Those born between 1981 and 1986 are considered to belong to the Boomerang Generation.
From wikipedia.org...
The term 'boomerang' refers to the commonality with which these young adults choose to move back home with their parents after a brief period of living on their own, usually college, or to never move out in the first place. In the new economy, where outsourcing has eliminated many jobs, real wages have fallen over the last twenty years and a college degree no longer ensures job stability, this is the easiest, if not only, way for these young adults to maintain the middle class lifestyle they anticipated. It also allows them the option of unpaid internships and additional schooling without the burden of fully maintaining their own finances.
LOL, even though I am technically part of this generation (born in 1981) I haven't followed the path of returning home after graduation from college. I actually stayed where I was and proceded to live life. Was it easy? No. Did I wish I could again be financially secure in my parents home? Yeah.
I do understand the tendency. As a 2003 college grad, I have been laid off twice, been on unemployment for 6 months, and eventually decided that I want to go back to school for a law degree. It's been rough at times -- paying the bills through plastic instead of actual money -- but I found that moving home would signify a sense of failure in myself that I wasn't willing to bow to. (Plus my parents live in po-dunk Texas -- never want to move back there. Guess I'm just a city girl at heart <3)
I, too, had an unpaid internship once leaving school, but had saved up enough during school to pay for living expenses while I interned. (Sidetrack from the current topic -- What is up with unpaid internships??? Why am I expected to work for free to gain access to an industry after completing 4 years of education and incurring thousands in debt? It irritates me to think that a company sees my college education as a stepping stone, not a qualifying factor, on the way to employment. This is absurd!!)
Back to topic...
I want to know how being labeled the Boomerang Generation sits with the rest of you in this bracket. I find I shouldn't go in this category. In fact, I have done everything possible to avert having to move back in with my parents. How about you?
Wikipedia also lists the names for American generations dating back to the 1700s...where do you fit in?
| Term | Period |
| Awakening Generation | 1701–1723 |
| First Great Awakening | 1730–1740 |
| Liberty Generation Republican Generation Compromise Generation |
1724–1741 1742–1766 1767–1791 |
| Second Great Awakening | 1790–1840 |
| Transcendentalist Generation Transcendental Generation Abolitionist Generation Gilded Generation Progressive Generation |
1789–1819 1792–1821 1819–1842 1822–1842 1843–1859 |
| Third Great Awakening
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Following the footsteps of Japan, Florida school allows boy to enroll as a girl.By Jacqulyn - Posted on July 11th, 2006
I did a blog simular to this about Japan... A Florida school has allowed a young boy to enter school as a female. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jul 10, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A 5-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria will enter the school system in a Florida county as a girl.
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Military classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder -- UPDATE.By Jacqulyn - Posted on June 29th, 2006
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I previously blogged on the military continuing to claim homosexuality as a mental disorder. Well, today the military has FINALLY recanted and acknowledged their mistake.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department has acknowledged that it made a mistake when it classified homosexuality as a mental disorder, a Defense Department spokesman said. Read More » 3 comments
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Study finds people are more honest when they are watched -- even when the onlooker is a picture.By Jacqulyn - Posted on June 28th, 2006
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Trading one vice for another is easier than quitting -- even for chimpanzeesBy Jacqulyn - Posted on June 23rd, 2006
Tagged: Health
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Drink beer to stop smoking!
BEIJING: Xiku, the chain-smoking chimpanzee, has almost kicked his deadly habit thanks to the efforts of zookeepers in China. But it has taken a beer or two to help get him through detox. Xiku became addicted to smoking while mimicking the habits of humans during a career as a circus performer, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Friday. By the time he was sent to a zoo in Urumqi, the capital of China's northwest Xinjiang region, in 2002, Xiku smoked 10 cigarettes a day. That number doubled as visitors threw him cigarettes for amusement, but he is now down to smoking four a day after some unorthodox efforts from zookeepers, Xinhua said. "At the beginning, he became irascible when he wanted to smoke, jolting windows and doors," Xinhua quoted one of the keepers as saying. "We sometimes gave him some sunflower seeds or a bottle of beer to help him shake off the addiction and visitors are no longer allowed to throw him cigarettes." Read More » 1 comment
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Breast Implants and CancerBy Jacqulyn - Posted on June 22nd, 2006
Do breast implants cause cancer? Many would say yes. And logically, having a foriegn object implanted into your body can't be healthy. A large study of 24,000 women has added evidence that breast implants don't pose any added risks for ANY cancers and in fact, women with breast implants had a far lower cancer rate than women who did not have implants. A few quick facts: Women with breast implants were 43% less likely to get breast cancer, had less than average rates of all other cancers, and less at risk for breast cancer than other cosmetic surgery patients. Scientists are unsure for the reason behind these findings, but add that women who have had breast augmentation are generally younger, thinner, and have children at a younger age. Another suggestion is that women with a family history of breast cancer tend to not augment their breasts. The current findings are based on data for 24,558 women who underwent breast augmentation, mostly with silicone-gel implants, between 1974 and 1989. Their cancer incidence was compared with that of the general population, as well as a group of 15,893 women who underwent other cosmetic procedures during the same time period. Read More » 2 comments
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