The American Family

The American family has been called a dying institution. What are your views on this subject?
It used to be in the old days that families had to stick together to make it in this world. Families stuck together during puritan times in order to survive. They ate together, farmed together, hunted together, made close together and did many other things together. Indian families lived together and even lived with grandparents and great grandparents and so on in the same dwelling. In the days of the revolutionary war families were split apart but not by there own will. In the fifties there were pictures and images of the ideal family all over. Take for intense the show ‘Leave it to Beaver,’ in that show we see all the norms of the American family although some are slightly enhanced for our viewing pleasure. As time rolled on and familiar family roles were challenged the institution of the American family started to fall apart. Divorce has severely crippled the platonic family. Kids are sometimes given the choice of being with Mom or Dad at young ages. This can mess up any child mentally and emotionally. People can either choose to succumb to what has come of the American family of they can choose to rise above. My father’s parents divorced and both remarried. Needles to say my father’s side of the family is somewhat fractured but I believe that this made my Dad even more determined to stick out the ruff times. My mother had a large family and her parents stayed married. This gave her a correct model for family-hood. Some people however may react differently to things. Some are predisposed to divorce and take the easy way out. We must all remember the vows of marriage and take them seriously. It is for better or for worse. Many only seem to her the words "for better" and neglect the others.