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Gen X, the meh generation
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because boomer (too much) enjoying their life?
Less helicopter parenting.
GenX were allowed to be latchkey kids and roam free. Later generations got weird about parenting and safety.
Gen x IS the later generation raising their kids super protectively. And we don't even know why it turned that way.
Because journalism started becoming fear bait. They raised ratings by making people scared to be outside, or think if they let their eyes off their kids for a second, they'll be taken (even though it's far more likely they'll be killed in a car accident, or abused by someone they know).
Media did it.
There are something like 60 child abductions per year in the United States that aren't family related.
There were a few kidnappings.
That is why Mom used to tell me not to get kidnapped.
Did you listen?
Shit, sorry, yes. A bit traumatized, if I am honest. You just get used to avoiding kidnappers. Never questioning why.
Not kidnapped though. So, I have that going for me.
It hasn't been 24 hours yet, we still might be able to save them!
E. Oh phew they're safe!
I read this as piercings and safety. Still tracks
Pretty much. As much as they could without the kids bugging them and they still complained about raising kids.
Hell, GenX is called boomers by their kids.
That’s because boomers are old now so they can’t see what they were really like.
Boomers simply didn’t invest in the next generation. We were expected to do everything ourselves.