All Saints and the offspring of the baby boomers
Here’s the point I’m heading for: almost all of the teens I work with
are children of baby boomers (parents born between 1946-1964). And
though I know and love many of these parents, at times I am struck by
the self-centeredness of their life stories — a self-absorption
considered characteristic of their generation. At times, listening to
the kids talk about their parents’ divorces, one can’t help but get the
impression that children have come, second, third, and sometimes
twenty-third on their parents’ priority lists. Many grew up in day
care. Many grew up shuttling back and forth between two — or more —
parents. Many have blended families with half- and step-siblings of
very different ages.