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!