A lot of debate has been going on with the Gen Y crowd and what type of people we are. According to Macleans, if you’re in the Millennials category, those born after Jan 1, 1982, welcome to the “Generation Me” club. This doesn’t necessarily mean terrible things but can imply what type of parents we will be in the future.

1. More selfish

As much as we’d like to think we will devout our everything to our Children, we weren’t brought up to be as selfless as our parents. Our generation has grown up striving for more, chasing the dream and not settling for less. Children require time and energy which is something we aren’t ready to give up entirely.

2. Closer to family

It isn’t all bad, the study indicated we value being close to relative as one of our top life goals. Majority of millennials ages 20 – 29 still live at home with their parents and will probably move to a place in close proximity. We appreciate the love and support of our closest family.

3. Divided attention

We’re individualistic. We don’t give up the things we love easily, so even in adulthood, our hobbies and interests won’t die out. This means we should be happier because we won’t be defined as a mom but as women who have more to her identity than tending to the home and kids. This also could mean less time is focused on the kids, because we may prioritize everything else ahead.

4. Empathy

We were given a huge load of pressure to succeed because of the resources available to us. We understand what it’s like to feel an enormous weight on our shoulders and how crippling it can be so in return we won’t penalize our children as harshly for making mistakes. We’re tech savvy so there’s no way we won’t understand the lingo our kids use. We will be hip parents (hip is cool!).

5. Till second thoughts do us apart

Thanks to hook up culture and the “on to the next one” mentality, our generation doesn’t value the commitment of marriage as much as our parents did. Divorce is another means to moving on and finding the “perfect one”. We have to realize that perfect relationships don’t exist and work is required to make love…work. We can’t decide to break up with our partner over a few little fights because they’re perfectly normal in any healthy relationship.

At least we’ll be better than Generation Z, overconfident, narcissistic and entitled, but that’s another story.

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