Another example of GenX Squared

[@leiaclark8388]

I’m a GenX who went bowling with my Alpha niece and nephew today. Whoo! I have met my match with those two! My other nephew, who is a young Z, is totally screen addicted. My little alphas, they give flying tackle hugs, completely oblivious to the harm they are doing to creaky old farts. It’s glorious!

[@clarissathompson]

Lol! My granddaughter is 4, she already has zero effs to give and it’s hilarious. She’s fearless and I love it!😂

[@geoffkeller5337]

That's freaking awesome!!!!

[@Aurora3242]

Wow, the sight of children playing outside, learning, laughing - It is truly heart warming!

[@TheBlackToedOne]

But the BEST thing about this whole thing is mom is recording and encouraging it. She even gives them the all clear. "Okaaay!" And then when he sticks the landing she's laughing. Reminds me of my mom. I miss her.

[@gregorykiernan7849]

Mom❤🙏

[@averagejoe8255]

Amen! If this “Gen Alpha” is the next newest generation, then bring it on! Maybe there's hope yet! 😂

[@Livinghopefulandhonest]

THERE'S DEFINITELY HOPE KNOWING WE'RE THE NEWEST GENERATION!!! 🎉

[@billiep4338]

I just seen a group of 5 children running beside a tractor tire😂Rolling one of their buddies down the street and crashed into a large hedge😂 They were having a blast 🙏🏻❤️ They stopped as I drove by & they looked at me like they were going to be in trouble 😅 I assured them this was great, have fun,& anyone that has a problem with it, just agree with them,let them go on,wait till they’re gone and resume playing as long as you’re not tearing anything up, have all the fun you can 😇❤️

[@elisabethhughes6005]

Next time just warn them about not getting too close to Boo Radley’s place.

[@redfro4992]

Luv it! teach em how to keep it on the DL from Karen

[@darinbennett3638]

Now that is true progress! Kids reverting back to playing outside with a hint of danger is great to see these days. I continue to be amazed when driving through a neighborhood that we don't see groups of kids playing outside but my hope is that one day there will be a revival of the movie 'The Sandlot' and we'll actually see a pickup game of baseball!

[@alricaneshama]

Yes, it is true progress. I cannot wait to hear loads of kids outside again. Yelling, screaming, laughing, having fun, getting hurt, and off to play some more.

[@drunkensquirrel7545]

@@alricaneshama Indeed! And *without* Helicopter Parents' interference! My folks taught me how to stay safe, protect myself from danger & trust my own instincts whilst still having fun in a big-city concrete jungle. I'm 55 now & grateful for all I've learned growing up as a Gen X latchkey kid. 👍🏽

[@btf1287]

@@alricaneshama you will be waiting forever

[@AnAceism]

and street hockey everywhere , with kids yelling CAR !

[@darinbennett3638]

@@AnAceism Yes, there was always the kid(s) yelling 'car'...great memories. As long as we went in the house when we saw the street lights come on everything was good.

[@RuggerDez]

Ah yes, the old ways. Swinging on a rope in the woods only to land on my head and sustain a concussion. Good times indeed. ❤

[@jamesanthony8438]

My grandfather had something better in the woods behind his house in Texas. He'd made a zipline from a 1" steel cable or such strung above a platform between two trees which then ran down a hill, across a ditch and snapped at the other end where it was tied around another tree. Your whole body would swing up, then back down where you'd then glide back to the other side of the ditch and hop off. A nylon rope attached below the seat allowed you to run it back up to the platform for the next rider. Local church youth groups used to make trips out to his house and spend the day having fun in the shaded sun... until he died and my aunt inherited that portion of his estate. Her p.o.s husband cut it down to avoid any injury suits. Just another (albeit personal) reason why I miss the 80's =(

[@timothyknowlton2927]

1/2 in left or right and wouldn't be calling you a pussy. Pussy! Did break my nose though!

[@annsmith1596]

As a boomer this makes me so happy to see kids being kids. But the biggest joy is seeing the amazement and joy on your face.

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

Me too and kinda of sad that when I was young we didn't have Big wheels, BMX real skateboards,VCRs, cable TV and many other things that Gen -X had but we did have a lot more freedom and being a teenager in the 70s was awesome 😎

[@milesrowland110]

You all that joy and amazement?

