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I Tried Parenting Like It Was The 1980s — And Wow, Gen-X Was Built Different

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I Tried Parenting Like It Was The 1980s — And Wow, Gen-X Was Built Different

The first day of don't-come-home-until-the-streetlights-turn-on 1980s summer week involved cooking. Indoors. At our house. Where three days a week my husband and I work from home. Growing up, my house was never the 'hang' house. My single mom was intolerant of noise, people, and anyone other than my sister and me entering her fridge or food cupboards. As a result, she didn't know my friends or the mischief we got up to over the years. I tried parenting like it was the 1980s — and wow, Gen-X was built different.

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