Chapter 1: Growing Up Gen X
Alright, let’s talk about Generation X. We’ve seen the world flip upside down in ways no one could’ve dreamed of. Born somewhere between 1965 and 1980? Yeah, that’s us—the original latchkey kids.
Remember that key on a shoelace hanging around your neck? I sure do. That was *our* badge of independence. We’d come home to empty houses, figure out dinner on our own, maybe hit the microwave for some leftover mac and cheese (if we were lucky), and keep ourselves entertained with action figures, Atari, or VHS tapes. We were basically the pioneers of home entertainment before streaming was even a thing.
Helicopter parents? Nope, not for us. We had freedom. We had to make decisions, screw up, and figure it out the hard way. We were the kids who watched cable TV go from zero to 60, who saw the first personal computers show up, and who welcomed the digital age with open arms. We didn’t just witness it, we helped make it happen.