Bonded

People grow but refuse to grow out of certain habits. One such a odd habit of the Gen X(For the non-marketing guys that's people born in the period 1965-1977) is clinging to feelings of devotion to one's parent. I have always pitted this generation. They are stuck between two polar generations.

Gen Xer's generally have a lot of stress and confusion in regard to their list of do's and don't. The baby boomers(Birth year 1946-1964) were more traditional and had well defined rules. They expected devotion from their children. The Gen X fulfilled this expectation of the previous generation and grew up with the same belief system as the baby boomers. But there is a twist in the tale. There came the sense of "Individualism" and with it the Gen X people's belief system was shattered by the one and only Gen Y (Birth year 1977-1994).

Gen X was sadly caught in-between and unwilling to change. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. They feel that their children are lack morals. This cause lot of friction. But deep within I think that they envy Gen Y. They did one thing which Gen X always longed for. Freedom from ideals during early age.

Each subsequent generation has its own share of differences with the previous one. I pray that Gen X give up their ego and join Gen Y in their bindass life style. They are still faithfully serving the Baby Boomers. I think that the Gen X people must stand up for what they want and live it with no regrets; as life is too short for regrets.