[@jeannekrueger5152]

Yeah us BB just had bikes . But we did same stuff.

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

@@jeannekrueger5152 back in the day bikes were transportation for a kid not a toy and you better learn how to repair it or you were walking

[@jeannekrueger5152]

@@JustMe-gn6yf A bike was everything

[@dracosdiabolis1769]

Ok... this is relatable. I have 2 children. 1. Being 19. The 2. 5. The 19 year old is well..... stuck in the electronics and wouldn't shoo the flys away if they where bothering them. The 5 year old on the other hand. Is in a nutshell a GenX kid made over. And is keeping this 47 year old on his toes. But fun cause I find myself traversing threw time back to around that age and showing her the GenX ways. Much to the mother's chagrin.

[@OldJoeBlows]

Awesome! She’s so lucky to have a dad that wants to do things with and for her. Keep her off social media, they will try to convince her she’s a boy.

[@mwfmtnman]

Over protective mothers have been our problem. Good on you for plowing through

[@dracosdiabolis1769]

@@OldJoeBlows already gearing up for that .... should our school system work it into the curriculum.

[@dracosdiabolis1769]

@@mwfmtnman her mother figured out im too feral to be domesticated. And can't tell me what to do, I being way too independent for my own good sometimes. And she sees the same traits in our 5 year old. Lol so she knows she "lost the war" just doesn't realise it yet. Lol

[@OldJoeBlows]

@@dracosdiabolis1769 If your child attends any public school, it will be in the curriculum. Title IX is a federal act and public schools must follow it. I'd start planning now for alternate schooling or how you will confront the issue when it comes up, because it will. Good Luck. Protect her with all you got!

[@morticialilyr6605]

He had a helmet on. He was perfectly safe. That's the Gen Z contribution to a Gen X past time. My brothers and I did this all the time. Not in a car with a roof or with helmets. We had a metal pedal car and we took turns pushing each other to see who got the most air. Good.times😁

[@Livinghopefulandhonest]

They're gen alpha

[@gregorykiernan7849]

We used to ride big wheels down a long wooded hill side, just to see who would make it to the bottom.

[@waltblackadar4690]

The helmet is a nice touch. Maybe a few more Alphas will make it to adulthood than the lost Xers who took one for the team as helmets weren't a thing.

[@lindseychan5493]

I was gonna say the same thing! We didn't use a helmet, (but honestly....it's a good idea).

[@chuckdavis8899]

Even though I was born in 1992 being raised by my gen X mother with values instilled by her grandparents has a lingering effect on me I remember the old ways 😂

[@kaylonni9574]

My son is the same way. I am Gen X but I was a young single mom and he acts more like Gen X than a millennial.

[@jimdeal6335]

Man, me and my brother (myself born in '81, him in '87) would load into our red Radio Flyer wagon then fly down our grandparent's steep ass hill, across their gravel driveway, across an uncleared gravel road, and into a (usually) dry creek bed like an Appalachian bobsled team, lol. I am a firm believer that generational tags are less about the year you were born and more how you were raised....and these kids are Gen X 2.0!

[@littlemiss_76]

You're a millennial.

[@kaylonni9574]

No his brother is a millennial born 87. But he is Gen X, born in 81.

[@AClockworkOnion]

@@littlemiss_76 A Generation does not have first dib on how kids play outside. I'm quickly finding that Gen X acts like they did everything and created everything no generation has done before or after them and that's seemingly special. It's not. You're no different from a boomer or a millennial. You're just like me and everyone else, just average. Whatever you are, be a good one, not a shitty one.

[@XiahouJoe]

@@AClockworkOnion ?? how about be an accurate one too. As in I have seen TONS of gen x videos on Gen x and and not one said they created playing out side or claimed to crate. They claimed and did have a vastly higher percentage of kids who played outside like generations BEFORE them. As in kids are rasied by the internet and TV now more than ever. To think otherwise is painfully naive. They are the ONLY generation to be raised without and then with internet tech. Thats what these and other videos are about. Be a good one whatever you are yes. But please be accurate. And saying no different. Just standard anecdotal looking around and observing and people watching for decades of life says that is just about the stillest thing i think anyone has ever said.

