What decade where you born?

[Guest]

The last great decade.

You were born in the '90s then. Great time to be alive.

[gardenmom5]

60s

there's an iconic photograph that won the pulitzer . . . I remember the day it was on the front page of the paper. I was at a friend's house.

[gardenmom5]

1977

 

star wars.   which opened so innocuously . . . with lines around the block at the one-theater downtown where it played for MONTHS.

[Carrie12345]

70s. I was 2.5 to start the 80s, and happy to be a 90s graduate.

[LifeLovePassion]

3 months before the end of the 70s

[gardenmom5]

did you deliberately do this to make people feel old?   I have children older than some of you.

and dh . . . . . was born in the 40s.

[Ethel Mertz]

Me: 1958

Spouse: 1947

[Wheres Toto]

60's but barely (1969)

 

50's for dh (1956)

[mytwomonkeys]

I was born in 71 & my husband was 73

[HS Mom in NC]

me-early 70s

husband-late 60s

[Lady Florida.]

Early '80s, dh late '70s. I saw an article online that newly defines around 1978-1983 as its own micro-generation. I think it makes sense. We weren't old enough to really experience much of the culture of the 1980s like Generation X, but we were young adults for the real advent of the Internet and September 11th, unlike most Millennials.

 

That's interesting. Dss was born in 1977. Some lists consider him at the tail end of GenX, others at the beginning of the Millennial generation. 

[LMD]

80s. I was in my late teens when 9/11 happened. I was in 8th grade the first time I got on the Internet - my friends and I looked up Hanson if I recall... and squealed like 13 year old idiots lol.

[mamaraby]

70s. When I actually type that out, it sounds pretty old.

Same!

[rebcoola]

Early 80's DH 70's

[Kassia]

60s 

 

My oldest ds was born in '91 - almost the same age as those of you born in the late '80s!   :eek:

[Mommyof1]

Gardenmom5, no not trying to make anyone feel old.

 

My 4 yr old makes this almost 50 Mom feel old. My friends raised their kids and some are Grandparents now. Boogles my mind sometimes

 

Time just flies by

[sassenach]

80"s. barely.

[amo_mea_filiis.]

Early '80s.

[PuddleJumper1]

Very late 60s - just a few months shy of 70.

Edited September 27, 2017 by PuddleJumper1

[Guest]

The 60's.............and that's why I use an apostrophe, thank you very much.

[Callie]

1967

[TravelingChris]

Both dh and I were born in the same year in the 6Os.  Both of us remember the moon landing and also the NY World's Fair that we saw in very early childhood.

[sangtarah]

80s. Great times!

[SeaConquest]

Me: 74

DH: 80

 

Yes, I am a cougar!  :laugh:

 

Here is one of the articles on the Xennials:

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/06/28/xennials_a_23006562/

[HSmomof2]

70's

[Guest]

I was born in 81, so it is kind of up in the air what generation I belong to.  Depending on how you define it, I am either one of the youngest GenXers, or I am one of the oldest Millennials.

 

I don't really identify as either; I missed a lot of the culture that unites GenX, but Millennials are just so gosh darn young.

 

Wendy

 

Ok, that's just weird.  I've never met another Wendy that was also born in 81!

[gardenmom5]

60s 

 

My oldest ds was born in '91 - almost the same age as those of you born in the late '80s!   :eek:

 

I have three born in the 80's. . . . .

 

Gardenmom5, no not trying to make anyone feel old.

 

My 4 yr old makes this almost 50 Mom feel old. My friends raised their kids and some are Grandparents now. Boogles my mind sometimes

 

Time just flies by

 

I was in my 40's when dudeling was born. . . . . dh, . . . . well into his 50's.. .. .

our friends were having grandchildren.    so, he said "we're having our own grandchildren".

2dd has said they hope to have one next year.... so far as I know, it's still just a hope.    more reason for me to visit texas.

 

there are 22 years between dudeling and 1dd .  . . . if he's with her, even if I'm there,  people think she's the mom.

[blondeviolin]

80s. Wow. I didn't realize I was on the younger side of this board.

[kiwik]

1969. My kids are 2007 and 2009.

[Tap]

I have three born in the 80's. . . . .

 

 

I was in my 40's when dudeling was born. . . . . dh, . . . . well into his 50's.. .. .

our friends were having grandchildren.    so, he said "we're having our own grandchildren".

2dd has said they hope to have one next year.... so far as I know, it's still just a hope.    more reason for me to visit texas.

 

there are 22 years between dudeling and 1dd .  . . . if he's with her, even if I'm there,  people think she's the mom.

I have a sister 22 years older than myself.  I also have a nephew who is 2 years older than me. LOL

[LucyStoner]

I was born in 1980.

[Mabelen]

Another 50s and 60s couple here!

[foxbridgeacademy]

Mid 70's and while I have a couple memories from when I was very young my first "where were you when" memory is watching Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back  at the drive in (just after Empire came out in 1980).  

[Just Kate]

The 1970s.

[RobertAnderson]

90S

[Lizzie in Ma]

1960's

[PrincessMommy]

'60s for me

'50s for my dh

 

 

60s 

 

My oldest ds was born in '91 - almost the same age as those of you born in the late '80s!   :eek:

 

I know, right?  I have 2 children who were born in the 80s.

 

 

[SparklyUnicorn]

mid 70s

[Zinnia]

70s

[ikslo]

Mid '70s

[creekland]

70's. One of my earliest memories is dancing and singing along with my mom's new ABBA record. :D

 

60s for both hubby and I, but my two younger boys (products of the early to mid 90s) both love my "Best Hits" ABBA cd (as opposed to a record - same wonderful songs).  They love Neil Diamond too.

[Guest]

80s. Wow. I didn't realize I was on the younger side of this board.

The chat board runs a little older than some of the academic boards, since a lot of ladies who were starting out years ago still hang out even with older or launched students ;).

[SKL]

1960s

[Granny_Weatherwax]

70's

[bethben]

DH late 60s, me early 70s

 

I remember the first time I heard of the world wide web.  The computer nerds were on it in a little closet in college!!! and I remember asking what they were doing. 

Edited September 27, 2017 by bethben

[BarbecueMom]

Early '80s, dh late '70s. I saw an article online that newly defines around 1978-1983 as its own micro-generation. I think it makes sense. We weren't old enough to really experience much of the culture of the 1980s like Generation X, but we were young adults for the real advent of the Internet and September 11th, unlike most Millennials.

I think this is true. I was born in '83, and even though DH is only ~16 months younger than me, there's a large divide in our cultural knowledge. Part of that is that we were raised very differently in regards to pop culture exposure. But he was just a hair too young to remember Desert Storm and the start of the grunge era, where I was just old enough to remember but not quite old enough to have it define my age group.

[Mom25girls]

60's

[Mom25girls]

60's

[Ethel Mertz]

Stop trying to pull a fast one, Ethel. You were born in 1909. :001_tt2:

 

I'm busted!  :lol:

[MedicMom]

Early '80s, dh late '70s. I saw an article online that newly defines around 1978-1983 as its own micro-generation. I think it makes sense. We weren't old enough to really experience much of the culture of the 1980s like Generation X, but we were young adults for the real advent of the Internet and September 11th, unlike most Millennials.

I was born in 1981. I agree with this. I don't really identify with the 1980s culture because I was really too young, but a lot of the Millenial characteristics don't resonate with me either. I was a young adult before the internet was really popular and cell phones weren't ubiquitous until after college.