• AnthoNightShift@lemmy.caOP
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    1 year ago

    Hey, you know what they say about our generation: At the age of 10 we were 30, and now at 50 we’re still 30.

    • Jo Miran
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      1 year ago

      Ain’t that the fucking truth.

      The life of every Gen-X kid I grew up with was eerily similar.

      Monday-Friday:

      • Wake up
      • Make your own breakfast because parents have to go to work. If eldest child, make breakfast for younger siblings. A friend and her siblings divided breakfast where each sibling was responsible for one thing. Sue eggs and bacon, Ed milk and juice, Jimmy buttered toast, Sally plates and utensils. I always thought that was cool.
      • Catch bus to and from school
      • Alone and unsupervised until dinnertime (aka, when the street lights come on)
      • Have dinner with parent(s)
      • Go to room to do homework and/or listen to music and/or spend toouch time on the phone.
      • Sleep and repeat

      Saturday & Sunday:

      • Breakfast with parents…maybe Sunday dinner. Other than that, stay out of the house so parents can enjoy their weekend.