[@jenniferhanses]

I wonder if its because their Gen Y and Z parents are too distracted by their screens to supervise? And so they might as well be latchkey kids because no one at home is watching them.

[@juliearmfield2634]

It probably is.

[@lallyk3945]

I hope not. The playing outside is wonderful! But neglect from parents will do some damage. 🤔

[@jenniferhanses]

@@lallyk3945 Agreed. My nephew is in daycare with another kid whose only skill is playing Fortnight because that's what his dad does when he's home, just plays fortnight and ignores the kid. That does not seem healthy.

[@noize7932]

you called it

[@tedjohnson3950]

Mom is the one recording. You man hear her laugh in the end!!!!

[@georgiapeach7291]

Awesome! I kinda wondered what camera they were using from us growing up. I actually thought someone posted a video of the way we used to play games. Dangerous tricks just part of growing. We use to climb skinny, tall pine trees from Mississippi, during our family reunion and as only one person at a time was up there, then the rest of us cousin's would bend the tree till it almost touched the ground, then let go! It was fun to see who could hang on or not 😂😂 If one went flying, of course we all ran to check on them. Covered in pine sap and dirt when were through. We had a blast!

[@drunkensquirrel7545]

Dang, I'm jealous! Gen-X city kid here. Even at 54, that pine tree stuff sounds like fun... with an extra side of Deadly, please! 😅😅😅

[@bobhope401]

We did the same of sorts with skinny river birch thicket. Oh those were the days. They've gotten bigger and not so skinny now but there's still a few younger ones you could do as we did. But now that I own the adjoining property instead of skinny dip in the creek. And still this day every once in awhile a snake goes by LOL

[@wilhelminamyers146]

AAHHH, the never to be forgotten game of LAUNCH or FAILURE TO LAUNCH!

[@lindaward3156]

I'm a boomer and this truly took me back - altho we didn't have no stinkin' plastic cushy instruments of death - all metal, all the time. the things we got up to in our Radio Flyers would give parents of today a heart attack. I never see the 6' toboggans of my youth anywhere. my 3 bros and I would drag those sleds of breath stopping speeds to the highest hill we could find. plenty of other kids with METAL saucers, flexible flyers, cardboard, etc - not ONE parent in sight! wipe-outs were actually kinda fun, we'd bail off the sled if heading for a tree and brush ourselves off, go back up the hill, and try to aim better. no helmets, no nothing. skating was on a pond you hoped was frozen over (usually the heaviest kid was sent out) and it was our swimming hole in warmer times. parent-less good times!

[@rajon25]

As a baby GenX dad I totally approve and encourage this type of behavior with my only requirement being more PPE than we had as kids.

[@speedbuggy16v]

well thats easy, just give them your old shades! Now they have eyepro, a set of ear buds counts as earpro right?

[@jimmyaashley]

All we had was football helmets. When they came out, you knew it was on!

[@rajon25]

@@jimmyaashley same but grew up in a Northern state so we had hockey helmets.

[@johnking6252]

Helmet? what's a helmet? old boomer , baseball caps are head gear .

[@jimmyaashley]

@@johnking6252 You only wore them when you knew it was stupid. Wearing a helmet while JUST riding a bike or skateboard got you beat up.

[@YTubeScandalScrambledMyHandle]

😂 These kids are awesome. Just a matter of time before one of their friends are driving fast downhill & kid in the back throws a parachute out & it snatches them out immediately only to float safely to the ground. We were using a station wagon 🤣. Stay safe lol. 😇✌️

[@WhoCanYouTrust_No1]

That’s true !! My grandson❤ is a Gen. alpha and he is all about doing things outside . This brought back a early 70’s memory of myself and two siblings flying down the middle of our street in our homemade go cart, wiped out and my front tooth got chipped!!! Wicked fun times and precious memories.

