My parents are baby boomers. My stepfather, in particular, was raised with a Utopian point of view. His parents had the perfect house in the perfect suburb with a perfect lawn, with three perfect children. They never argued or even disagreed in front of the children; life was perfect. Unsurprisingly, when my stepfather came to adulthood and had to face the responsibilities of REAL life, he struggled, and still does. His two sisters have struggled even more. Both have had multiple failed marriages, and both are alcoholics (although the oldest has not had a drink in many, many years). The youngest has been hostpitalized twice for alcohol poisoning. Perhaps many other baby boomers were raised in the prosperity following WWII only to struggle when real life came along.