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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From The Split to This Is Us, the 6 best family dramas to watch after Ginny & Georgia
There's a lot to love about Netflix's Ginny & Georgia. From the outrageously ridiculous plots, to the questionable age differences between the cast and the characters they play, to the way they actually highlight important issues we need to see on screen, we can't help but bingewatch the series. And one of the biggest things we love about the series is the intergenerational family dynamic. In just one series you get to explore the lives of both teenagers, kids and adults. If like us this is one of the biggest draws to the series for you too, then we've rounded up six must watch shows you need to watch next that have a similar family dynamic to the storytelling in Ginny & Georgia. Where to watch: Channel 4 With six seasons there's a lot to keep you occupied if you watch This Is Us. It follows the lives of one family - the two parents and their three children - over various different timelines and stages of their lives. There's intense storylines including grief, heartbreak and love. Trust us - you'll need the tissues when you watch this one. Where to watch: Netflix Friends are often family, and Firefly Lane does an incredible job of showcasing this. It's about two girls Tully and Kate who met when Tully moves in next door with her chaotic single mother. The show jumps between various timelines (just like Ginny & Georgia) as you watch the women go through first love, their careers, children and illness. With just two long seasons you could potentially bingewatch it over a weekend. Where to watch: Netflix At the heart of Sweet Magnolias is the story of three best friends, but after a few episodes it becomes clear it's more than just that and we get introduced to their families and community. Just like in Ginny & Georgia there's a lot of high and low stakes drama as the three women navigate divorce, betrayal and running their own business together in the small and close town of Serenity in South Carolina. Where to watch: BBC iPlayer Part legal drama, part family series, The Split is perfect for you if you loved seeing Georgia's trial unfold during the recent series of Ginny & Georgia. The BBC series is about the Defoe family who all work in divorce law for their family's firm. Well, all except the eldest daughter Hannah, who works for the family's rival firm. As well as their clients' own cases to win, they've all got troubles of their own to sort out. Where to watch: Channel 4 Based on Celeste Ng's novel of the same name, Little Fires Everywhere is perfect if you love the small town drama of Wellsbury in Ginny & Georgia and how one seemingly perfect community can actually hold a lot of darkness. It stars Reese Witherspoon as Elena Richardson who invites single mother Mia Warren (played by Kerry Washington) and her daughter into her family's lives, only for her decision to have disastrous consequences. Where to watch: Netflix If you want a more light-hearted family drama series then we'd recommend The Duchess. It stars Katherine Ryan as a single mother in London trying to raise her daughter. The unconventional dynamic between Katherine's character aptly named Katherine and her on-screen daughter Olive, has a lot of similarities between that of Ginny and Georgia. Expect a lot of laughs, incredible costumes and touching moments too. Ginny and Georgia is available on Netflix nowYou Might Also Like A ranking of the very best hair straighteners - according to our Beauty Editors Best party dresses to shop in the UK right now 11 products you'd be mad to miss from the Net A Porter beauty sale
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
I wrote about millennials' real estate woes. Then I felt the wrath of Gen X.
Tales of intergenerational turmoil tend to strike a nerve, so I steeled myself for some angry emails last month when I wrote a story about the millennials who aren't ready to inherit homes from their baby boomer parents. Both boomers and millennials have good reason to get touchy about media scrutiny — each side has caught plenty of grief for the economic shortcomings of the younger generation. But in all my mental preparation, I failed to consider that my story would piss off an entire other cohort: Gen Xers. What I wrote still rings true: Millennials stand to inherit trillions of dollars' worth of real estate as baby boomers age out of the market, which means they'll soon be wading through complicated questions about trusts, taxes, and what to do with all of their parents' worthless junk. In nearly 3,000 words on this looming wealth transfer, however, I made no mention of Gen Xers. Readers let me have it. "You seem to not realize that there was a generation between the boomers and the millennials," one wrote. "Not trying to be a bitch, I just wanted to give you the opportunity to salvage your credibility." "Please remember that Gen X exists." In the grand scheme of internet discourse, the messages were polite and level-headed (typical Gen Xers), but there was one email that really stuck with me. It was from Amy Reed, a 52-year-old in Ohio, who wanted to emphasize that Gen Xers like her were already dealing with the nightmare scenarios outlined in my millennial-centric story. Members of the so-called Sandwich Generation, in their mid-40s to early 60s, are stuck with the daunting task of sorting out their parents' affairs while also helping out their own children. And nobody seems to care. "I know Gen X is the forgotten generation," Reed wrote. "It just hurts when I'm the one dealing with this." In my defense, baby boomers and millennials are the two largest living adult generations, and together they drive the housing market. Boomers own a whopping $19.7 trillion worth of US real estate, or 41% of the country's total value, so it's no surprise their concerns rise to the top in any discussion of America's homebuying shifts. Millennials may not be the richest, with only 20% of