What is a NonMillennial?

by Maryanne

A NonMillennial is ... someone who is over 35 and has had to give up their generation’s traits to adapt to or help guide and/or communicate with Millennials on a regular basis.

Now some people cannot claim this title.
For instance … If you are a grandparent with a child who is 36+, and your grandchildren are under 13, you cannot term yourself a NonMillennial.
If you have the same scenario, plus you have to work with someone under 36 more than 10 hours a week, then you can assert NonMillennial status.
True, it can be complicated.

Centricity

The key to the whole scenario is this … a NonMillennial must interact and revolve around a Millennial(s) in a meaningful way.

Levels of Millennial/NonMillennial

So, yes, there are levels of NonMillennialness.
The question becomes … is it something to strive for?  It’s the “to be or not to be” of the 36+ crowd (and some day the 13 and under crowd).
For Perspective - Here is the list of previous generations and their new NonMillennial names.
Again, you can only claim these if you interact with Millennials.  Otherwise, you keep the generation name you were born into.

Here’s the list …

Generation Name	Births Start	Births End	Youngest Age Today*	Oldest Age Today*	NonMillennial Name
The Lost Generation	1890	1915	102	127	That’s Today Show Old Gen
The Interbellum Generation	1901	1913	104	116	Lady Antebellum Gen
The Greatest Generation	1910	1924	93	107	Who Says? Gen
The Silent Generation	1925	1945	72	92	The Not Much Must of Happened Gen
Baby Boomer Generation	1946	1964	53	71	Bill Clinton Generation
Generation X (Baby Bust)	1965	1979	38	52	The Beatles Gen
Xennials -	1975	1985	32	42	Millennials Once Removed Gen
Generation Y - The Millennials - Gen Next	1982	2004	13	35	Millennials Note: Three Names…Very Telling
Generation Z	2005	2010	7	12	Millennials In Training Gen
Gen Alpha	2011	2025	1	6	Little Kids

Are you a NonMillennial?  Tell us about how you became one.