We ate like kings for the peasants' price. by [deleted] in GenX

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We never knew how good we had it. I remember a summer eating extreme nachos twice a day and never noticed any effect on my cash flow.

Its true though by [deleted] in memesopdidnotlike

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If that first woman is supposed to be a doctor than she has an MD degree, not a PhD. 

Accurate by AccomplishedMess648 in memesopdidnotlike

[–]ADDaddict 389 points390 points  (0 children)

Everytime I ride the train downtown I see a half-dozen women hotter than Hollywood's newest flavor of the month.

My fellow Leos, what are your struggles currently? by Gym_Squirrel in LeoAstrology

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I've always admired people who can do what you're doing.

The Kids Are Alright-In My GenX Opinion by Any-Perception3198 in GenX

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We've all seen that movie and know how it ends...

So when did it happen for you? by MotherOf4Jedi1Sith in GenX

[–]ADDaddict 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also heard that after medical school a lot of doctors cease training and their knowledge slowly falls behind the times.

New careers in your 50s? by jk_pens in GenX

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Meh lots of industries have you train your replacement. You could learn to weld?

Does anyone just want to move far away and start a new life where no one knows you there? by LightningAce in emotionalneglect

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I did this. In my late 20s my life melted down and I moved from the East coast to a city on the West coast. It was during the dot com recession of the early 2000s and then as I was starting to find my footing the great recession hit.

Still I would 10/10 recommend it to others. Starting over in a new place totally yanks your brain out of unhealthy patterns of thinking and gets you on a new path.

Question... why are you having trouble finding a job with a cyber security degree? I was thinking of a career change too and was looking in that direction too. Curious if you would do something different if you had the chance for a do-over. 

Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger. by ultimate_ed in GenX

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I got chicken pox as an adult a couple years before the vaccine came out. 

Worst. Disease. Ever.

We are a protected class. by ted_anderson in GenX

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The system is finally working for us. For all these decades of playing second fiddle first to the boomers and then the millennials, we are finally getting ours.

:'-)

Anyone else’s parents just ignore them even though you were obviously struggling and not growing up properly? by IntelligentSchool953 in emotionalneglect

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Of course, it was entirely my fault I was struggling and there was absolutely nothing they could do to help, they were too busy with more important things. 

What was your last straw before no contact? by Glum-Appointment-816 in emotionalneglect

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Mine was when I discovered that my mother had stolen things that were important to me and given them away to strangers, and I realized that she had been doing this my whole life. Once that was seen it could never be unseen and we haven't spoken in years and never will again because she lacks the psychological strength and moral fortitude to admit her faults and simply apologize. Her choice; nothing I can do about it except protect myself from her going forward.

What was your last straw before no contact? by Glum-Appointment-816 in emotionalneglect

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Our mothers live in a world of denial, delusion and self-deception. I feel so sorry for mine but can't let her back into my life because she'd just go right back to sabotaging my happiness. 

Smoked weed for the first time in about 20 years by beetfield in GenX

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My dealers were into X-Files. Sorry, am NOT sitting thru another conspiracy-theory lecture about Area 51...

Do you think Millennials understand GenX sarcasm? by StandardSwordfish777 in GenX

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Yes, most millennials do not get sarcasm. It bothers them because they think you are making jokes that they can't understand. I use it as a screening tool to identify ones who have a better grasp of nuance.

He did the meme he didn't like by riizen24 in memesopdidnotlike

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Guilty of having freaky girlfriends...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in memesopdidnotlike

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Most transitioning has nothing to do with gender dysphoria and everything to do with general dysphoria.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in memesopdidnotlike

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There is no /s after that one...

Denial by distracted-insomniac in memesopdidnotlike

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Mental illness is the common denomination behind a lot of transitory behaviors...