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THE BIRTHDAY BOY: HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR DAD’S DAY

May 8, 2014 by

The Gillaspie children Wayne, Cleo, and Rex, c. 1948. This May 8th my Dad would have been 84 years old. Birthdays are important. To all baby boomers: Call your parents on their birthday. To all hipsters: Get off your scooter and show your parents you were raised right. Call them. To all millennials: Follow the […]

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BOOMER GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

April 30, 2014 by

And It’s Bigger Than Yours. You’ve seen the results of baby boomer parents who coddled their kids. Millennials get blamed for being self-centered, lazy, unmotivated. They’re tagged with some of the same names boomers were tagged with by their parents. It wasn’t fair then, and it’s not now. Except there is a big difference. The […]

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MILLENNIAL CELEBRITIES EXPLAIN AGING. WHO’S LISTENING?

April 28, 2014 by

The Dude Abides, Man. Boomers getting older. It’s a subject with a bright spotlight. From kids born between 1946 – 1964, from youthful fifty years olds to an ancient sixty eight, no generation said it louder, “We’re young and pretty, and you’re not.” Since their early go-to-hell days, baby boomers discovered they’re not any more […]

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10 BOOMER PARENT HABITS FOR MILLENNIALS

April 23, 2014 by

Why Reinvent The Play Pen? 1. You didn’t jump up every Sunday morning for church and now you feel like you’ve let the kids down spiritually. If you’ve checked the news over the past decade or so you’ve seen moves in The Church like a retiring pope and expressions of remorse after centuries of poor […]

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LAST WEEK ON BOOMERPDX . . .

April 19, 2014 by

Every blogger knows the golden rule: ignore your blog and it will die. No one like a dead blog, an abandoned blog that leaves you wondering what went wrong. Show life, blog life, in each post, each line. Listen to the words you choose and find the music. It’s okay to change your tune if […]

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THE MILLENNIAL FUTURE, FOR NOW

April 18, 2014 by

When They Complain About Boomers, It’s All About Mommy And Daddy? Maybe Not. It’s time to get used to the kids ranting about their parents. For now it’s Millennials vs Baby Boomers. Your kids have you in their crosshairs. From numbers alone, they win. Boomers come in at 79 million; Millennials tip the scales at 80 […]

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HOW TO MOTIVATE MILLENNIALS?

April 1, 2014 by

Do Not Feed Them Birthday Cake. If you want them up and around, no cake. They’re smart, in debt, and online. They know more than you. Sure, boomers were the joy of their parent’s lives, at least the first four kids. Now boomers share the joy. And it is a joy. Our kids, the millennials, […]

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MILLENNIALS FIGHT A STEREOTYPE

March 28, 2014 by

Children Of Boomers Deserve Better (which might be the problem.) Baby boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials heard the same gripe from their elders. “I don’t know what’s wrong with this younger generation.” “If this is the best this country has to offer, we’re going to hell in a hand basket.” “Can anyone get through to these […]

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PEW RESEARCH SHOWS THE NEXT AMERICA WITH PAUL TAYLOR

March 24, 2014 by

Driving The Millennial Bus. Get ready for the next wave of generational change. The Millennial Generation, age 18 – 30, are old enough to run for the U.S. Senate. In five years they’ll have the Presidency in their sights. Who are these Millennials? They are the children of baby boomers all grown up. You may […]

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Baby Boomers Screw Up Their Kids? Suuure They Do

January 6, 2014 by

 The original title of Simon Sinek’s article excerpt on Salon.com? ‘How Baby Boomers Screwed Their Kids And Created Millennial Impatience.’ The subtitle is , ‘Ambitious but easily distracted, Gen Y wants to be good but can’t stick to anything. It’s their parents’ fault.’ He get’s into it a little further in a TED talk where he asks […]

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