Generation X

ha ha...do you remember how it used to be?

Parachute pants, punk rock and Motley Crue-

No cell phones, computers, or iPods-

Just to name a few-

Radio, Casey Kasem, tapes, boom box, vhs-

Before skinny jeans- We wore straight leg-

501 jeans, Guess, scrunchies, side pony tails, tie dye-

Wax on Wax off  had a profound meaning-

May the force be with you- I am your father-

Maverick and Top Gun-

Yo, Adrian always tells the truth-

Do you remember how it used to be?

Walking to school-

Waiting for the bus-

Riding in cars with boys-

Ozzy playing loudly-

Joan Jett made girls playing with guitars look cool-

Now my daughter questions me-

I have to smile as I listen to her world-

And remember my own youth-

Two worlds joined together by Madonna and Lady Ga Ga-

Generation X faces new fears-

Parenting, careers, Pilates, digital inventions and we don't know what time it is without our cell phones-

Pen and paper seem so old school-

And Molly Ringwald is the mom on The secret life of an American teenager-

I watch it every week with my daugher- Sex, Sex, Sex and more sex

What happened to just say no?

Still we take pride and point out the old school-

Dr. Dre, Ozzy and Downey became Iron Man

And I can say I was Johnny Depps first fan-

Pointing to my dvd of 21 Jumpstreet-

My daughter laughs-

Generation X

We still walk on-

See the end of something old-

And usher in the new-

I never thought I'd see-

A President who looks like me-

And the nightly news anchors are women-

Jennifer Lopez shows the world what Latinos can do-

For all the bad that we've gone through-

We still have so much to be proud of-

So much more to do-

While we raise our kids, follow football-

Basketball and the news-

Connect with old school friends on facebook-

Juggle careers, dreams, family-

We are the last who remember how it used to be-

When a boy had to knock on the door-

Or call your house phone-

And just maybe big brother answered-

Back in the day boys had to fight for the right-

To stand next to you-

No text message secretly sent-

No email, no facebook, no blog to be read-

lol? no we just cracked up-

Rad- meant cool and cool was in-

Sick just meant ou were ....uh sick?

Rock was rock-

Punk was in your face-

And Preppy was next door-

Now I decipher what my kids say-

With google and learn to talk text-

Out with the old and in with the new-

My mom has a cell phone-

Who knew?

Oh, but I remember how it used to be-

Do you?

-Janie (I'm old...and you might be too) :)