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WHO IS GENERATION X?
We are sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers & 78 million Millennials. Born 1965 - 1980, we have just 46 million members. Small, but mighty!
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The work spouse is dead
The “Work Spouse” has gone the way of water cooler chitchat, daily coffee runs with coworkers, and spontaneous commiseration. And that...
Erin Mantz
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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What Olivia Newton-John Gave Generation X
Grease was the word, but it’s "Sandy" we heard. Olivia Newton-John helped Generation X believe. In the possibility of reinventing...
Erin Mantz
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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internship insights from a gen x girl
Maybe some things don't change across the decades. I found a photo (Polaroid of course) from my college internship today. WLS-TV (ABC)...
Erin Mantz
Jul 26, 20222 min read
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Love's Baby Soft - The Film!
If growing up in the '70s and '80s had a scent, it would be Love's Baby Soft. And now a special film is bringing us back to those...
Erin Mantz
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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book review - kids in america: a gen x reckoning
An engaging book and revealing look at Generation X that goes behind the nostalgia and makes us wonder... how did we turn out so well?...
Erin Mantz
Apr 16, 20223 min read
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X says, z says
A new monthly series by Gen X Girls Grow Up Just how much do the decades and times we grew up in shape our perspectives and beliefs? How...
Erin Mantz
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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book review: the pandemic midlife crisis - gen x women on the brink
As a Gen X woman living in a strange, “middle age” period, in a pandemic, I knew I wasn't alone. But I wasn’t sure how much I would be...
Erin Mantz
Feb 20, 20222 min read
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HBO's "Euphoria" and Me
I’m the Same Generation as the Characters in And Just Like That. Why Would I Rather Watch Euphoria? These high school kids feel...
Erin Mantz
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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gen x girls giveaway! the "80's girl candle"
Smell Love's Baby Soft again! Don't miss the "80's Girl Candle" giveaway, happening on my Gen X Girls Grow Up Facebook page through 10pm...
Erin Mantz
Jan 29, 20221 min read
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My latest post on the reveler blog: Give us the memories of our pop culture moments
Forty years ago, thousands of Gen X girls across the country got their moms to call them into school “sick,” and parked themselves in...
Erin Mantz
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Ready for '80s trivia night?
Join me on Sunday night, October 24 at 8pm Eastern as I host our first '80's Trivia Night - Movies & Music virtual gathering on Hello...
Erin Mantz
Oct 20, 20211 min read
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A Millennial/GenX-er/Boomer Mentoring Mash up!
This is such a cool premise and platform I recently learned about! Early in her career, CIRKEL Founder Charlotte Japp noticed a huge gap...
Erin Mantz
Oct 10, 20211 min read
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Five Things Generation X Wishes Millennials and Gen Z understood
In response to a recent BuzzFeed piece, "Millennials Are Sharing The Things They Wish Older Generations Understood, And It's Kind Of...
Erin Mantz
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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Go-Go's Giveaway!
A Go-Go's GIVEAWAY for Gen X Girls! Win a copy of the Go-Go's Documentary DVD. To enter, head over to the Gen X Girls Facebook page and...
Erin Mantz
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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Graduation Season: Class of '88 Manifesto
When you are 18 in 1988 and write a high school graduation piece to your friends, using song lyrics and titles from the times... The...
Erin Mantz
May 31, 20211 min read
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The ghosts of girlfriends past
Do you have a friend that got away? One, or maybe more, that really mattered – that still matters? You still think about her, especially...
Erin Mantz
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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It's "What Ever Happened To...? Wednesday!
"What Ever Happened To...?" is a new weekly look at some of our favorite people from our Gen X growing up years. This week: Kristy...
Erin Mantz
Oct 21, 20201 min read
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Please Tell Me There’s Still a “Mischief Night”
It’s been hard to hold on to the traditions and times of our GenX childhoods. Case in point: Halloween. And, let’s face it – the...
Erin Mantz
Oct 12, 20204 min read
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I'd like to have a few words with "courtney" - the #80's American Girl
Dear Courtney, 1986 WAS a great year! Leg warmers kept us cozy. Playing games like PAC-MAN was fun, and an easy distraction from the real...
Erin Mantz
Sep 17, 20202 min read
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biography's "i want my mtv" - review & random thoughts
I was excited to watch Biography's "I Want My MTV" show on A&E last night, knowing it would revisit the original MTV VJs. It did not...
Erin Mantz
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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