by Casey West

Created on: November 11, 2009

IF the structure of family breaks down?! How much worse would the so-called structure of a family have to get before it's considered "broken down"? How many more ten year-olds have to be shot by other ten year-olds on their way to class? How many more fourteen year-olds have to be impregnated by a twenty something while high on heroine? Even the definition of family has been distorted. Everyone knew family meant a dad, mom, two and a half kids plus the dog. Now, family can mean two moms, a nanny, the mom's gay brothers, two kids, three dogs, and two cats.

First off, studies have shown that children with a mom and a dad have a higher success rate in life. Girls need a woman role model and the boys need a man role model. The father is suppose to provide security and the mother motherly nurture among other things . Sounds rather simple, you would think. It's kind of like a domino effect. If the father or mother prove to be irresponsible and/or absent, the kids will end up the same. The boys will be drunkards and cheaters like their father and the girls will end up with drunkards and cheaters because a father is a girl's role model for the kind of man she will end up with. I wonder how her kids will end up.

Excuse the conservative, old-fashioned view. These are the kinds of views that will excite feminists and gay parents to the point of marching and protesting, maybe even going on TV to counter these old-fashioned, biased views by using their powerful, charismatic, and bigger-than life personas to influence us, the little people. What do we know,right? Somewhere along the lines, entertainers became great role models for marriages and parenting. I mean, come on! They played one on TV so they must know what they're talking about.

There's no if. Our society has been in a state of decline for quite some time now. The good thing about is we have our answer for this article title. Women have kids with three different fathers. Fathers are absent from their children's lives, and when they show up, they're abusive and moronic. Kids feel unloved, so they are influenced by the first group of kids that accept them, which happen to be drug dealers and gang-bangers. Mothers leave their fatherless children with their parents, or anybody that will take them for that matter, so they can "party". Our projects and urban cities are filled with these examples. Don't you watch daytime TV?

Morals are passed down for the most part. When children grow up and see that the almighty dollar is king in the household, so it shall be in his household. That child will grow up and pass up family time for overtime. He'll do whatever it takes to get as much money as possible as fast as possible. He'll be a crooked politician. He'll be a greedy investor. These are the same people that are in charge of our laws and economy. Hmm. How about that?

Watch Maury, Geraldo, Jerry Springer, CNN, and FOX news to find out what happens when parents stop being parents and kids grow up to be parents that stop being parents. Does anybody care about anybody other than themselves?

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