Thursday, October 26, 2017

WELCOME TO BABY BOOMER MEMOS
BLOG #4
AGING BABY BOOMERS REACT TO OLD

Have you noticed the word old provokes reactions, from mild shudders to fierce outrage?
Do you shudder? Are you outraged?

A few Baby Boomers take their outrage to the extreme. They form a special unit of The Word Police. Their mission is to erase, preferably ban, old from common usage - as if it is an offensive insult. Seriously.

In my opinion, The Word Police perpetuate the old stigma. 

Boomers, why not uphold our rebellious legacy by shattering the traditional stigma of old?
How?
By redefining old, boomerlicious-style.

NOTE
It is up to us to redefine old, beginning with these three steps.
~ Take ownership of old - Use the word
~ Repudiate the stigma of old - Flaunt it
~ Celebrate old - It is the result of living a long life

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Boomers Have Mixed Emotions ...

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

WELCOME TO BABY BOOMER MEMOS
BLOG#3
AGING BABY BOOMERS REDEFINE OLD

Have you heard silly comments about Baby Boomers, such as:
We are:
~ old-school
~ irrelevant
~ obsolete
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera

Have you seen traditional images of old people, such as:
They:
~ sit in rocking chairs
~ wear frumpy clothes
~ grumble, fumble, stumble, and mumble

Have you responded:
~ no, No, NO

NOTE
It is not surprising that boomers do not perceive ourselves as sedentary, over-hill folks with outdated world-views, whose time has passed.
After all, we are The Baby Boomers!!!
We're redefining old, boomer-style.
I call it being Boomerlicious.

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Boomers react to old ...

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

WELCOME TO BABY BOOMER MEMOS
BLOG # 2
DO BABY BOOMERS NEED A NEW IDENTITY


Now that Baby Boomers are old, some boomers say it is ridiculous to be called baby ... anything.
But, there are others who have nostalgic fondness for our group identity.

Is it time for a name change? 
Frankly, most of us do not care. However, as long as there seems to be a push to come up with a new label, why not add our voices.

~ A few boomers are trying out 'Mature Boomers'.
In my opinion, it is doubtful the majority of boomers will adopt this terminology - for obvious reasons. 

~ What about 'Senior Boomers'?
I confess. Merely writing Senior Boomers requires effort. To prepare, I take deep calming breaths, chant soothing affirmations, but still gasp in horror as I struggle to utter the word 'Senior'.

~ Baby Boomers may cringe at 'Aging Boomers', yet many reluctantly accept it as tolerable.
Therefore, you will see Aging Boomers throughout Baby Boomer Memos - until someone comes up with a better choice.

Any ideas?

NOTE
BACK TO THE BEGINNING
As you probably know, The Baby Boom describes post WW11 elevated U.S. birth rates. (Rates also increased in other countries.)
It did not take much originality to anoint our generation: Baby Boomers.

To address the 18-year duration of the birth spike, from 1946 to 1964, I separate Baby Boomers into three sub-groups: First-wave, Midpoint, and Last-Wave.

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Boomers Redefine Old ...

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

WELCOME TO BABY BOOMER MEMOS
BLOG #1
BABY BOOMERS ARE (GASP!) OLD AND GETTING OLDER


Baby Boomers are OLD and getting OLDER!!!

Shhhh ...
Maybe, just maybe, if boomers do not write, speak, or think the word old (and avoid mirrors), we can pretend to be eternally young.

Perhaps ...
Very, very politely, we can ask Mother Nature and Father Time to grant us old exemptions. After all, The Baby Boomers are SPECIAL. Right?

Or ...
Boomers can age gracefully.
Hahahaha. 
Since when are we known for being graceful?

One last idea ...
What if we let our aging boomer-flags fly and own old?
How?
By redefining old in our inimitable Baby Boomer style.
I call it being Boomerlicious.

NOTE
Here we are growing old together. Is it comforting to know there are millions of us sharing this - whatever this is?

STAY TUNED 
Do Baby Boomers Need A New Identity ...

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