Huh, never heard that Gen Xers didn't want to leave home

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Jul 25, 2017
8:19:38am

bluelands All-American

Huh, never heard that Gen Xers didn't want to leave home

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bluelands

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I remember when it was cool to make fun of Gen X'ers and paint them as immature,

fbguru

7/25/17 7:50am

You may be right but for some the "transition" takes a long, long time.

Real G Man

7/25/17 7:52am

And some never transition, but that isn't new.

fbguru

7/25/17 7:57am

Good article from the Atlantic on this:

Ulysses14

7/25/17 7:58am

I haven't read the article, but I think there is some contribution to the

IndependentGeorge

7/25/17 8:04am

Well said. Every older generation thinks younger generations are just terrible

spinner

7/25/17 8:07am

that's not true. President Hinkley told us that we were the best generation of

GeauxCougs

7/25/17 8:11am

It cuts both ways

spinner

7/25/17 8:16am

one difference however is that baby boomers were eager to leave home at 18 that

Nat Gas Man

7/25/17 8:11am

I'd say a lot of that comes from how much less economic security there is today

spinner

7/25/17 8:18am

Huh, never heard that Gen Xers didn't want to leave home

bluelands

7/25/17 8:19am

"Failure to Launch" was the common term. There was even a rom com about it.

BYUtka

7/25/17 8:25am

That is identified with Millennials

bluelands

7/25/17 8:42am

I don't think it is lack of desire as much as lack of opportunity.

BYUtka

7/25/17 8:31am

Or lack of perceived opportunity.

BYUtka

7/25/17 8:39am

Hey, GenX are slackers. Don't take that away from me.

spinner

7/25/17 8:15am

I'm getting it from both groups.

fbguru

7/25/17 8:31am

When you're 40, when you have teenagers, or both.

spinner

7/25/17 8:55am

2 Peter 3:4 warned us about you millennials

Choke

7/25/17 9:01am

My philosophy is that everyone sucks regardless of when they were born.

sgriff

7/25/17 9:34am

How equitable. But some people suck more than others.

Choke

7/25/17 9:38am

Except the generation transitioning to adulthood right now are not millenials.

BYU81

7/25/17 9:42am

Right and wrong

Choke

7/25/17 9:52am

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