Just a Gen X Girl in a Millennial World

Or: Oh, shit. I’m invisible. Now, what?

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Something occurred to me the other day that made my head spin.

I’m pretty sure that I’ve entered some kind of zone of invisibility.

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No, wait, I’m serious. Stay with me here.

Okay, first of all, I was born in 1971.

That makes me solidly part of Generation X.

Everyone knows that Gen X is the forgotten generation. That’s so known that it’s a freaking meme, right?

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Like one minute it’s all about the Baby Boomers and then all of a sudden it’s all about Millennials.

And meanwhile, somehow I got stuck in the middle taking care of everyone.

I’ll be 48 in October, which seems to be like some kind of magical invisibility age. I’ll be standing right there and people just look through me, I swear. I feel like I need to pinch them by the cheeks and turn their face…