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Call Me Anything But Not a Boomer!

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Remember Heathers??

When I saw this video, I knew I needed to share it with all of you:

There is nothing worse than being called a Boomer.

My son likes to call me Boomer and I have a visceral reaction to this. I am Gen X!

Boomers are:

  • out of touch
  • like to tell younger people to “pull themselves up by the bootstraps” or “no one wants to work”
  • not tech-savvy
  • ruined the planet
  • love Fox News (ok, not all of them but many)
  • have collectively taken the world’s wealth
  • retired or about to
  • still write checks
  • expect primo service at restaurants, then leave a stingy tip
  • judge people for not going to church
  • grew up in the rose-colored glasses 50’s, with their…

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