In all seriousness, this is accurate.

For better or for worse, self-sufficiency is/was one of the highest virtues among Gen-Xers.

Very different from younger generations, in my experience.

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Hydrogen peroxide

Baking soda

Salt

White vinegar

Lemon juice

Ammonia

Dish soap

Laundry detergent

Cornstarch

Rubbing alcohol

Aspirin

Meat tenderizer

Toothpaste

Bleach

And sometimes just water does the trick 🩸

The forgotten generation.

My bus driver in first grade told us all that there was a machine that cuts off your arms and legs if they are in the aisle. When I told my parents about this they laughed.

Another bus driver I had would let us slide on our backs under all the seats from the back of the bus to the front, using momentum when she made sharp stops. She also smoked cigarettes while driving once most of the kids were off. My parents also had no problem with this.

Whatever, this is the Gen-X version of “I used to walk uphill in the snow with no shoes”.

Sound money and lack of social media era

++++ Axes, knives, hammers, pellet guns, sling shots.. leaves to wipe your ass in the woods if stuck.

FAwGX;FO

It checks out.

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bingo

These are my people.

This is me.

Someday the young might deride us like the mellennials mock boomers.. so ugly this tendency. ..

Though those two generations are like echoes.

But perhaps gen Z will be the echo of X?

Then they will live their own lives.. like we have.

GenX.. Far from perfect.. but whatever...

lol it's almost entirely true

garden hose water when you had a thirst on was the best

Sounds exactly like the childhood my brothers and I had.

and we had to memorize atleast 7 phone numbers... #nostr

Not wearing any helmet when riding bikes,

Smoking at age 11,

First beer at 8 ...

The first time I rode my bike more than two miles from the house in the middle of the city was at 7. The uncles ditched me with their girlfriends when they said they were going to the lake park and go swimming. I ran inside to get my swim trunks and by the time I came out they were gone. I had no idea how to get there, but I knew which direction they pointed. So I went from gas station asking the attendant who didn't even know what city they were in, then resorting to searching street maps, to asking people in drug stores to walking in bars and asking the bartender (who actually knew east from west) to laundromat asking people how to get there. That was the day I realized most people were fucking retarded and probably couldn't find their own way home, and when they were lead there they probably pissed in the potted plants and put ice cream in the oven. After about two and a half hours of following bullshit directions, I found them laying in the sun and drinking beer. Of course when I showed up the party was over because they realized what happened.

This was the day I never questioned my ability to be where I wanted to be despite other people's stupidity and sabotage.

fuck around with gen alpha instead

Hahaha that’s why I love gen x 💯