Do you have generation gap with your parents?

Hi Simon, how r u? About your question, i guess that's true and not true, depends on each individual case. About me, sometimes my answer to your question is: Yes, I do, like you comment on the case of personal tastes (music, internet, fun preferences, etc). But in another way, they(my parents) were young too and lived through many similar experiences in different contexts. The point is: What is exactly for you a generation gap? A generational gap will be the same for me? To complete my opinion here, i´ve to ways: 1) I agree whit your concen, in my opinion, each 7-10 years there are generational changes. Its logical that there are different interest about these generations. 2) The experiences of human beings tend to be the same things, obviously changing times, but retain many customs for many many ages. Is part of our evolution we want change, but wanting to preserve traditions is too, there is the dilemma. Thanks Buddy. Andrés Méndez.

Most definatly! My mom was into country music (old school, not modern) and big band music from the pre WWII era. Any music I liked would seem to annoy her a bit. She also had a different taste in hair on this end here too. She thought I should wear a "granny" perm! HOW EMBARASSING! She loves curls, but I didn't! & it was oh so very humiliating KWIM? I wanted my big bangs & spiral perm like all the other girls, not looking like an old lady. And if I mentioned dying my hair black or wearing goth like clothes that just wasn't going to fly. Like I said she thought I should have a granny perm hair style and wear big uguly floral prints when all my friends were either preps or headbangers. I would of loved to of seen the generation gap with my dad. He passed when I was small but my parents were a "may - december" relationship so he was 1-2 generations older than my mom. And my half sisters I also have a generation gap with big time as they are old enough to be my mother!

We do have generation gap with our parents. I live in a country(Philippines) where most of the people follow the old-age traditions, and one of them are my parents most especially my father. During my high school days, I was not allowed to have a boyfriend and almost every guy that he saw talking with me, he thought they were my boyfriends, so i have to ask my guy friends to pay respect to my father so i can introduce them to him so he will know who this guy im talking with. He also doesnt want me to wear very short "shorts" in the public, go out until midnight with my friends(even during college years) that he will set time that I should be home. Even when i got married, he was not approved with me sharing expenses because for him, the guy should solely shoulder all expenses for the wedding. Sometimes, I would end up crying because of the big differences between our beliefs and how we think - since there was never a time where I won nor even say my disapproval to what he wants.

Not much but I wud not say a complete NO. But then it's quite common. Generation gaps in attitude,outfits,relationships etc etc. But then I don't have a word to blame about them. In future even if I am going to be the most modern broad minded mom to my son/daughter still they'd feel the same generation gap between me and them. But then,my parents are so broad minded and I have never found it hard to interact with them. They are so outspoken and open to me. I love them. Infact I am quite comfortable witht his gap. It's nice and it's good

I have no generation gap with my parents, though my father was 34 and my mother was 28 when i was born, I didn't find their rules "medieval", I mean I still can relate to their lifestyle. My parents are both conservative, so naturally we were raised conservative too. I appreciated the way they disciplined us,though they are a bit strict when it comes to house rules, they respected our freedom and our rights. They strongly prohibited us to enter into relationships while in school which we followed religiously. I admire the way our parents raised us. They both gone to college so they are updated with today's lifestyle. we have the same choice of music, we watched the same type of movies and television programs, so I am more at home with my parents than with my friends.

I have generation gap with my mother too. today young people like to spend the money on their dreams,no matter how much money they will spend.I love teddy bear very much,sometimes a teddy bear should cost my month's wages.when my mom knew it she felt angery.in her opinion that the money should spend on study or deposit to bank . there are some differents cultural backgroung to us.so I think it difficult to communicate with my mom .

I don't have generation gap of my parents, though, my father was 34 and my mother 28, when I was born, I had no hard time relating to their lifestyle and house rules. My parents are both conservative so we naturally raised very conservative too. But I don't find it "outdated" infact I admire my parents the way they raised us, they raised us wonderfully, we were thought to respect elders and other people's right. I am following right now all the things my parents taught me. I loved everything my parents taught us, we get along very well, our choice of music is the same (even with my brothers), we all loved light rock, pop, mellow and ballad. my parents both gone to college and working in government offices, so they are bit updated with todays lifestyle, though there are some house rules that we have to follow, in general my parents respect our freedom and never imposed things which we don't like but always pressed issues like: never enter into relationship while still studying which we follow religiously. Sometimes, I think, I am more conservative than my parents, everytime I refused a party invitation, my mother will say that it is bad and I should go with my friends.