I refuse to be called a Baby Boomer. Am I wrong?

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Technically, as I was born in 1962, I am part of the Baby Boomer generation, but I refuse to be lumped in with that catagory. Those of us born in the early-mid 60's share very little with those born in the 50's. We were literally babies in the 1960's, grew up in the 1970's and cam of age in th e1980's. We suffered general the malaise under Ford and Carter and the national renaissance under Reagan, and to us the protests and idealism of the Flower people was just old news. We smoked a lot of weed, but only for fun, not because we thought it enlightening, and looked at life in a completely different, often darker vein than did those who grew up during the Hippy/Vietnam/Kennedy/Nixon era.

In short, the entire idea that those of us born after 1960 should be considered Boomers is nonsense. Any thoughts?

larry1 · Accepted Answer

No your right. You are not a 'boomer', you are a 'tweener'. The smaller generation born ' between' the huge boomer generation (1946-1959) and big/ long generation X (1970 on etc.). You don't hear much about tweeners (b 1960-1969). Some sociologists just lump them (wrongly) with boomers, but most do not.
When tweeners were being born the older boomers were already old enough to have children. So, clearly they can't be the same generation.
So be a proud member of the oft  'forgotten generation' (the babies, little children in the 60's). Be a 'tweener'.

Anonymous · Answer

I thought I was a Baby Boomer, born in 1946, in England.   But indeed I did not hear that term as I was growing up, though there was naturally a large number of babies born in the year or so after the end of WW2.

But possibly the idea of Baby Boomers notes the second generation - babies born from parents born around 1945 and 1946. I grew up with food and clothes rationing, and power cuts, in my young life.  Things got better towards the mid 1950s.

Anonymous · Answer

The baby boomers are those born 1945-1960,so you are ok, you are not a baby boomer, i would have the years changed to 1945-55.

smallbizperson · Answer

Fine.  Poof.  You are not a Baby Boomer.  (You don't sound like much fun either.)

Anonymous · Answer

I was Bombed for 5 years WW2 and idiots call me a war baby

anonimitie · Answer

Thought: The idea that you can refuse to be called something is nonsense.

Kyle · Answer

i honestly don't know what you're complaining about.

Anonymous · Answer

Nobody really cares.

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