My daughter loves the mirror. Any mirror. Get her within eyesight of one and she drools. Bring her closer, and she smiles. Leave her alone with one, and she tries to eat it. I don't think it's narcissism; I think she's just weird.
A recent study says college kids think they're so special -- too special. We're apparently raising a generation of self-centered narcissistic brats who love eating mirrors and controlling the universe, according to these researchers. Only something called authoritative parenting -- whatever that is -- can get us back on the right path.
Elisa over at Mother Talkers has the right come back. Asked if they feel special, what do you expect students to say? "No?" Then we'd have problems. While I whole-heartedly agree with the recent New York Magazine parenting article -- the one about praising hard work over inate ability -- I still think David Brooks is behind this latest study. I can just imagine him adjusting his monocle and shaking his fist at my daughter's latent narcissim, "Kids today!"
