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Why Gen X—'the forgotten generation'—might just make the best grandparents

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59% Informative

The Breakfast Club is having grandbabies.

Gen Xers will inevitably be the coolest grandparents ever.

They're practical and resourceful.

We're resilient but caring and adaptable.

We've had decades to come to terms with our upbringing, to heal the hurt parts, and to remember the joy and wonder of our childhoods.

VR Score

56

Informative language

51

Neutral language

55

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

30

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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