I was brought into this world about a month before the 80s began, which is the dividing line most people use between Gen X and the Millennials, so I was born on the generational cusp and sort of identify with both and sort of with neither. I was an 80s kid in neon jams and Technicolor T-shirts, a 90s teen in Converse and plaid and partied like a lunatic with glow sticks and a pacifier around my neck in the 00s. Lol. I settled down quite a bit in the 10s, which is definitely for the best, since I had a kid in 2014. Apparently, they're calling his cohort Generation Alpha for now. Maybe they'll come up with real names for Gens Z and A later. It's crazy how fast it all goes, though. I remember when the younger Xs were still watching Schoolhouse Rock! shorts between episodes of Heathcliff and Inspector Gadget
Born in the 90's, lived in the countryside. Moved to a town in the 00's. Got a job as a paper delivery in the 10's, in one of Sweden's "dangerous" hoods. It was calm as hell on that job. Began writing around that time as well.
Me, too! I'm a boomer, born at the end of the boomer generation. Here's how the generations are named: The Greatest Generation (1901-1924) The Silent Generation (1925-1945) The Baby Boomers Generation (1946-1964) Generation X (1965-1980) Millennials (1981-1996) Generation Z (1997-2012) Generation Alpha (2013-2025) You can read about the characteristics of each generation at: Generation Names And Years In Order
Millennial. Born in 1994. my memories began somewhere between 1996-97 (i remember where we lived, surroundings, furniture styles, music, etc)
Early Gen x'er. Cell phones and the internet are still relatively new to me, lol. I wish i were joking..
Late Gen X, born in 1978. I identify with the 80s for my childhood and 90s for my formative development. The Aughts are a bit of a blur.
Birth rates have really declined since the Boomer years. Here’s a historical look at the birth rate (births per 1000 people) in Canada: 1950 = 27.415 1960 = 26.257 1970 = 17.314 1980 = 14.821 1990 = 13.915 2000 = 11.154 2010 = 11.058 2020 = 10.300 2024 = 10.006 https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CAN/canada/birth-rate
Millennial here. If we can't afford a house, and we can't afford groceries for more than two people, we probably can't afford to have kids.
Defining generations with arbitrary dates irritates me enough to list it in one of the "things that annoy me" threads. My husband was worrying about getting drafted for Vietnam at the same time my cousin was suffering colic. Totally different bases in reality, but both defined as babyboomers. Nope. I don't buy sorting society into neat generational boxes labeled with defining characteristics. End of wet blanket commentary on the generational party. Carry on.
Born in 78, kid in the 80s, teen in the 90s. Honestly, I feel pretty blessed to have had my childhood during that time period. Cali valley girl for sure, like totally. I loved the 80s, the cartoons, the movies, the mall. I think I said this elsewhere... big hair and big shoulder pads equal big fun. Spent teens in Washington during the best of grunge years, man, good times. I'm about to bust out my flannel. Been adulting in NY while the newer generations make their mark. I just smile and nod, grateful always for the memories that made GenX who we are.
I am guessing that waking up feeling like Methusala is a youngin, doesn't count. 65, and a teenager in the 80s. Which was a great time to be young. Growing up in LA was a bonus. It was a blast going to the Whiskey back in the day.
That's certainly the version people like to use and has become common currency. I'd never seen it so clearly written out, interesting! Its mostly tracking a gradually increasing enthusiasm for labelling and a decreasing patience for waiting one's turn to get a spiffy label of one's own. A generation is properly defined as being born of the previous generation, so usually set at around 25 years for population level stuff. If you look at those 'generations' typically named as above then the functional definition of the term has clearly been thrown out the window by now. We're just not talking about actual generations any more. Fun fact: I had no idea about any of this stuff (besides hearing about the 'baby boom' after the war) until my girlfriend inducted me into my alleged generation about eight years ago. Then I knew that I was meant to be having brunch a lot, getting nostalgic for C90 cassette tapes and being all fretful and mopey about the houses I can't afford. That was handy to know; I was in danger of having to come up with my own personality. Near miss.
I was born July 1986, went to primary school in 90s and finished high school then A levels in 2000s. I was 13 at the millennium, which makes me a millennial.
