Things that Make you Go Hmm....

How do you view families? I remembered we discussed talking about the different camps that families fall into. I sat there thinking,"I wonder which camp that they really fall into"?I thought about it and thought about it, and I couldn't quite figure it out. Then bam...I think I know why! I didn't hear anyone think that they in some kind of way fell into all three camps, but me. My view is of pessism, optimism, and post modernization. Families aren't where they need to be, but they are not where they used to be in this day and age. I think it encompasses all of these because there are so many more young families these days jumping into marriage, which eventually leads to divorce due to wrong reasoning for putting themselves in the situation from jump. However, there are some mature families with close bonds that are only growing stronger each passing day. But because family stature is not where society feels it should be, society becomes impatient. But what are they doing to change it? Look at the media. You can't expect families to progress to much, because of what is offered by society. For example, video games have become essential in kids lives. This does not only benefit the children, but parents as well. Parents figure if so much focus is drawn to these games, that's less headache for them. Boom! There goes the lack of parenting. When kids come home, they don't look forward to spending time with mom and/or dad. They aren't thrilled at the fact that mom cooked a new entree for dinner that night. Kids love to be entertained, and even with all the violence in video games, intrigues them even more. Wham! There goes discipline issues. Kids like to imitate what they see. And where are the damn parents people?! There they are focused on work, at home. There goes a family bond down the drain. There needs to be a balance ya'll and more concentration on the needs of our families so our families can do nothing but grow stronger and stronger. That's where we need to be.