[@joey3032]

My son is now 14 and definitely has my gen c blood coursing through his veins. Even as a baby and only crawling , one of his favorite things to do, was to climb up the couch and throw himself off. I thought maybe he was “special” at first but as he grew he always displayed a sense of adventure and risky behavior. Total badazz! Love ya kiddo. ❤

[@Budman_4044]

That looks like something we would have done back in the day. Jumping ramps, bicycle trails alongside Railroad tracks, jumping from a bridge into a creek, climbing up the Ready-Mix conveyer belt and jumping off into the sand pile. Only going into the house to eat and sleep and maybe sometimes to use the bathroom.

[@hellhound1389]

I commend those parents and smile at the children learning about life. However by that age my children were fighting over the go kart and I had already learned to drive (farm kid) so while they have made progress they still are just reading from the books we wrote

[@jamesanthony8438]

We had one, too, with almost one full acre of unfenced pasture land near the house to race it around. Got really good at sliding around mesquite trees and thorn bushes. Body would ache when we were done, though. No shocks on that ours. =)

[@omi1766]

I watch my six yr old granddaughter have a temper tantrum cuz she hates being inside the house, she loves the outside. I just sigh with love that she will carry the Gen X torch. I love this video by the way that's the way you do it!

[@wibla2578]

Hell yeah, that's how you raise kids. Love the giggle at the end.

[@smackpointgsps1476]

I've pondered this for a while now, wondering what will become of the world when the kids of today are running the show. I think the cycle of generations has come around again, and we Gen X grandparents are raising our grandkids the way so many of our Silent Gen grandparents raised us. It does give me hope.

[@karlenerobertson4455]

So proud of those boys!! ❤❤

[@dlaluan]

This is amazing!! Finally a group of kids not staring at their cell phones or stuck on video games. Instead, doing fun yet crazy things we did as kids. Props to their parents!!

[@deborahrichardson3731]

It's good to see. The other day, I actually saw kids riding bikes and playing outside.😊

[@apsarasangreal84]

Stuck the landing, and I CHEERED...then raised his arms in triumph! That's a win for the history books

[@TukikoTroy]

Absolutely! And may the kids carry their broken collar bones with pride and may it once again become a badge of honour with all the bragging rights that come with it!

[@lisasfriends]

Ahaha! That was LOVELY! Go forth young sons and daughters! The world is your oyster!

[@Brykk]

Brilliant. What a glorious display! Cheers to these intrepid adventurers and their parents.

[@alricaneshama]

Does my heart a wold of good to see the old ways coming back.

[@wherami]

That reminds me of my childhood lol

[@GenXtothe7thPower]

It's pretty darn close! Would our parents have insisted on the helmet if we had them available?!

[@OldJoeBlows]

They wouldn’t have known and there would have been no evidence of this event. For our street, it would have been dependent upon whose parents were home at the time and which one came out to check. 😆

[@charlesreese9085]

That's a thing of beauty. Never thought I'd see shenanigans like that again.

[@Freshfish111]

The kids on my street actually get together in the evenings and play in the front yards. It's wonderful to see this again. I don't even mind slowing down and waiting for them to pause their game as I drive by!

[@michaelanthonydevita5394]

I have so many childhood memories line that i cannot count them all! Its do good seeing kids be kids

[@uoabigaillevey]

That was beautiful on a spiritual level. This is how you train to resist the great snowflake meltdowns of the recent past.

[@kellyjoevans223]

Gen xer here. My teens are respectful but questionable at times. My 4 and 5 year old are outside from dusk til dawn climbing, exploring, existing, they are fearless and absolutely shady. I love them.

[@J8n3eyr3]

Gen X Grandma to grandchild coming in at dark: Did you die today? Grandchild: Maybe a little. Brad looks worse. G-X G-ma - Walk it off, and wash your filthy hands.

[@CasualGameplayz]

Your shorts are so hilarious, and your tone is soo funny. I was born in 83 and i can so relate to all this. Keep it up brother.

[@jeradblazek677]

😂🤣😂. That's awesome!! THAT is how kids are supposed to be playing. Those create moments you'll always remember, and when you hurt yourself, you learn where your limits are. More of this type of behavior please!!

[@jimmyaashley]

That might’ve re-stored, in me, some faith in humanity. Love it. Good to see a group of kids being a group of kids. And actually outside too!

[@scottmichael3745]

Man you straight up crack me up! 😂 You're so eloquent! I frigging ❤ it!

