Ok, Boomer

[chomalungma]

I have had to repeatedly tell DS that I am not a boomer. His Grandad is though.

I am with him though. He went through a whole litany of the issues facing his generation and what the older generation have benefited from.

He seems to have got some of the memes from 'Insta'.

Anyone else got a child who uses this phrase?

Thank you! Although why x? And surely people don't consider someone born in 1981 a millennial?! More like 1990-1999/2000!

They are millennials because they came of age at the millennium.

Fascinating thread.

I'm a tailend Boomer (born 1963). I accept that we haven't had to make a living in the shadow of zero hours contracts and the gig economy (although are we actually to blame for that?).but equally I had no financial help from my parents.

But this whole "you're killing the planet" thing does my head in. We are not the generation where nearly every 17 year old gets a car and couldn't possibly use public transport despite living in a TFL zone.

Sorry to be so specific but I'm really tired of getting the blame for something that younger generations are perpetuating themselves.

@StCharlotte, I totally agree with the transport situation, as a gen xer I walked to school and everywhere for that matter in all weather's due to my mum (single parent) being a non driver. And when I became older, I moved to big cities where using public transport was the norm.
I either cycle, walk or use public transport and I kid you not, it's people my age (terrified of gaining weight due to middle age) that would ever consider riding a bike to work and ditching the car. Although that could be down to having young children to transport about....... Which brings us back to me walking to school in all weathers.....

not having young children *

Outside the major cities public transport is appalling and also very costly though with a lot of workplaces and post 16 colleges on industrial estates or other extra-urban developments that are difficult to get to. It wasn't as much of a necessity for me to drive to work in the centre of town aged 17 when a bus went from the end of the street every 10 minutes and cost 25p as it is for my son when it's the only way of getting to college in under an hour and a half and costs £4.50 with a half hour frequency service that even then is unreliable.

BerwickLad

You're right of course - hence my reference to Transport for London [insert major city of choice].

*But this whole "you're killing the planet" thing does my head in. We are not the generation where nearly every 17 year old gets a car and couldn't possibly use public transport despite living in a TFL zone.

Sorry to be so specific but I'm really tired of getting the blame for something that younger generations are perpetuating themselves.*

Perpetuating yes but I think that is levied at that generation as they are seen as the generation that invented disposable conveniences.