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I was born on October 13, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERwas President of the United States and the country had recently launched theExplorer 1 Satellite, extending our reach in space. TheThe average cost of a new house was $ 12,750, which was what my parents paid for our three bedroom house, in one of the communities of origin Levitt called Willingboro, New Jersey. Six decades later, this amount of money could buy a modest car used.

And talk about a gallon of gas? It was only a quarter. In my wooden neck in 2020, it averages $ 2.50 per gallon. I remember my parents speaking of their own childhood, when a loaf of bread was five hundred and Penny Candy did not cost anything a penny. I would like to roll my eyes to glorifying the "good old days". Now, my 32 years oldson considers me old And the time in which I grew up too simplistic and inexpensive - to belief.

I am a member of theBaby Boomer Generation, which includes people born between 1944 and 1964, named because of a reversal of births following the Second World War. As I write this, there is73 million of us in the USA.

And with many of us, we are barely a homogeneous cohort. Among those who have entered the world in these two decades are high-earning CEOs, low-salary blue collar, single parents who are struggling to raise their children and grandchildren, farmers, teachers, conservative persons , progressives and moderate political.

Whenever the term "baby boomer"Is mentioned, it seems to be attached to the notion thatWe are the generation "me" selfish, that we are technologically driven and inept social media, and we are not accessible to online marketers.

But I, for one, proudly challenge this image. My son says I'm a "facebook addict" who lives on the computer (although I'm certainly turned to him and some of his friends to help me wander in complicated applications). I would also like to think of myself as a person who always looks beyond "me". I am a boomer that cares about peace and social justice, as well as many of my peers. (But, of course, not all.)

Some baby boomers concern being part of the "Woodstock generation, "Who left our" flagships of monsters flying ", which protested the Vietnam War and rose for civil rights.South Pacific was a popular musical The year I was born. My mother and I would listen to the album 33 rpm as many times, it's a marvel that we did not wear it. We sang with the music that, although I did not realize it at the time, it was about racism - with the song "You must be carefully taught"A poignant reminder that love can really overcome hatred when we see each other more like different.

Having born in the late 1950s, I was six years old whenJohn F. Kennedy was murdered and watched the news of the war with confusion, hear about theways that people of color have been treated in this country And knowing intrinsically that it was unfair but not to have the words to express it.

I was 11 years old when 400,000 hippies hit the muddy fields on this legendary farm in Woodstock, New York. Now,In my 60s, I'm still standing for what they were for and immerse myself in the music ofthose who played at the festival. In my suburban community of Philadelphia, I am one of several multi-generation groups that also represent the same ideals. We organize and frequent vigils, gatherings and steps; We sign petitions; We record voters; And we educate the need for peace and orientation of social justice. Sometimes boomers are sometimes in leadership rolesYoung people set the tone. But there seems to be more cooperation than competition.

I am also a therapist, a journalist, a minister, a president,A mother and a big mom with a solid work ethic that was instilled with my parents "larger generations", born in 1924. According to oneRecent article On the direction of the website is a trip, "theThe fundamental values ​​of baby boomers include optimism, Team orientation, personal gratification, health and well-being, personal growth, youth, work and involvement. When a work environment supports their values, baby boomers are more satisfied with their jobs. When these values ​​and others are important for them, baby boomers are less engaged. "

Unfortunately, at the workplace, baby boomers are considered less valuable as we get older. It is assumed that we can not follow the changing times, which we are not as creative about the work as younger people and we are less teacher. But the facts these beliefs. Our experiences of life as boomers make usFollowingvaluable; Our work ethics has kept us commitment to our employers; We are committed to maintaining our value, even taking continuing education courses to stay up to date.

The generation of our parents has often held a job for all their careers, while those of the last part of the boomer generation have several flows of income, in part because of these fundamental values ​​mentioned above and partly because we want to maintain financial stability from employment. Security no longer exists. Entrepreneurship is a positive result of this inclination.

We also work in front of theStandard retirement price of 65 years For various reasons, including financial necessity, social interaction and sense of objectives. This notion of continuous valueLongevity help. By continuing to contribute significantly to the workplace, we also add to the growth of the economy.

Property, savings for the future and investment funds for retirement have long been boomervalues ​​that many of us have tried to convey to our children.

Enter "Ok boomer. "

In October 2019, aTok Tok Viral Video brought the sentence in the dominant current and, then, he still has attention in November, whenChlöe SwarbrickA 25-year-old legislator of New Zealand, aged 25, was dissociated by an older member of Parliament while giving a speech on a climate crisis invoice. She answered with a cast "Ok boomer"The podium that then pushed the saying in the modern lexicon.

It triggers a storm that has led to a larger greaterDiscord between generations. Some young people tend to think that baby boomers are not even conventional enough to see the mows "ok boomer", but we grew up with evolving technology and we use it daily for the aspect of social media ( To maintain contact with friends and a remote family), to do online shopping, to research and learn via videos in 2017article inStrong noticed.

I did not use a computer before being at Grad School and now I speak electronically, carrying my laptop in my backpack like a constant companion. There wasno cell phones when we grew up growingbut we would be just as lost without themMillennials and Gen-Xers.

Although the comment "ok boomer" is considered a humorous return, it is a way more than our culture sets up a division between us. It is as if once we reach a certain age, we are compartmentalized and the decreasing value, our desired values. There are baby boomers who try to maintain or recover their youth and there are those who accept the turn of the calendar pages, knowing that the end of their life trip is closer than the beginning.

And although there are certainly duplicate baby boomers, whose attitudes towards those who came after us are: "You are a child. What do you know?" - There are many of us who admire whatMillennials and the generations that follow done.

When we consider those who take a stand to keep life on the planet, aged 17Greta ThunbergStage of the land center. AndEmma González And his peers from Stoneman Douglas high school are the strongest voices who speak on firearms control. Thanks with gratitude, a lot in my generation listen and keep the shoulder on the shoulder with them.

We realize that the choices we have made have an impact on their lives. They take the future in their hands. It's up to us to reach hands with they to bring up. And I would like to believe that many of us have made many baby boomers.