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Herbert Nowell's avatar

As odd a conclusion as this will seem to be, this tale only reinforces my belief that the most fortunate people in America right now, at least in terms of upbringing, are us GenXers with Silent, not Boomer, parents. We seem to have gotten the good parts of GenX without the stupid and neglect that was Boomer parenting.

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J. Daniel Sawyer's avatar

Well, maybe. I've known a lot of Xers with Silent parents, and they had a level of emotional coldness at home that was startling to us Boomer-parented Xers. I suspect it varies a LOT by class and subculture.

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Brandy's avatar

1. I am so very happy you are doing well and are going to be better than ever.

2. I am so jealous I'm thinking of a way to have the doctor remove my gallbladder just in case that's what wrong with me.

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J. Daniel Sawyer's avatar

One way to find out: you can go in and get tested for gallstones :-)

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Brandy's avatar

Nice. Will definitely be doing that. Fingers crossed, ha.

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VHMan's avatar

What an ordeal!!

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Herbert Nowell's avatar

The coldness tracks, but I suspect that doesn't lead to anything that isn't pretty common in GenX.

*shrugs*

Just seems like we dodged a lot of...oddity.

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