Are you a Yoomer?
April 30, 2008
You read that right. A Yoomer. As far as I, and a google search, can tell this word isn’t spoken for. So, I’m coining my own word. Hence forth a yoomer describes a young Baby Boomer.
A yoomer is a person who is in the age range of 40-53. No magic to that- just my call. You see, when I was researching baby boomers most literature pointed to over 50. Ok, that’s fine but I was born in 1961, which puts me firmly in the last years for boomers. I felt left out. In fact, I couldn’t join Eons because I wasn’t 50. Thankfully, TBD, a wonderful social networking portal, was more open-minded.
Furthermore, the passage from a happy-go-lucky 30 something to someone 40 something and rapidly approaching the dreaded ‘middle age’ deserves its own special designation. It ain’t easy making the leap. Not that I think forties is middle aged. Now that we’re all living to 150 according to Barbara Walters, 75 is the new middle age. Just like yellow is the new black. Fashion rocks, doesn’t it?
If reading glasses are a necessity and you remember when gas was 79 cents a gallon and boogeying to disco, take heart. You’re not alone. You’re a Yoomer.
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