“No other success can compensate for failure in the home.” - David O. McKay According to the American Community Survey and Decennial Census data, in the 1960s 73% of U.S. kids under the age of 18 came from a home with a mother and father lawfully wedded. By 2013, that number dropped to 46%. Even more staggering is the amount of children born out of wedlock. In 1960, 5% of children were born to unmarried couples and in 2013 this number climbed to an astonishing 41%. Single parent homes have grown from 9% to 34%. What has changed since the 60’s? (Livingston, 20014)
When asking 100 girls what they want to do when they grow up, typical answers would include many different career choices, i.e. doctor, athlete, scientist, but how many would express …show more content…
Religion is not required to appreciate the family and get the benefits from a healthy one; however, it is not easy in today’s world. Alcohol, drugs, pornography, social media, internet, television, and self obsession are weapons being used against the family and those with hopes to raise one. The family is becoming less of a focus in people’s lives and isn’t taken serious enough. The idea of traditional family is openly ridiculed. Why is it the every tv show or sitcom about a family depicts it so wrong? The father is an idiot. The mother is super-smart, hard to please, and very critical of her half-wit husband. The children are annoying and a huge burden. The family unit is publicly mocked. It is getting pushed aside and replaced by worldly definitions of success. There is a common belief that happiness comes from a successful career, full of recognition, when in reality, the greatest happiness is found in families.
JOY FOUND IN HOMES 4
Everyone has a family in some sense, because they ‘exist’. They at least have a mother and a father, so they have a family. There is still a vast amount of unhappy people. There is a difference between having a family and being a happy family. Having a successful and happy family comes from husband and wife, lawfully wedded, who raise their children in love and righteousness. True joy within a family is grown on principles of forgiveness, faith, love, respect, and
When asking 100 girls what they want to do when they grow up, typical answers would include many different career choices, i.e. doctor, athlete, scientist, but how many would express …show more content…
Religion is not required to appreciate the family and get the benefits from a healthy one; however, it is not easy in today’s world. Alcohol, drugs, pornography, social media, internet, television, and self obsession are weapons being used against the family and those with hopes to raise one. The family is becoming less of a focus in people’s lives and isn’t taken serious enough. The idea of traditional family is openly ridiculed. Why is it the every tv show or sitcom about a family depicts it so wrong? The father is an idiot. The mother is super-smart, hard to please, and very critical of her half-wit husband. The children are annoying and a huge burden. The family unit is publicly mocked. It is getting pushed aside and replaced by worldly definitions of success. There is a common belief that happiness comes from a successful career, full of recognition, when in reality, the greatest happiness is found in families.
JOY FOUND IN HOMES 4
Everyone has a family in some sense, because they ‘exist’. They at least have a mother and a father, so they have a family. There is still a vast amount of unhappy people. There is a difference between having a family and being a happy family. Having a successful and happy family comes from husband and wife, lawfully wedded, who raise their children in love and righteousness. True joy within a family is grown on principles of forgiveness, faith, love, respect, and