#generationx

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!

What The World Needs Now IS For This Judy Blume Book to Come to Life

Jan 30, 20231 min read

What The World Needs Now IS For This Judy Blume Book to Come to Life

“Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” The Movie Is Coming — and Millions of MidLife Women Are Here for It How many Gen X girls like me...

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Erin Mantz

Dec 29, 20221 min read

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...

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Book review: In light of recent events, by amy klinger

Erin Mantz

Nov 16, 20222 min read

Book review: In light of recent events, by amy klinger

I don’t read novels often. I guess I am drawn more to non-fiction, because I feel like I need to be able to walk away with some learning...

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What Olivia Newton-John Gave Generation X

Erin Mantz

Aug 10, 20223 min read

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...

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Erin Mantz

Jul 26, 20222 min read

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)...

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Erin Mantz

Jul 22, 20221 min read

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...

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Tomorrow Night, 7/12, at 8pm ET! Love's Baby Soft Film Behind The Scenes

Erin Mantz

Jul 11, 20221 min read

Tomorrow Night, 7/12, at 8pm ET! Love's Baby Soft Film Behind The Scenes

If growing up in the '70s and '80s had a scent, it would be Love's Baby Soft. And now a special film brings us back to those amazing...

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tv characters I love to hate...but i'm not supposed to

Erin Mantz

Apr 30, 20223 min read

tv characters I love to hate...but i'm not supposed to

I hate most of the TV characters I watch, yet I can't stop watching. Why? The older I get, the more I find myself hating on most of the...

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book review - kids in america: a gen x reckoning

Erin Mantz

Apr 16, 20223 min read

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?...

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Erin Mantz

Apr 3, 20224 min read

a gen x girl goes to italy...

Top Five Observations From My Trip I was a little hesitant to plan a trip alone to Italy to visit my oldest son, a college junior who’s...

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Erin Mantz

Mar 20, 20222 min read

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...

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book review: the pandemic midlife crisis - gen x women on the brink

Erin Mantz

Feb 20, 20222 min read

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...

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Erin Mantz

Jan 30, 20221 min read

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...

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Erin Mantz

Jan 29, 20221 min read

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...

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My latest post on the reveler blog: Give us the memories of our pop culture moments

Erin Mantz

Nov 29, 20211 min read

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...

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Erin Mantz

Oct 20, 20211 min read

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...

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A Millennial/GenX-er/Boomer Mentoring Mash up!

Erin Mantz

Oct 10, 20211 min read

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...

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Five Things Generation X Wishes Millennials and Gen Z understood

Erin Mantz

Jul 24, 20212 min read

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...

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Erin Mantz

Jul 23, 20211 min read

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...

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Gen X Girls Speaks Out in NBC News "THINK"

Erin Mantz

Jun 5, 20212 min read

Gen X Girls Speaks Out in NBC News "THINK"

Here's my Letter to the Editor in NBC News THINK's newsletter today, June 5, in response to: We were supposed to be over the 1980s by...

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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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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!