by Joseph Evaldi

Created on: August 20, 2009   Last Updated: August 22, 2009

In the 1980s, when I was growing up as a kid, my family was together in the living room, sharing one Television and my Grandparents had the other TV. There was more unity with the family, a sense of togetherness. This seemed to be the consensus for the rest of America. At night, we would gather around the TV and watch the different sitcoms they had and we would talk about it at school the next day. We all had a common bond and a sense of togetherness. Some families had cable TV, but still there center was the living room and everybody in the household wanted to be there. Things have changed since the Internet has hit the scene 15 to 20 years later.

I've noticed this change in my household and I'm sure most people have noticed this change as well. We seem to be preoccupied with the Internet and other forms of technology that separate our families. I see that my Mom occupies the TV and doesn't want any part of the Internet. While my Dad is downstairs at the computer looking up information on various topics as I am on my computer looking up various information. The truth is there really isn't that much time to bond any more. Because we are preoccupied with this information that it side tracks us from family values. We have become territorial over objects that we possess and they possess us. Many men go to look up porn while their wives are in the next room, just because it's there. They may even go on dating sites to find another women because they become bored with their wives or even upset at them. The same can be said about women, they can go on those same sites to find men, and do the same. Now the Internet is there. Lies are created to protect their true identity. This is just one avenue where the Internet had created problems and eventually divorce happens with these families. 50%+ of marriages end in divorce. People can't stand each other any more because they are preoccupied with their own lives that they don't stop to think what is happening around them.

The Internet makes you become knowledgeable about facts, but does it help you connect with one another in the family? I'm not saying all the Internet is that bad, but some good has come from it. People do meet their matches online nowadays. But the reality is that family life has changed. We are becoming more separated from one another. We have become possessed by our devices that we may not spends about one hour a week with our families. We've become busy and preoccupied that our children are raised

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