Dear Millennials,
May I dare ask you one small favor?
Yes. Yes. I know. We are leaving you a mess.
I am sorry. I don’t know what happened to us.
We started out strong. You know, with the whole Pepsi gig?
But then we fizzled out.
Could you ever really trust us?
Hell, look at our music!
But honestly, all the good ones were taken. And we got stuck right there between Disco and Grunge.
I know. I know. Hair Bands??
Don’t even get me started on the hair!
We had A LOT of fun with bad, bad hair.
Okay, we have Madonna and Mtv.
But you have your own version of both too.
In addition to every other damn thing technology has to offer. We are not bitter about learning to type word processor that weighed 400 pounds and hummed so loud you couldn’t hear yourself think.
But you have been warned and here is proof, aging isn’t easy. We have people predicting our struggles. Hell, even Pew is giving us the thumbs down. Evidently, we aren’t that healthy either.
We are not making excuses, but if you want some, here they are.
Anyway, back to our favor, can you please use all that youthful energy and determination to straighten out our mess in Washington and maybe the school system too?
No pressure. But I mean, they say the sky’s the limit for you! Too Easy!
Don’t worry! We have your back. But middle age takes a certain kind of focus. And you know how well we do with that.
Go Get’em Tiger!
Thanks,
Gen Xers.
**For the purpose of these article, the term “Generations,” according to Christine Hendseler here are as follows: Gen Xers: Birth dates range from 1965–1980; Baby Boomers: Birth dates to range from 1946–1964: Millennials: birth dates from 1980-
