My grandma was born in 1929, grandpa in 1926, so they’d be 97 and 100 next year, and were approaching their 20s in the 40s. But that’s just me. I’m not even 40. There are plenty of people on Lemmy over 40, 50, 60. 😛
Your grandma was only 16 when the war ended, so she didn’t do a thing in it.
Most kids are born before their parents turn 30, so for most people who are currently 40 years old their grandparents were too young to fight in the war.
Even if you’re grandma was older and your grandparents could have did anything in WW2, you’d still be in the minority for “most people on Lemmy”.
My generalizations are perfectly valid, because they’re completely true. YOU are not most people, or most families. You are in a very large minority here, by being over 29, and being so young but had a grandpa who fought in the war. You’re well below 5% out of the federation here.
*Final note to add: I specifically said (along with the original post) “grandma’s”. Not grandpa’s. So your pawpaw fighting in WW2 isn’t any validation as a sound argument. An old man will marry and have kids with a young woman. It seldom goes the other way around.
Sorry, you have evidence for these bold claims? I’ve seen many people in this thread alone who are evidence against all your claims, and yet your generalisations, supported here with no less than five claims and zero evidence, is supposed to be compelling? Also, you blaggard, my grandmother was three years older than my grandfather.
There’s barely a person on Lemmy whose grandma’s were more than 15 years old in the early 1940’s.
And I’m saying there’s plenty of them. Especially since the older you are, the older your grandparents are/would have been then. And I said I’m not even 40. So for those who are 40 and up, their grandparents would likely have been even older.
I just think you exaggerated a bit in your first take, that’s all. And that’s fine.
some families just have spread out generations, too. my bio family has 5 generations in the same span my wife’s has 4. i’m the second oldest of the grandchildren on my side of the family, my wife is the second youngest of the great-grandchildren on her side of the family.
Sure, but 5 generations isn’t exactly an average situation. Maybe not even 4. So on average I still maintain my assumption that there are plenty of people here on Lemmy with grandmothers who were older than 15 during the early 40s. ✅
yeah, i realize i was unclear about the period of time originally and that i probably originally implied 4-5 generations since 1945. but my point was less about lengths of specific generations and just that some families reproduce faster.
on my side of the family, currently 4 generations alive but the first of generation 5 is due in about 6 months. my wife’s side of the family, there are 3 generations alive, the last of the first generation we’re counting will last at most 5 more years and no one’s having kids for at least a decade, so it’s soon to just be 2 generations alive.
My grandma was born in 1929, grandpa in 1926, so they’d be 97 and 100 next year, and were approaching their 20s in the 40s. But that’s just me. I’m not even 40. There are plenty of people on Lemmy over 40, 50, 60. 😛
Most people here are under 40.
Your grandma was only 16 when the war ended, so she didn’t do a thing in it.
Most kids are born before their parents turn 30, so for most people who are currently 40 years old their grandparents were too young to fight in the war.
Even if you’re grandma was older and your grandparents could have did anything in WW2, you’d still be in the minority for “most people on Lemmy”.
I am thirty. My grandfather fought in WWII. Just because I’m in the minority doesn’t mean we don’t exist, let alone that generalisations are valid.
My generalizations are perfectly valid, because they’re completely true. YOU are not most people, or most families. You are in a very large minority here, by being over 29, and being so young but had a grandpa who fought in the war. You’re well below 5% out of the federation here.
*Final note to add: I specifically said (along with the original post) “grandma’s”. Not grandpa’s. So your pawpaw fighting in WW2 isn’t any validation as a sound argument. An old man will marry and have kids with a young woman. It seldom goes the other way around.
Sorry, you have evidence for these bold claims? I’ve seen many people in this thread alone who are evidence against all your claims, and yet your generalisations, supported here with no less than five claims and zero evidence, is supposed to be compelling? Also, you blaggard, my grandmother was three years older than my grandfather.
Get thee gone.
Uh huh, uh huh. But you didn’t say that at first.
You said:
And I’m saying there’s plenty of them. Especially since the older you are, the older your grandparents are/would have been then. And I said I’m not even 40. So for those who are 40 and up, their grandparents would likely have been even older.
I just think you exaggerated a bit in your first take, that’s all. And that’s fine.
some families just have spread out generations, too. my bio family has 5 generations in the same span my wife’s has 4. i’m the second oldest of the grandchildren on my side of the family, my wife is the second youngest of the great-grandchildren on her side of the family.
Sure, but 5 generations isn’t exactly an average situation. Maybe not even 4. So on average I still maintain my assumption that there are plenty of people here on Lemmy with grandmothers who were older than 15 during the early 40s. ✅
5 generations in 120 years is unusual?
I thought you meant you have 5 generations alive right now. That’s unusual. 4 is less unusual but also not the majority, I imagine.
But yeah, that’s not what you meant so nevermind. 👍
yeah, i realize i was unclear about the period of time originally and that i probably originally implied 4-5 generations since 1945. but my point was less about lengths of specific generations and just that some families reproduce faster.
on my side of the family, currently 4 generations alive but the first of generation 5 is due in about 6 months. my wife’s side of the family, there are 3 generations alive, the last of the first generation we’re counting will last at most 5 more years and no one’s having kids for at least a decade, so it’s soon to just be 2 generations alive.
demography is weird.
7 would be unusual, 4-6 seems normal
that’s a pretty big assumption. my wife’s grandfather enlisted in the navy at 14 during WW2