boomer

So I ask, who were your parents? Were you a surprise late child too?

[Hokahey]

I found a few! Here’s one - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/201 ... e-the-quiz

I am a Xennial

Same.

[Hype]

1981 so I was on the tail end of Gen X funny thing is my mother was 1965 so she was I guess part of the start of Gen X

Your mom was only 16 when she had you?! Wow. I mean, that explains being technically part of the same "generation".

[mockbee]

Who's the other boomer?


And no millennials......

[guysmiley]

Who's the other boomer?


And no millennials......

They seem to have a bad reputation lately

[Pandemonium]

I knew it was you....like my uncle who was barely boomer and in denial..."I feel more gen x" dude your parents got married when the war ended...boomer

So I ask, who were your parents? Were you a surprise late child too?

To be honest, I don't know who my biological parents are - I'm adopted.

I do know that my adopted parents had a major car accident a couple years into their marriage in their mid-20's resulting in my adopted mother losing what would have been her first child and being unable to have children afterwords about 2-3 years before they adopted me. They subsequently adopted a daughter and another son about 5 and 6 years after me. We're clearly from wildly different birth parents - I'm white trash, my sister is Swedish and my brother is Hawaiian. My sister is the only one who had a desire to find her biological family.

Perry is only a month older than me.

[kv]

Such is life

[Pure Method]

I’m the millennial. It’s fine.

[Juana]

1981 so I was on the tail end of Gen X funny thing is my mother was 1965 so she was I guess part of the start of Gen X

Your mom was only 16 when she had you?! Wow. I mean, that explains being technically part of the same "generation".

Yeah lucky for her (and me) she had a loving family that accepted it. My daughters are 23 and 21 so I guess making fuck trophies early runs in the family. I turn 39 this month, life is really fucking weird like that.

[Hype]

1981 so I was on the tail end of Gen X funny thing is my mother was 1965 so she was I guess part of the start of Gen X

Your mom was only 16 when she had you?! Wow. I mean, that explains being technically part of the same "generation".

Yeah lucky for her (and me) she had a loving family that accepted it. My daughters are 23 and 21 so I guess making fuck trophies early runs in the family. I turn 39 this month, life is really fucking weird like that.

My parents are boomers. We're not that far apart in age, but totally different family generations.

[Juana]

1981 so I was on the tail end of Gen X funny thing is my mother was 1965 so she was I guess part of the start of Gen X

Your mom was only 16 when she had you?! Wow. I mean, that explains being technically part of the same "generation".

Yeah lucky for her (and me) she had a loving family that accepted it. My daughters are 23 and 21 so I guess making fuck trophies early runs in the family. I turn 39 this month, life is really fucking weird like that.

My parents are boomers. We're not that far apart in age, but totally different family generations.

Yeah it was weird growing up as everyone though she was my older sister but she got me to love piano and guitar and to listen to anything I could and enjoy any art gallery I could find so it worked out I suppose.

[Artemis]

Juana, I had no idea you had kids! Don't think you've ever mentioned them before. Happy soon to be birthday!

I was born in '67. My parents were a little older for the time. My father was 41 when I was born and my mother was 30. I was also one of the few only children in my peer group. On average, my friends had 3 or 4 siblings, which was normal then.

[Juana]

Juana, I had no idea you had kids! Don't think you've ever mentioned them before. Happy soon to be birthday!

I was born in '67. My parents were a little older for the time. My father was 41 when I was born and my mother was 30. I was also one of the few only children in my peer group. On average, my friends had 3 or 4 siblings, which was normal then.

Yeah I do not talk about them (Sarah and Samantha) much I want them to make their own mark on this world, their mother hates me because I've been the cool parent (which albeit has been hard since yah know) but they're the greatest things that have ever happened to me. Also they love NS so I mean I hope I raised them well.

[thoreau]

I always found it difficult to fit in a category. I was born in 1981. A lot of people my age kind of identify as x but get called a millennial. I always related more to xers. But felt too young. Kind of a list year around 81 for some reason. We're probably the last generation to have a childhood without a computer or internet at home.

I was born in 1982, and always found the category hard to fit in too. My childhood best friend was 5 years older than me and got me into most things that were a good bit ahead of my typical age range (one big one being Jane's). I've always related to Xers because of this and found most millennials on a different plain.

[chaos]

Panda - Have you ever taken a DNA test (like 23andME) for health info?

Has anyone else here?

My husband and I have talked about the pros/cons and are interested, but are still up in the air.