Generation Me

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 | Random Thoughts

I just finished an absolutely fascinating book about my generation–”Generation Me.” The book is called Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled–and More Miserable Than Ever Before. The book is by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D. It was quite something to read about the research that has been done on this generation. A lot of my assumptions and theories about the current generation and what motivates us were justified. The author, herself, is part of Generation Me. I agreed with many of her opinions on today’s generation, but there were a few places I strongly disagreed.

The push toward two-income households, and women’s equality bothers me a little. Perhaps I am a rather spoiled, conservative, and naive young woman who actually believes it’s possible for moms (or dads) to “stay home” and raise the children. After all, that’s the plan Nate and I are aggressively pursuing. Several of my friends have made that a priority in their families and, despite the difficulties we face as “gen-me-ers,” they’re achieving a single-income household.

I have so much to say about this book. My mind has constantly been analyzing the information I’ve taken in. If you check back over the next few weeks, I may have organized my thoughts well enough to communicate some conclusions I’ve drawn.

Yet, above anything else, opinions aside, what my generation lacks most (and perhaps the main reason we are more susceptible to cynicism, depression, and loneliness) is that this generation feels no need for God. There is no other Hope than Jesus Christ. Without him in our everyday lives and relationships, our generation is on the road to destruction.

More to come…

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