I've noticed that there are women participating in this web site who are young enough to be my daughter! I love that, and wonder if any of you have any comments on the differences and similarities between us and our daughters?

It would be great to exchange information and experiences we've had, and to hear both sides. I love my daughter so much, but often she is very opinionated and is just so different in every way from the way we were. It would be good to hear from both sides.

I wouldn't think of criticizing my daughter; after all, she is an adult, the mother of a young child, well educated...but she seems to often go out of her way to look for points of contention and then blames them on me! I'm not perfect by any means, and have even gone through several sessions of counseling to understand myself and learn ways to discover what I may have done to cause this....

Well - I could go on and on, but I'd like to hear from you!

Dreamer

Dreamer, perhaps a way to dicover how many younger women are in here is to begin a daughters of baby boomers forum. I need to think about this since it wasn't the original focus of the site. However, I think they could help us better understand our children.

Thoughts everyone?

There could also be a forum for mothers of boomers. Oh boy...this could really grow.

I think it would be so interesting to compare observations and experiences - I sure notice a lot of difference between my mother, myself and my daughter - as well as a lot of - commonality" -(I have a tendency to invent words)

I have a feeling the members of this web site come from 3 generations now, and a forum where all of us share could be a wonderful thing. It would sure help me! I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way!

Dreamer

Anyone else?

I only have 3 sons! OH woe with me! But, it is the same with them also on issues of the different generations! My first grandchild was a girl, now 17, followed by 5 more BOYS!

The difference in my sons, and my grandchildren is extreme also, especially the granddaughter! I am her confidant, if I were her mother, it might be different!

I think discussing the generational difference could include sons, too - and what you said about your granddaughter, Junebug, is extremely interesting and encouraging to me. My daughter pulled away during her teen years, then we were very close when she got married; she's been married 7 years and is now very unpredictable - hot and cold - no in-between. My son has a little girl who just turned 2 - maybe, maybe we will be close!

Growing up in our generation, we certainly rebelled to some extent, but most of us wanted to make our parents proud of us, respected our parents no matter how mad they made us....the kids of our generation are, in my opinion, outspoken and very much into themselves.

What do any of you think?

Dreamer,
Yes, I think our kids and grand kids today are the ME generation. Although my sons respect me when I talk to them on the phone and in person, I hear from them when they are ready, if I call them and accidently catch them home, when I had breast cancer, had 2 strokes, the times I have had to have surgery, or if they have something interesting that they want to tell me! I live 1200 mile from them! I need more contact with them than once a month and they do not understand this, but I do not push it either. They are adults and I don't think they are changing NOW! I did not raise them this way; they just are this way! Like you said their gneration.

Their lives are much more important than anything else going on! I would never have done that to my parents, although I know my sons love me.

Outspoken, WOW, an understatement! LOL I did raise them to be independent and have their own mind, but sometimes wonder, "Did I do this?" My youngest son, this month to be 25, is the only one that will take advice given in a kind manner, and only a very few times and in really bad situations. The other two, forget it unless they ask, and they haven't asked yet, 30 & 36.

But, at least they are all independent, and I take pride in that, instead of like my 26 yr old nephew who can't hold a job and just wants to live with mommy and daddy the rest of his life! For Real! It could be worse! I guess!

I'm still thinking about this new forum. Now that the boys have been mentioned, wouldn't we post about these issues in the Children Forum? Please help me out here. Any ideas?

I agree, Dotsie - it does seem to be in the wrong forum - I'm learning how this works as I go - so please move it to the proper location and let me know, ok? Thanks!