[@angelarichcreek]

Yesssss!!!!! I love to see this kind of stuff happenin! Get em out playin, don’t pamper em and if they get a boo boo tell em like my papaw said just rub a little dirt on it, it’ll be alright 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣! Absolutely love it 🥰

[@dbshipman7787]

ITS FANTASTIC!!! They will become much more wise and they will definitely be survivors!!! ROCK ON!!!

[@ratsumatra3003]

It does look like fun. From personal experience, I won't fit into that little car anymore, no matter how much alcohol is involved...but it looks fun. Keep playing babies ❤

[@valtoton2982]

The main difference is that they're filming and posting it... WE were smart enough to leave no evidence behind! 😜😜😜

[@PamelaPhillips-ed9sl]

Grumpy Grandpa here. We used to get in tractor tires. And roll down hills. I'm surprised I'm still alive. To be honest with you.😂😂😂👍

[@mikek0135]

These children have found glory! They must continue!

[@destructtsugs]

Finally, I hope this is a start of a generation with more grit and spine.

[@pablo81778]

I liked how someone's mother, at least I guess it was a mother, was filming them. I love it

[@CJLiveFromTheOutdoors]

Well done sir. One Gen X veteran to another, thank you for amplifying this on your platform.

[@_kass3939]

My 25 yr old (gen Z) plays pool and has created board games for game night with the gang. No tv, no phones, and no internet, just hanging each week to have fun. He even bought me a Lego hotel to build for my birthday 😂.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Great job. You not only stick the landing but celebrated it. Good job kids,you bring a warmth to an Gen X'ers often cold heart.

[@michellemoore4585]

This brought back such good memories of just playing outside, using our imaginations. If we got hurt really bad we just looked around to make sure we were still alive….then got and did it all over again. 😉

[@illiniwood]

The fact that they're outside at all and not one cell phone to be seen calls for a celebration within itself.

[@MikeGraceJediDad]

I did something almost EXACTLY like that in 1983 with my friends. Most of whom i am still in touch with. Go get em Alpha!

[@Boringcountrylife]

1980 me loves seeing my 2012 (youngest child) take a back pack and large blanket up into our mulberry tree and spend most of her free time up there reading or doing school work this week.

[@jinxgtr]

brings back the memories, broken power wheel fown the biggest hill in town. The thought of how much fun we used to have

[@OldJoeBlows]

I had to rewatch that. It was great. Rub some dirt on that kid.

[@andrewunderwood4570]

Strong is the genx force in these padawans. We must protect these padawans and truly show them the way.

[@lordkreigs1978]

The "Big Wheel" tricycle came out when I was around ten years old. We did a LOT of crazy dangerous down hill on and off road stuff like his but we had no helmets for safety, or cameras for the memories.

[@gregorykiernan7849]

We rode on a wooded hill side to see who could dodge the trees to make it to the bottom of the hill. Pretty good speed, a lot of crashes, and NO helmets. 😂

[@markinator8826]

I remember riding bikes down dead mans hill with slate rocks and tree roots and at the bottom a steel fence post in the middle of the path warning us to go right or left but some went straight and that was epic!! Bicycle parts flying through the air along with the rider screamming like the end was near...good times!!

[@Odetojoyous]

There's hope!

[@tle7696]

Greatest thrill ride of all....rolling down a steep hill!

[@jeffreysummers6843]

My 5 year old and 3 year old love to fly down the driveway. I take them out almost everyday to fuel their love of adventure. Sadly they are usually the only ones outside. People need to take a break from staring at screens.

[@jimjankswankson]

Seeing this my heart truly was warmed. 👍🏾

[@be-twixt]

We’ve come full circle it seems. There’s hope😂

[@notright7]

I give the kid props for wearing the helmet at least. And that was cool.

[@ajax1137]

That was awesome. The kid even had the foresight to wear a friggin' helmet. I'm still trying to understand why we (Gen-X) turned into helicopter/bulldozer parents and ruined our own kids instead of raising them in a manner similar to how we were raised. I think the only thing we should have changed was the latch-key part.

[@jamesanthony8438]

Never had kids, but I'm more than happy to be the favorite uncle who takes the nieces and nephews for a week and returns them spoiled. =)

[@micktaylor5205]

That was a sick landing! Well done boys, and parents.

