Gen X Men are assholes.
Naturally, not all of them, but a lot of them. Gen Xer’s grew up in the greed-filled 80’s where Communists were the enemy and cocaine was king. Some had stay-at-home Mom’s that catered to their every whim in lieu of getting a job. Those with working Mom’s watched their Mom’s work outside the home, only to come home and work inside the home. Dad’s “off time” was spent watching sports in front of the TV, or on the golf-course drinking with pals, and maybe mowing the lawn. The boys in the later group were jealous of their pampered peers, and instead of making it better, they demand the “Mommy me” treatment of their spouses.
It’s 2018 and so many of my working-Mom peers do 80% or more of the child rearing and housework – including yard work, whilst their “eldest child” goes out to play. What’s worse, is the “man-child” is often unwilling to converse or do anything about it.
Why?
Because they are spoiled.
They long for the time of “Mad Men” and shutter with being outed in the “Me Too” like movements. They don’t want change and they don’t want to talk about it. They want to be entitled brats that expect women to chase after them and wipe their pee off the toilet seat (yes, we know it’s YOU).
But guess what?
They are getting old, impotent, fat, bald and passed over. Despite the work and home pressures, women are still succeeding. Maybe it’s wages-that-are-lower-than-male- counterpart that’s doing it, or maybe women are less worried about having a tidy home and dinner on the table, or maybe it is just time.
So, Gen X Men, get off your old, bald, fat, drunk, lazy asses. It is time to step up or step out. And for many of us Gen X Women, I say STEP OUT.
Ask Angela 