Tag: gen-x
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Wednesday Wisdom: A Parent-to-Parent Heart-to- Heart About Roblox
Let me start here: if your kids have played Roblox, you didn’t fail as a parent. Most of us said yes because it was 2020, the world shut down, our kids were isolated, and Roblox looked like creativity, connection, and harmless fun wrapped in bright colors. We were doing the best we could with what…
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Throwback Thursday with HEART: When Love Songs Met Power Chords
Marriage can be a kind of wonderful thing—two people blending their lives together, sharing dreams, and building memories. But what happens when they have distinct differences of opinion? Case in point: my hubby likes to play DJ. And when he does, he always goes for classic 70s HEART—songs like Crazy on You, Magic Man, and…
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The American Dream: Bigger Was Never Better
When the Wall Street Journal runs a headline about Americans being “trapped” in smaller homes and jobs they can’t leave, it strikes a nerve. For Gen Xers like me, the question isn’t whether the American Dream is collapsing—it’s whether we’ve misunderstood what the dream really was all along. The Roots of the Dream The real…
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Throwback Thursday: What Are Words For?
Last night, my husband played Words by Missing Persons, and it was a blast from the past. I honestly feel like I haven’t heard it in forever. But this time, instead of just bobbing my head to Dale Bozzio’s wild vocals and new wave synth, I actually listened to the lyrics. And it hit me—forty-plus…
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Throwback Thursday: From Cedar Point to Social Security—Gen X and the Retirement Time Bomb
The year was 1992. June. Just one day after I graduated high school, my father dropped me off at Cedar Point, Ohio’s crown jewel amusement park, to begin my first real job as a restroom attendant. Potty Patrol wasn’t glamorous, but it was honest work. Minimum wage: $4.25/hour. My housing and food were deducted from…
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🎧 If Social Media Platforms Were Songs: A Nostalgic Guide to the Vibes
There was a time when you had one AIM away message, one MySpace Top 8, and one screen name that definitely had the word “xoxo” in it. Now? We live in a world where every social platform has its language, tone, and vibe. It’s like having multiple personalities, but for the sake of “connection.” But…
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“Slow It Down: A Gen X Wake-Up Call in a World Spinning Out”
In a world where time speeds like a bullet train, sometimes you just want to jump off, especially when the destination feels like a sure derailment. I’m a Gen X woman. I was raised in a world where we were warned about stranger danger, but still roamed the neighborhood until the streetlights came on. We…
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I’m So Excited, I’m So Scared: The Jessie Spano Moment Every Woman Has Had
I was a junior in high school when Jessie Spano unraveled on Saved by the Bell. The scene is etched into our collective Gen X memory: Jessie, panicked, overwhelmed, pushing herself to the edge and then breaking down in Zack’s arms.“I’m so excited… I’m so scared.” It was raw. Overacted, maybe, but real.And for me,…
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Made in America (Once Upon a Time): A Youngstown Kid’s Take on Trade Wars and Steel Town Ghosts
I was raised on the clang of steel and the scent of molten metal—before that scent was replaced by silence. My dad worked at one of the mills in Youngstown, Ohio. A man of grit and calloused hands who wore his hard hat like a crown. We didn’t have much, but we had pride—because what…
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Hit Record: Why Starting a Small Business is Like Making a Mixtape
Remember the good old days of sitting by the radio, finger hovering over the record button, waiting for just the right song to come on so you could capture it for your mixtape? You had to time it perfectly—too soon, and you’d get the DJ’s voice; too late, and you’d miss the intro. And if…
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Connect Authentically: Strategies for Social Growth
Remember when TikTok went dark for those 12 hours and everyone suddenly realized how much we crave connection? Whether it’s watching someone cook dinner, demonstrate a cleaning hack, bake sourdough, or share the behind-the-scenes of their small business—we want to see real life. But over time, social media started feeling a bit like WWE wrestling—staged…
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Happy National Winter Skin Relief Day
I may be Gen X, but I’ve definitely learned a thing or two from you millennials out there—especially when it comes to skincare hacks. If your skin’s been feeling a little…well, parched this winter (hey, it happens to the best of us!), I want to share one of my new favorite discoveries: Whipped Tallow. Okay,…
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