Meet the Xennials
An Australian professor claims there is a new micro generation, called Xennials, who were born between 1977 and 1983, and that they are a mix of the pessimistic Generation X and the optimistic Millennials. "The idea is there's this micro or in-between generation between the Gen X group - who we think of as the depressed, flannelette-shirt-wearing, grunge-listening children that came after the Baby Boomers and the Millennials - who get described as optimistic, tech savvy and maybe a little too sure of themselves and too confident," says Dan Woodman, associate professor of sociology at the University of Melbourne. "Xennials grew up in a time where landline phones were used to organise catchups with friends, and people read the newspaper and watched the nightly news to keep up to date with current affairs." They were able to enjoy their childhoods without the worry of social media posts to gain Instagram popularity. (Via Mamamia)
Fibs we tell our kids
1. "One Taco Tuesday, I told my 8-year-old son that there was a proper order in which to add ingredients to his taco and if he didn't follow it he would get fined by the Taco Police," writes Evan. "I got the 'I almost believe you, but not quite' look from him as he deliberately disregarded the ingredient order I had just made up. So the next day a snail-mail letter arrives addressed to my son containing a warning from Capitano Manuel Gonzalez of the Federal Taco Police about following the proper order of ingredient adding. It almost worked, but I was busted when he noticed that I had hand-drawn the stamp on the letter rather than wasting an actual postage stamp. Curses! A proper prank requires commitment."
2. "I have a gold tooth and told my grandson a bedside story of how I was once a pirate, but wanted to leave the ship," writes Brian Mooney of Torbay. "I secretly melted down some of the gold we had plundered and made it into a gold tooth so I could leave the ship without the crew being aware of the theft. When we got to New Zealand I went over the ship's side and quietly swam to shore and left piracy for good, met Nana and got married. As the years passed I didn't want to spoil the fantasy for him, but wanted to tell him the truth. One day grandson asked if I was really a pirate and it was time to confess ... he is still in the unforgiving stage."
