Seven Reasons That I Love Generation Xers

April 30, 2008 – 2:01 am
by Linda P. Morton

As I searched the Web yesterday, I found an article, a blog, and a forum thread on “I hate Boomers.” In fact, Google returned a page of results for the statement.

I’m a Boomer so if you’re in Generation X, you may hate me, but I love you for many reasons. I cover seven of these reasons below.

Frankly, I haven’t always loved Generation Xers. When they first enrolled in my classes at The University of Oklahoma, I didn’t know what to think of them, but I certainly wouldn’t have described my feelings as love. They questioned everything I said and sometimes in a disrespectful way.

I was compelled to start researching Generation X in order to better understand and teach my students. So the first reason that I love Generation Xers is because they motivated a line of research that has been my passion for the last 15 years.

At that time, I found adjectives like “cynics, whiners, drifters, and malcontents” that mostly Boomer writers used to describe Generation X. But as I worked with Generation Xers, I began to think of them more as they were later described - “ambitious, savvy, independent, pragmatic, and self-sufficient”.

This is the second reason that I love Generation Xers. They are more than any set of adjectives, and they are individual enough as not to be easily described.

Third, I love Generation Xers for the strength of their convictions and the independence in their thinking. That lack of acceptance based on authority and unwavering questioning of what they are told, which first caused me to wonder about them, is a strength that is serving them well as adults.

Fourth, I love Generation Xers because of their commitment to their children and acceptance of diverse ideas of family. As one of the Boomer women who pioneered a formerly male-dominated profession and had a latch-key Generation X child, I respect Generation Xers’ determination not to put jobs, careers or businesses before their families.

Fifth, I love Generation Xers because in spite of not sacrificing time with their families and children, they are still achieving success in their careers and businesses. In fact, they are achieving more and living higher lifestyles than anyone predicted when they were adolescents.

The sixth reason that I love Generation Xers is because they are patriotic and spiritual in an independent manner. These and many other Generation X characteristics have earned them respect as adults, and yes, even from Boomers.

The seventh reason that I love Generation Xers is because they have become the adults that we Boomer parents really desired them to be. We may not have fully understood all the implications of that desire, but we were right in that Generation Xers are making our world stronger and better.

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