You Know You’re a Gen-X Parent When…

March 9, 2010 in Bring the Fun, Entertainment, Fadtastic, Parental Musings with 5 Comments

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…you love playing video games as much as your kids. Er, maybe even more.

…you remember having your own Strawberry Shortcake, Hello Kitty, Care Bear, Star Wars and Transformer toys and accessories.

…you reluctantly admit that the current incarnation of the Muppets suck.  And then go on Amazon look for DVD’s of the original Muppet Show.

…you hate Elmo and his hijacking of Sesame Street.

…you will willingly leave your newborn at home to see a U2/Blondie/Cure/B-52′s concert. Ahem.

…you regale your child with the tale of the first time you saw Star Wars, Episode Four.  Except you didn’t realize at the time it was Episode Four.

…you insist that your child watch all of the Charlie Brown specials.

…you still know the lyrics to “I’m Just a Bill” and “Conjunction Junction” by heart.

…you attempt to introduce your child to the genius of The Ramones, The Clash, and Roxy Music.

…every time you see a space shuttle launch, you hold your breath a little until it launches safely.

…you had a hard time explaining to your  child why the death of John Hughes made you sniffle.

…you give an involuntary shudder every time you see neon.

…you see an all black/mohawked/heavy eyeliner and pancake makeup/pierced/Doc Marten-clad teenager and think, “Been there, done that.”

…you studiously avoid naming your children Marsha or Jan.

…You and your kid wear matching Chuck Taylors. (La Petite Acadienne)

OK, what did I miss? Tell me and I’ll include them!

About Glinda: Playing against type, Glinda lives in the West with her husband, eight year old son and year old daughter. She is in a constant state of worry that her wand is going to break at any moment.

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5 Responses to “You Know You’re a Gen-X Parent When…”

  1. La Petite Acadienne March 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm #

    You and your kid wear matching Chuck Taylors.

    Other than that, this list completely has me pegged. Except for the U2 thing. We did, however, leave our 6-month old with his grandparents in order to go see Blondie.

  2. Vicky March 10, 2010 at 11:05 am #

    I laughed out loud reading this. My daughter is totally into Strawberry Shortcake and I was too at her age. I tell her about it all the time. The girl (age four) also loves Thompson Twins, The Cure, Stray Cats anything with a synthesizer. It cracks me up.

    We also have matching Chuck Taylors.

  3. qc March 10, 2010 at 3:26 pm #

    Agree with La Petite… Everything but the U2 concert. Also, the first 10 years of U2 were the best.

  4. Glinda March 10, 2010 at 8:27 pm #

    OK, I’ve updated it since not everyone seems to share my devotion to U2. But I think I would also do the same for any of those groups listed., because I just love attending concerts in general.

    qc, The Joshua Tree is my all time favorite album (see I’m old, I called it an album)from them, but I’ve liked a lot of their singles in the past ten years or so.

  5. Wendy April 7, 2010 at 5:19 pm #

    You and your friends spew lines from Monty Python and the Holy Grail at random, and so do your kids……. (at least mine does) LOL