i think you maybe right, but i so hope not. 

Hi Julie,

 

That's a fanastic question, here are my thoughs;

 

If you look at history there is always one constant - the family unit.  It started with Adam/Eve - and continues today.  I know the family unit is changing for example same sex marriages, single parent family, and the folks who choose not to have children. If you look at the changes closely you will see that people have a need to belong and as long as that need is there, the family unit will continue.

 

Now just in case I misunderstood your question and you are referring to the "traditional family unit", well I think there is hope for us yet.  I do believe as techology moves forward so do our wants and needs, the world is changing and this results in the family unit changing. 

 

Remember the weekly show called " Leave it to Beaver", where the wife always dresses to the 9's and stayed home and cooked and cleaned in high heeled pumps?  I think those days are gone- though I can say some of my old fashioned girlfriends still live that life -they are married "stay at home wives" and love it. The difference is that they don't ware the high heels when cleaning the house (sorry fella's), but the principal of taking care of one's family by staying at home is still there.

 

This is not to say that if a lady works that she isn't taking care of her family.  It just means she is doing twice the amount in half the time.  I tip my hat to the lady's and gents that are single parents.  I can only imagine how difficult that must be.

 

Cheers Rose xoxo

 

 

 

 

I personally believe were at a crossroads.  It could go either way, it just depends on how the current generation deal with family.

 

I myself am not a family person. I dont attend family functions. Nor family barbeques, i dont visit family either.  Its just one of those things with me.  I hang out with friends all the time but very rarely with family. I wouldnt change that.

 

This i think is becoming more common with each new generation.  Im not saying its right.

 

It just is.

Times are changing and I'm not sure if it's for the good, or getting better.  I think a lot of people are being more open about their lifestyles.  No doubt we have less nuclear families, since many people do not believe in "legal" weddings, nor/or see the need to be married.  In Canada we are considered legally married when we live together anyway.

 

I guess about 75 years ago my paternal grandmother had an ongoing 25 year affair with my grandfather.  They had two children together, one she was not able to "pass off" as her husband's child, so my father lived with his Dad and stepmother.  The other son thought the man he lived with was his father.

 

I grew up with parents who were only children, so no aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.  I did meet one aunt years and years ago.  I guess she was the only one my grandmother told her secret to. 

 

I finally got up the nerve to call my uncle last week!!!  I talked to his wife and found out they are separated,  No one in the family knew about her other child and the one child they have who is their half brother.  I talked to the woman for a good hour and told her what my father looked like and she said my uncle looked exactly the same.  The aunts and uncles are quite old now.  I don't know if they are going to accept me or not, but I am hoping they do.  I think I have a ton of cousins.  This uncle has 5 children and there are 5 other siblings. They're really wealthy, so I hope that doesn't mean they're snotty. (wow what a judgement huh?)

It sounds like you have an 'interesting' family history. I hope as everything unravels for you, that it all works out. Susan.

 

 

Things have been pretty bad, from my point of view, for a while.......

 

My parents were terribly liberal for their generation, and i was liberal compared to them.....

 

By the time that I was bringing up my kids, we were focussing on rights, not duties......

 

When I hear my kids talk, they seem to be rectifying the errors I made, and I hear other youngsters doing the same.....

 

I think that the media tends to reflect the worse cases, that's what is does......

 

I genuinely believe that we will look at the next generation, we will see casualties, but an improvement.