great posts. also remember that gen x was a generation of "latchkey kids" and we were literally left alone and ignored for most of our childhood, then thrown into the world without much, if any, support. we've also been stuck behind boomers in the workplace when we were able to find jobs, so we weren't able to climb the ladder in the workplace. another name for us is "the forgotten generation" and that's actually much more fitting.
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