nPosted on August 17, 2020
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nHmm, a day to recognize a large, relatively privileged generation?
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nSupposedly this a day for “Baby Boomers” (people born between 1944 and 1964) to be proud of their generation…
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nBut I am not sure that “Proud to be a Boomer” is going to fly this year! How many of us have heard “OK, Boomer” in a dismissive way?
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Why is “OK, Boomer” generally appropriate (hopefully also gentle or humorous) criticism? Younger people usually say this when people my age are being clueless, closed-minded, and judgmental.
Why is “OK, Boomer” generally appropriate (hopefully also gentle or humorous) criticism? Younger people usually say this when people my age are being clueless, closed-minded, and judgmental. n
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For example: A Baby Boomer complains, “Why can’t Millennials just get one good job instead of all these so-called ‘gig economy’ jobs. They’re so flighty!”
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nOK, Boomer: YOUR choices, Boomers, have created the world in which few of us can get one good “career” job with fringe benefits. You created this economy, we suffer in it – and then to top it all off with the ultimate irony – you blame us for it!
(Remember, I am a Boomer. I don’t mean to speak for younger generations, but I am trying to reflect their all-too-appropriate critiques of my generation.)
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nI suggest that Baby Boomers Recognition Day become a reflection on changing economic, political, environmental, and societal conditions that can create disagreement between generations. Maybe we can start to remove some of the dismissiveness if we admit our collective failings?
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nBy the way…
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| I often wonder how my generation became the people most responsible for the environmental, human rights, and healthcare catastrophe that is the Trump administration. |
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nApparently Baby Boomers Recognition Day used to be in June, but it was moved to August because of Woodstock, arguably a 4-day-long watershed “moment” for Boomers.
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nAlso on this date:
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n(Moved to Oct. 26 in 2020 – due to COVID-19)
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nBlack Cat Appreciation Day
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nThe Meaning of “Is” Day
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nAnniversary of the patenting of a wrench
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nIndonesia’s National Day
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nInventor Ralph Teetor’s birthday
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nI Love My Feet Day
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nNational Thrift Shop Day
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nAnniversary of the first spacecraft to transmit data from the surface of another planet
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nAnniversary of the first ship to reach the North Pole
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nAnniversary of the first balloon to cross the Atlantic
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nExtraordinary Journeys Day
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Flag Day in Bolivia
Flag Day in Bolivian
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Flag Day in Indonesia
Flag Day in Indonesian
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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