Millennial Midlife

It’s nearing the end of the third quarter (standing on business, over here) and we wanted to do one last goal check-in with our Child(ish) Advice Bingo card. So far, we are on the precipice of multiple bingos!!

-GIRLS’ TRIP, done 8/27-31
-Mary has an in-budget spending month!
-Joint Weight Loss Challenge: 15 lbs. (Thanks to Mary)
-Joint Book Goal: 47 books read (Thanks to Patti)
-Annual Mammograms: Booked for this month
-Third race done in the ATL Beltline Series

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Kids These Days: Generation Alpha

The new wave of kids born between 2010-2024 is known as Generation Alpha, slated to be the largest, most diverse, and digitally connected generation to date. While the tail end of this generations’ kids are just being born, their reputation precedes them. Remember last year when people were taking to social media about how “rude and disrespectful” this new generation is in Sephora, blaming their millennial parents for their behavior?

But HOLD ON, is Gen Alpha really as bad as they seem or have we become the “Sorry, Boomers” we made fun of in our youth? And is it the parenting or the societal norms that define a generation?

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