I Am So Sick Of Hearing the Term.....

[GypsmJim]

"boomer".

It seems that all the youngins are denigrating the people that are now Fathers, Mothers, Grandmothers and Grandfathers. Every day my news feed has an article pointing out all the old fashioned things they do, or how what they say embarrasses younger people, or why they won't embrace new technology, or how it's so stupid that they still read newspapers or have cable TV, yada, yada, yada.

Personally, I was writing computer code before their mothers were even born, so don't tell me about the newest Tablet that even a wuss could operate.

I have a landline because my business has been using that number for 30 years and I still get calls from old customers.

I CAN use a cellphone and I CAN send e-mail, but I ALSO can set them down and HOLD A CONVERSATION.

I STILL respect my elders, even though most of them have passed away. Youngins don't seem to have any respect.

I must say, though, that my children (gen Z and millennium - if you MUST classify them) are more like a boomer than their classified counterparts. I like to think it was because we raised them right.

I just don't understand why everyone needs to be "classified". Just maybe some of us "normal" people are capable of following the traits of multiple generations.

So, don't call me a boomer, just call me sir.

 

[s&wchad]

I was born in the 50's, so I guess some think of me as a boomer.

I enjoyed the movie staring Bruce Will, John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman and like to think of myself as RED (Retired: Extremely Dangerous)!

 

[eb07]

The new generation have no social skills and no manners. They were raised on Twitter and gaming platforms.

 

[pharmer]

I was born in 1953 and regardless of what the "young'uns" think of me I am part of the last group that enjoyed the "real America." "Romanced" countless women, had many great "road adventures," fought a few men, made a metric ton of money, spent a ton and a half, drank more alcohol and "other party favors" than I should have and spent the last 3 decades trying to "making amends" for it. If anyone tried to live my life in "contemporary society" they'd never make it past the first week. "Boomer" just don't quite get it, not that anyone cares. Joe

 

[crows]

I was born in the 50's, so I guess some think of me as a boomer.

I enjoyed the movie staring Bruce Will, John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman and like to think of myself as RED (Retired: Extremely Dangerous)!

I love the line "old man my ass!"

 

[NYlakesider]

Well as a very early boomer I tend to say I have been there, done it and have both the tee shirt and hat!

 

[rockquarry]

Look at all the poor excuses for phrases and words we have today. Most don't mind seeing the English language deteriorate.

 

[dockmurgw]

Glad to see you back Jim...you were treated quite badly in another thread by someone who signed up to agitate and inflame, and it was this very subject. I happily clicked "Report" on that one.

 

[Eddie Southgate]

I am a late boomer , got no problem at all being called one . I have skills that most if not all the generations that came after never learned and have taught myself the ones they are so proud of possessing , the ones that are actually worth knowing. I can install a set of points and set them correctly and also install anything my computers require to have replaced. Most of them can't do any of that , they are too lazy to learn.

 

[LVSteve]

I just don't understand why everyone needs to be "classified". Just maybe some of us "normal" people are capable of following the traits of multiple generations.

I hear you on the categorization thing. It is driven by the market research and sales industry, but I find it insidiously communist in nature, like ranking the creatures in Animal Farm.

 

[22hipower]

The primary issue that the younger folks have, or should have, with we Boomers, is the debt we're leaving them, our grandchildren and probably their grandchildren too. Boomers, and some since, have been profligate borrowers and spenders and I doubt that most of our progeny will look back fondly on that. Other than that we're little different from past generations in the eyes of our children, I certainly remember rolling an eye or two at things the previous generation or two said about us when we were young. Can't imagine why they criticized our haircuts (or lack of them), beards, hallucinogens, wildly painted VW vans, music, draft dodging and so much more. And we had plenty to say about the "old farts" too. But for those critiquing we Boomers, it will be their turn soon enough.

 

[mocha001]

I was born in 1961,I guess I'm a late boomer,I know how to skin a deer ,clean a duck make sourdough bread and grow a great garden.Its so sad to see people who have no clue about the out doors or how to make something out of nothing

 

[Muddyboot]

"boomer".

It seems that all the youngins are denigrating the people that are now Fathers, Mothers, Grandmothers and Grandfathers. Every day my news feed has an article pointing out all the old fashioned things they do, or how what they say embarrasses younger people, or why they won't embrace new technology, or how it's so stupid that they still read newspapers or have cable TV, yada, yada, yada.

Personally, I was writing computer code before their mothers were even born, so don't tell me about the newest Tablet that even a wuss could operate.

I have a landline because my business has been using that number for 30 years and I still get calls from old customers.

I CAN use a cellphone and I CAN send e-mail, but I ALSO can set them down and HOLD A CONVERSATION.

I STILL respect my elders, even though most of them have passed away. Youngins don't seem to have any respect.

I must say, though, that my children (gen Z and millennium - if you MUST classify them) are more like a boomer than their classified counterparts. I like to think it was because we raised them right.

I just don't understand why everyone needs to be "classified". Just maybe some of us "normal" people are capable of following the traits of multiple generations.

So, don't call me a boomer, just call me sir. to grow up

OK boomer.
Sorry, couldn't resist. I was born in 1960 and very happy to have grown up in the era I did. I wouldn't trade my
pre computer childhood for what our children (not all) have become. The don't know what they missed growing up free
to roam and lucky to be bored on occasion.

 

[fiasconva]

Doesn't bother me one bit. At least we have lived long enough to us to hear it so we've earned it.

 

[DixieRanger]

So the term 'boomer' is offensive you say? As the child of parents living thru the 'great depression' and winning WWII i am a boomer. Never thought it was a negative generalization or maybe don't get the thread caption. Boomers came up in late 40's, 50's & early 60's. We saw so much innovation too numerous to mention. We learned from our parents a work ethic to better our lives. Could go on with the things we brought into being. With pride and respect i am a boomer. What a time to grow up!

 

[Jerry in SC]

Jim, I laughed about the tablet. My grandson could manage his way around an iPad when he was four or five. The kids and grandkids call on Papa when they have computer issues. I was an early adopter of personal computers in the late 70’s.

 

[white cloud]

I am very glad that I grew up in a time when it was pretty easy to find a place to hunt or shoot. Now it's seems to be one giant string of sub divisions with no forest to play in. There's no way I would trade my memories for what they are going to have.

 

[GypsmJim]

I was born in 1953 and regardless of what the "young'uns" think of me I am part of the last group that enjoyed the "real America." "Romanced" countless women, had many great "road adventures," fought a few men, made a metric ton of money, spent a ton and a half, drank more alcohol and "other party favors" than I should have and spent the last 3 decades trying to "making amends" for it. If anyone tried to live my life in "contemporary society" they'd never make it past the first week. "Boomer" just don't quite get it, not that anyone cares. Joe

Our backgrounds are similar, except for one thing. I have never tried to make amends.

 

[GypsmJim]

Glad to see you back Jim...you were treated quite badly in another thread by someone who signed up to agitate and inflame, and it was this very subject. I happily clicked "Report" on that one.

I guess I never left. I don't remember the thread you referenced, so I guess I didn't feel too bad.

 

[Mule Packer]

I don't give a darn if my grandkids know more about computers than I do. Heck...I'm the one who taught them how to clean fish, dress out a buck, shoot a gun, sharpen a knife, cast a fly rod, tie trout flies, paddle a canoe the right way, start a fire without matches, saddle and bridle a horse, throw the diamond hitch on a pack saddle, and plant a substantial vegetable garden!!

When "push comes to shove," those are skills that will come in handy when the computers go down and the proverbial "ship hits the sand" in this world as we know it.