Well, they had some great role models: not a day goes by that I'm not reminded that the boomers invented sex, drugs, rebellion, rock 'n' roll and mutual funds....
Of course the definition of 'children' keeps going up so the boomers don't feel like they are getting old. How many times have you heard about 'the kids' in Iraq? I'm sick of it--I'm 39 and I'm 'the kid' of the office!. As far as 50 being the new 30? Not so much you wrinkled old bats, you may be wearing pointy shoes with heels and slinky clothes, but your head still looks like it was sewn together out of beef jerky....
For not being a monolithic bloc, the boomers certainly do stick up for each other. And don't give me that: "Some of them were combat vets and served in Vietnam" crap--it's a tiny percentage of the generation. That may be more true here at FR, but over all, not.
Which reminds me:
I go to a lot of Vietnam Memorials--I've got 16 years in the Army myself. I've started to wonder how many of the 'long suffering, never came home vets' at these memorials wearing parts of uniforms and indian beads and crap are actually veterans of anything!
I go to the Bataan Veterans' memorial here in NM every year: I've never seen WWII, Korean or Gulf War vets wearing uniform parts, ponytails, indian feathers, beads and crap and 'FTA' t-shirts.
God bless the Freeper Boomers, especially the VN vets, but don't wear uniform parts and indian beads and ponytails and crap 'cuz you'll look like a bum.
I was an Air Force wife. My sister was a Navy wife. Next sister married early to a guy who worked at Allison's. Youngest sister became a nurse. Brother is an electrician.
No hippies here, nor with any of our friends.
One thing I can truthfully say about my generation: most were not as rude as you are.
I hope your keeper finds the other end of your leash before much longer.