Blog 2

                I had mixed feelings about GenMe. I enjoyed reading all of the facts and information inside of the text. I wasn’t really sure that Twenge did a good job of giving her own voice. She did a great job of presenting facts and opinions from other people, but she didn’t put in an equal amount of her own input. I felt like I was reading a compilation of what everyone else thinks of GenMe. It was nice to see so many different opinions, but it was hard to distinguish her thoughts from everyone else’s. For the most part, I think that the book is pretty accurate about GenMe. I have not really given much thought to what I would write about yet. I think based on the prompts that I have done so far, I would probably elaborate more on Twenge’s section to parents and members of Generation Me. Hopefully, I will learn more about myself as a member of Generation Me and as a parent in Generation Me. The one thing I wish Twenge would have elaborated on more, was Generation Me’s role as a parent and how to raise our children to become better and happier than we are. She did give a little bit of advice but I think 3 pages was a little bit weak. I think the question in my essay that I will try to ask myself is, “How can I separate myself from Generation Me as a parent and teach my child to be different from kids growing up with parents from Generation Me?”  I think it will be interesting to learn from myself and try to figure out how I can break the mold as a young parent.