Being a Gen Xer is a lot like being Jan Brady. When the marketing world finally took a breath to stop talking about the latest achievement of our elders (boomers, boomers, boomers!), they immediately began cooing over the latest adorbs thing millennials did/wanted/tweeted.

And despite being hardworking, responsible and gosh-darned entrepreneurial, Gen X could be more aptly known as The Overlooked Generation.

But here are four reasons Gen Xers deserve a little love – and how you can totally relate to the Gen X plight.

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