• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Ain’t that the fucking truth.

    The life of every Gen-X kid I grew up with was eerily similar.

    Monday-Friday:

    • Wake up
    • Make your own breakfast because parents have to go to work. If eldest child, make breakfast for younger siblings. A friend and her siblings divided breakfast where each sibling was responsible for one thing. Sue eggs and bacon, Ed milk and juice, Jimmy buttered toast, Sally plates and utensils. I always thought that was cool.
    • Catch bus to and from school
    • Alone and unsupervised until dinnertime (aka, when the street lights come on)
    • Have dinner with parent(s)
    • Go to room to do homework and/or listen to music and/or spend toouch time on the phone.
    • Sleep and repeat

    Saturday & Sunday:

    • Breakfast with parents…maybe Sunday dinner. Other than that, stay out of the house so parents can enjoy their weekend.