Narcissists in Neverland

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  Posted By: SophiasMercy @ 05/03/2009 10:24:24 PM

  Is this a joke? Generations can be cyclical. Our parents wanted to pursue their dreams, to volunteer, to help the world, to take the time to live the life they wanted before having to join the work force. They raised us to live THEIR dreams (as most parents do) and they worked hard to provide money for us to accomplish those dreams they were never capable of doing. Now they are mad at us? Well, we have a whole lot of mess on our plate from a generation that was only interested in making money and material things... we have a lot that we have to change and from an ealry age our teachers were letting us know that it was going to be nearly impossible, and no matter how much we worked... we were never going to retire in the cushy environments that our parents would like in their futures. We will be sacrificing my childrens lives and our own retirement so I can take care of our folks who's retirement incomes are gone and can no longer live within their means. So their taking care of us now... I think that fair since we are living their dreams.... :)

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  Posted By: SophiasMercy @ 05/03/2009 10:06:51 PM

  So what exactly, sir are you leaving behind for us? You're an environmental activist... well, I'd like to introduce you to the generation that will actually get it done, and actually cares about the environment on a global level... WE are the ones that are pushing for green cars, renewable energy, and so much more... where was your generation when there was the discovery of a hole in the O-zone??? Making excuses and theories. We have lived our 30 years with it, and I certainly think we are pushing for more than just excuses... thank you. Our generation was the key to electing this president, the first black president, breaking racial boundaries, supporting gay marriage, pushing for renewable energy, pushing for organic foods, begging for a solution to social security... and if you're concerned about how literate we are... maybe you should have been an activist for better education, because if we had proper education... most of us wouldn't have been taken by this ARM thing 5 years ago when we were too naive and uneducated to know what that meant for our futures... foreclosures, bankruptcy, and moving back in with our parents... who were too busy working to make money then teaching us the way of the world. Yes, we are learning the long and hard way, but who's fault is that? A generation that was too concerned about making money than teaching their own children. That's who.

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  Posted By: SophiasMercy @ 05/03/2009 10:05:32 PM

  Have you really CONSIDERED the legacy that your generation is leaving behind for us? Take a good hard look at what is really resting on our shoulders as we are working into adulthood. Why shouldn't we take a little more time to be happy and really find out what we love? Volunteer so we can feel like we are contributing to the good of our country instead of just buckling down behind a desk and ignoring the world's problems. We are part of a global generation unlike any you've ever seen or heard of before. We are VERY AWARE of what our responsibilities are and what the media and corporations have done to Xers and ourselves to exploit us. We are VERY aware of what the values of these corporations are and what we are looking for in a company that changes the face of business in this country. We KNOW and were taught in HIGH SCHOOL that we would be footing the SSI bill for far more people than we'd ever be able to handle and get nothing in return... that we'd have to take care of our parents beyond what they had saved in their retirement because they want to keep their cushy lifestyles (even now when their retirement is gone they still expect this)... that we'd have to be flexible enough to work at least 10 different CAREERS in our lifetime... and that sooner or later this money bubble would burst... we have known from an early age that we have quite a bit to undertake. We aren't afraid to take on these responsibilities... my friends and I talk about them everyday even if our parents are still trying to protect us from it... we are wanting to do it OUR way, not the way that has gotten us into this horrible mess in the first place.