the nation's real estate value to their name, but they are the largest cohort by population (and maybe the loudest). By contrast, Gen Xers get lost somewhere in the middle. Their population numbers lag behind both millennials and boomers. While they own about $14 trillion of real estate, or 29% of the country's value, they've also had more time than millennials to amass that wealth, riding out the market's gains since the global financial crisis. Gen Xers may inherit a portion of boomers' riches, but economists and demographers I talked to say the vast majority — or whatever is left of it after costly retirements and eldercare — will end up in the hands of millennials. I know Gen X is the forgotten generation. It just hurts when I'm the one dealing with this. Amy Reed, Gen Xer Reed was right, though. Gen X really is the forgotten generation. These poor middle-agers, former latchkey kids raised on MTV, are now toiling in the shadows, upstaged by the splashier generations on either side of them. "The boomers kind of sucked up all the air in the room," Eric Finnigan, a demograher at John Burns Research and Consulting, tells me. Millennials, by extension, get all this attention as the children of the boomers. Gen X, meanwhile, "has this reputation as kind of being on their own," Finnigan says. Gen Xers appear to be doing just fine on the housing front: They were the highest-earning buyers last year, and around 70% of them own their homes, data from the National Association of Realtors and the Census Bureau shows. But while millennials may look enviously at their ho-hum path to prosperity, Gen Xers got screwed in their own way, too. The typical Gen Xer bought their first home in 2004, in the thick of the housing bubble, NAR data shows. After the financial crisis, their cohort was the most likely to end up underwater on their homes. By 2014, more than a quarter of Gen Xers owed more on their mortgages than their houses were worth, NAR found, the highest rate of any generation. Most Gen Xers have recovered financially since then, says Jessica Lautz, an economist at NAR who studies demographic trends. Now, though, they're caught in a different kind of bind as they care for two generations with vastly different needs. A survey published in September by John Burns indicated that around 40% of Gen Zers living on their own still got financial help from their parents — most of whom are probably Gen Xers. "There's a lot of financial pressure on this generation, actually," Lautz says. Reed knows this all too well. We talked on the phone a few days after she emailed me, and I was struck by how much her predicament speaks to the stress of being a Gen Xer these days. Her parents are in their 80s, divorced, and dealing with various health issues. Each of them is a homeowner for now, but Reed knows that in the not-so-distant future, she'll have to move them into senior living. Then she'll have to figure out what to do with their property — not just the houses, but the decades' worth of stuff stashed inside. "That is just beyond daunting," Reed tells me. Reed and her husband also send money each month to their two children, ages 27 and 30, who rent homes in California and Arizona because they can't afford to buy. Reed says she's trying to save up to help them with down payments when they're ready. "I work full time, my husband works full time, and we just kind of do what we can," Reed says. "You just balance it, because you don't have a choice." There's a lot of financial pressure on this generation, actually. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist at the National Association of Realtors Reed says between the monthly payments to her children and all those trips to take care of her parents when health crises strike — not to mention the time off from work — she has no idea how much all of this is costing her. "I don't want to know," she says. "I just do it." Her own children, "cuspers" who may count as either young millennials or older Gen Zers, depending on your definition, are already begging her not to leave them with piles of stuff and an aging property that requires lots of maintenance. Reed's goal, she says, is to eventually sell their house and move into an apartment out west, closer to the kids. She hopes to leave them with money, not a bunch of open-ended questions. Such financial pressures have other Gen Xers fretting over whether they'll be able to afford retirements at all. One woman in her 50s told Business Insider last year that she had spent more than $100,000 taking care of her mother in a 15-year span. "I'm exhausted financially, and, frankly, I didn't consider growing up I'd be the financial rock of my family," she said. Every cohort is guaranteed to go through its own Sandwich Generation moment, caught at the life stage when its members are relied upon by both their parents and their children. It's difficult enough to shoulder all of those burdens at once. It's another thing to do it with hardly a pat on the back. Gen Xers aren't known for making a fuss, though. They've kept their heads down, grinding through their careers and bumping Nirvana through their headphones. Reed isn't any different. "I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing," Reed says. "And you know, how society views my generation? Whatever. I can't change it." James Rodriguez is a senior reporter on Business Insider's Discourse team. Read the original article on Business Insider
CNA
11-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- CNA
Spotlight on intergenerational co-living options
What is being called "intergenerational co-living" is emerging as a new type of private housing option for seniors in Singapore. It is a concept where different age groups share amenities and engage in communal life, typically within a development that provides individual rooms. CNA reporter Rebecca Metteo joins us in the studio to discuss this housing option. She talks about the facilities offered in Singapore and shares what could be the key to making intergenerational co-living work.
