Family Knit Together In Thick And Thin
There are so many talk shows and news programs that vie for our attention. It seems that each chooses similar themes to concentrate on. The recent theme seems to focus on the family. At least this is a broad enough topic so you are not faced with watching and listening to the same information over and over.
I happened to watch parts of two different television programs that involved a focus on the family. The first program was about the changing eating habits of the American family and the vast reaching impact this is having on our society. The majority of families that were interviewed reported that they eat meals together once or twice a week. The rest of the meals are family members eating when they have time or going through the drive through. Many families will pick up take out or will order in food and then everyone fills a plate and eats their food where they want to in the home. This does not allow anytime for there to be a focus on the family. Individuals are living under the same roof, but they are not functioning as a family unit, or helping each other as family members have done in the past. The point of this television program was to encourage families to make more of an effort to set down together to eat a meal. This helps with family communications and also helps teach proper table manners and etiquette, which are skills that many people are greatly lacking in.
The second television program that I watched had a focus on the family in regards to finances. Many people find that they are living pay check to pay check and are deeply indebt through credit cards as well as mortgage payments and car loans. The debt adds stress to families in several ways. Often times two incomes is no longer enough to cover the debt so one or both parents take a second job. This means that there is less time to focus on the family and to support each other with day to day needs. This also means that the adults are often so exhausted when they are at home that they want to rest and relax before needing to repeat the process the next day. This type of routine allows for focus on the family only in times of crisis. This is a problem because if family members are not feeling a bond to each other it is difficult to come together in a crisis. This program was encouraging people to get their personal finances under control by working with a financial advisor or debt consolidation program.
There are no easy answers on how to place more focus on the family, but this is a crisis in our country that is not going to go away without action. Each family needs to decide what works best for their household.
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