[@StephTellnTruth]

I love the freedom and creativity kids have. It should Never be stifled, imagining things, creating things, doing things for FUN!!! LET THE CHILDREN PLAY!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!

[@AmericanFlyOnTheWall]

These kids will probably be in an Army Ranger battalion when they graduate high school. 😂

[@ftroop2000]

I count myself as Gen X (82). This is the kind of shit we did. We never played computer games (we had them). We were out making fun from nothing. I would hate being a kid nowadays (or as far back as early 2000's), knowing what I had. Wouldn't change it. It was bliss. It was freedom. It was fun. Most of all, it built strength and character!

[@runswithwindz9875]

What a big smile this gave me ! 😃

[@cliffdog2004]

Brings a tear to my eye...

[@try8042]

Omg! This reminds me of when my brothers and I used to slide down the stairs in a barrel. Dangerous yes, did we get hurt no! We are all here today 38, 39, and 41.

[@kevinthegrizzly5074]

Brings back memories of the 70s. 👊🏾🪖🇺🇸✝️

[@hittman4787]

Reminds me of shopping trolley down hill races. Six trolleys 12 mates. 1 in each trolley and the others pushing them of the start of a monster hill. The good old days.

[@speedbuggy16v]

BWHAHAHAHAHA, That was awesome, especially the raising of the hands in the air to celebrate!

[@210SETX]

That makes me feel proud!!! Keep it up kids!!👍

[@nathanelliott7897]

Al I need next is to hear someone say, “You’re alright, walk it off”😂

[@AH-ef3rw]

These kids are gen X improved. Doing smart, dumb shit but with the good sense to wear a helmet before flipping twice over a curb. Love this new generation! They are going places!

[@Livinghopefulandhonest]

I'm from gen alpha and all I wanna say is, thank you good sir

[@MaryDunford]

Truth. We wouldn't have worn a helmet. 😂

[@meatwax]

I'm a teacher of Gen A. I Teach them the OLD WAYS. I let them hurt themselves. I let them have fun. I let them explore....ive broken both arms, am covered in scars i dont even remember getting, and my jaw still clicks from crashes, and fights, deep into my 40s. Thes kids will earn thier scars, and memories! Now go outside and dont come back until the street lights come on.!

[@sherrywatts112]

Thats a rare sighting in deed!!! REAL LIVE CHILDREN PLAYING OUTSIDE ‼️‼️‼️😊😁😊😁

[@BossmanRA]

Reminds me of my childhood. We actually had bb gun fights, thank God everyone kept their eyes. We were relentless as children 😂😂😂

[@chadvartanian9125]

This is glorious!!! And brings me back to my 80’s childhood.

[@cupricthehorse2796]

I had a brief flashback to that time my sister knocked out my baby teeth with the strawberry shortcake tricycle in '85. 😂

[@Caberbalschnit]

God save this man. He always says things exactly as they should be.

[@LongueDuree]

Ha! AMEN!!! Praise the most high!!!

[@adamgarrick3778]

The only thing that would have made this better would have been if dad was quietly watching the whole thing unfold while smoking a cigarette.

[@ktwashere5637]

that somersault is the greatest thing I have ever seen.

[@hollynicholson3440]

Love your videos!! Rock on 🤘 and we’ll done- Thank you 🙏

[@heymom...4237]

We used to see who could walk the farthest out on Grandpa’s frozen pond before chickening out & coming back when the ice cracked. We tied ropes around the waist of the kid walking out so we could pull them in if they fell through. 🤣

[@TheBaumcm]

And the pendulum swung and it was glorious!

[@smc1942]

Deep Thoughts... _"I'm all for making the world safe for our children. But NOT our children's children! Because I don't think children should be having children."_ -Jack Handy

[@lizavaughan4941]

I would love if Gen alpha becomes the new and improved Gen X! That would be so cool!

[@GreyWolf53]

Dude, I got to admit that was bad ass. That was some Gen X shit right there.

[@cooking_with_cat_hair1810]

Remember the big wheel? We also used to stand in tracker tires and cartwheel down hills. WooHoo!