Boomers check in!

[SheilaT]

14. 1948.

And I know better than to believe all of the crap out their about either us Boomers or the younger generations.

Example: I used to read old Life Magazine, sequentially, starting with the first issue in November, 1936. Made it through to the middle of 1945, and I'm still worried that the war in Japan is going to last another year. Anyway, it's crystal clear from reading Life that the WWII adults saved a lot of money ONLY because they were forced to during the war. Many consumer goods simply weren't made for years, like cars, sheets and towels, washing machines. Television was put on hold. Even before the war ended they started cashing in their savings bonds big time and started a spending spree that didn't really end. If we're somewhat spendthrift, we learned it from our elders.

The other thing I get extremely tired of is hearing Boomers (my 5 years younger sister does this constantly) complaining that the younger generation has no work ethic. That's not what I've observed for the most part, and I can recall very clearly when we were accused by our elders of not having a work ethic. Hmmm.