Hello, I’m Jen, a Gen X Mom and Catholic convert trying to survive parenting in the 21st Century. As such, I’m a helicopter parent! Motherhood is the greatest adventure and blessing of my life. I believe children are a gift from the Lord. Thank you, God, for my children.
I was blessed with my first child, Juliette, in 1997. I lost two babies in separate miscarriages before the birth of my son, Sullivan, who miraculously came along in 2005. Despite all odds, our family was completed in 2007 with the birth of my baby girl Bridgette. In 2018, I became Nanny Poppins to my granddaughter Willow, Juliette’s little girl.
Classic Gen X Mom and Helicopter Parent
My experience in motherhood is reflective of my generation, Generation X. I waited until I was older to have kids, which is one of the things that makes me a classic Gen X mom. After I graduated from college, all I could think about was paying down student loan debt. I was almost 30 when Juliette was born and almost 40 when Bridgette came along. Most significantly, I’m a helicopter parent and (mostly) proud of it! Is there anything else for a mother to be in the 21st Century? It’s crazy out there.
Work-Life Balance
Like every Gen X mom I know, I value work-life balance. I am willing to make almost any sacrifice to be able to maintain flexibility in my career — position, recognition, money. My kids mean everything to me.
Over the last 25 years, I’ve worked in public relations and journalism. I earned my accreditation in PR in 2006.
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Hi Jennifer:
I’m not one to write bloggers very often, but I was compelled to write you after reading your wonderful post about latch key kids of the 1970s. I was born in 1969 and grew up in California. Your story is incredibly similar to mine. I’m a content marketing writer and a mom of two boys.
I’m starting to figure out after 45 years that all that time by myself when I was a kid watching reruns of The Brady Bunch has actually affected my life. Not only can I recite the entire script of the Hawaii episode (including Vincent Price’s lines), I’m a great cook (I made dinner every night for my single mother) and have an irrational fear of losing my keys.
My blog is TheEntrepreneurialmom.com. I would love to chat with you about collaborating on something. I think we have an interesting generational story that I don’t believe has been really told effectively yet. Let me know if you’re interested.
Thanks,
Julie