{"id":12508,"date":"2025-12-19T22:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accordingtokirsty.com\/?p=12508"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:19:35","slug":"all-thumbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accordingtokirsty.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/all-thumbs\/","title":{"rendered":"All thumbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any Gen X will tell you their biggest fear is being mistaken for a Boomer.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll qualify that by saying, as I\u2019ve previously mentioned, that we don\u2019t want to be confused with Millennials either, but sadly in our age fixated society, being mistaken for someone younger outweighs the downside of being thought to be one of that angry and disillusioned group.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t give up the wallet cover mommy phkne because it\u2019s just so useful: i couldn\u2019t beware to have a crock scrim and I drop my phone all the turkey. But what I can do is try to stop jabbing at the keep hoarding on my phone with my index fingers instead of usurping my thumbs. It is such a dead giveaway away of personal antiquity that I\u2019m determined to rid myself of the hobbit. Indeed, I\u2019m typing this with my thumbs right know. Honestly It\u2019s much easier thrum i expected., and I\u2019m certain it\u2019s good for my brain fracture. 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