A Boomer Rant!

What, is she going off the deep end. Maybe so but fall always makes me reminisce about the past. So my past is steeped in boomer history and expectations of my generation. Coming of age during the Vietnam War and becoming a rebel against the establishment indoctrinated my beliefs throughout my life growth.    We boomers tried to overcome poverty, prejudice and injustice the only way we knew how through our expressive natures. 

For me, I was very sheltered growing up as a minister's daughter of older parents. So I was more of a want a be rebel, a late bloomer with a life partner at an early age. My poor parents had no clue what do with me except sentence me to a year of house arrest. 

When my generation started to rebel the establishment called us peace-nicks or hippies. Protests, free love and drugs sometimes were in the game. We got birth control pills and that changed everything! Free love without fear of pregnancy until Aides arrived in the 1980's.

 It was liberating at times to feel so young and unimpeded; thinking you would live forever and solve all the worlds problems. But low and behold, look at us today. There is still war, injustice and terrible diseases that the new generations have to address.

 Long haired men of old often are now bald. Our waist lines are enlarged with joints that are stiff and sore. We are still boomers, still mean well and want to change the world. But we do it in a more civilized way with social media and by our civic duty. I for one still like the notion of free love. Free love to all peoples no matter of color, religion or sexual orientation. Maybe I got it wrong when I was younger. Free love isn't just about sex, it is about loving one another not only in the good times but when things turn sour and bad.  Treating each other with respect no matter what we believe.

I am here in Gordon with too much time on my hands hanging with my grandsons. Jessamyn's surgery went well! Jay is bringing her home from Colorado and are in route. Big homecoming tonight with Taylen playing football and having a date to the dance. Parade is next up so gotta go... Will be pictures next week.