CBS News
08-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Third graders and seniors bond through pen pal program in Andover
For months, third graders at Crooked Lake Elementary have been trading letters with pen pals a few generations older. On Friday, they finally met face-to-face. The pen pal program, organized by the school and Griswold Home Care, paired students with seniors living in nearby retirement communities. Since September, the two groups have been corresponding the old-fashioned way: one handwritten letter at a time. "Having that connection piece between seniors and kids has been really rewarding," said Nicole Myhre, owner and director of Griswold Home Care. "Everybody is so excited to meet their pen pal today." Students welcomed their senior pen pals with snacks, laughter and a tour of the school. The energy in the room was high. "It was fun because he would tell me stuff that I didn't know before, and I would tell him stuff he didn't know before," said Brody, a third grader. "My pen pal liked to talk about sports and holidays," said Howie, another student. "We just really liked talking to each other and getting to know each other." For seniors, the letters offered a meaningful way to connect during a time in life when social ties can start to fade. "When you're older, you don't have as many contacts," said Joanne Hansen. "So it's good to receive greetings from pen pals." The kids enjoyed connecting too. "It was really fun to learn about her story, and I just couldn't wait to meet her," said Eloise, a student. "And now it finally came!" For some, the experience was like a recieving an exciting gift. "It was like getting a Christmas present," said Reed, a third grader. "I've never had a pen pal before." Teachers say the program also helped students improve their writing skills, practice reading cursive and learn to communicate thoughtfully. Organizers hope the impact of the program lasts long after the school year ends.
Telegraph
06-06-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Why baby boomers are the backbone of middle-class Britain
Why do so many younger people feel they are disadvantaged relative to older generations? The narrative of intergenerational 'unfairness' – recently explored in a Telegraph piece on whether boomers are the 'victim generation' – pervades social discourse, and I find it really troubling. Pitting one section of society against another, on the basis of perceived 'fairness', damages the fabric of our country. In truth, there are vast differences in income and wealth throughout the population, both across and within age groups. Many young people are well-paid, and they certainly enjoy far more leisure time and holidays than previous generations, along with flexible working and much better employment protections than the baby-boomers could ever have imagined – which we have fought hard to achieve. Indeed, the post-war baby-boomers are the backbone of middle-class Britain, and have been the bastion of trying to safeguard British values while championing progress. Of course, there are vast differences among people in their 60s and early 70s, but in general, they tend to have a strong work ethic – want to support themselves and their families, avoid living on benefits – and will work even when feeling unwell, because they are loyal to their employer or their business. This is the generation that built the country we know and love today – they are disciplined, self-reliant and resourceful, unafraid of competition, and strive to improve themselves and help their families as much as they can. As Anthony New, a Telegraph reader, puts it: ''When we were growing up, many of us were very poor but we worked hard and balanced our budgets carefully.' The baby-boomers are also the heart of many of our charities and volunteering networks. They take responsibility for others, not just themselves, and want to 'give back' to society. They tend to be very community-minded and want to 'do the right thing' – which sometimes requires self-sacrifice, but baby-boomers have been brought up to believe this is how society works well. Their parents, who went through the war years, had real deprivations, while baby-boomers had very little when young but nevertheless worked hard to rebuild the country, taking advantage of post-war industrial and technological improvements. Despite all of this, too many commentators blame baby-boomers for selfishly gathering more than their 'fair share' of national resources, depriving them of their rightful dues. They accuse them of being 'lucky' to afford their own homes, enjoy free university education, and get big pensions. These accusations are much more perception than reality. Of course those at the end of their career will be better off than those just starting their working life. As Deborah Skinner, another Telegraph reader, puts it: 'We worked bloody hard throughout our life. Never had savings or a rich family to fall back on.' The baby-boomers scrimped and saved to afford sky-high mortgage interest. No holidays, spending cut to the bone, and working for years before they could buy a property. Less than ten per cent of baby-boomers went to university. The vast majority started work at 15, 16 or 18 – with many going into apprenticeships, bringing home an income straight from school. So by the time they reached their late twenties, they had already been earning money and saving for ten to fifteen years. Today's younger people, many of whom have higher education, do not reach this point until their early or mid-thirties. And as for pensions. Well, less than half of baby-boomers – and particularly women – were offered an employer pension. There was no auto-enrolment, no automatic right to a pension or any other workplace benefit. Women could be barred from pensions and generous maternity rights. Even basic employment protections against harassment and unfair dismissal were not the norm – we had to fight for women's working conditions to improve. So, it's time to stop this 'oldie bashing' and start to appreciate that each generation contributes to society, and the intergenerational envy that has crept into conventional thinking for too many younger people does not reflect reality. In fact it builds dangerous resentment. There are inequalities everywhere. Rather than trying to take money away from baby-boomers, who did so much to improve our country, let's work together as a society. It is the turn of younger generations now to carry us forward and build an even better future. Will they rise to the challenge?
