Ideal Family Relationships

Ideal Family Relationships




What comes to mind when you think about an “Ideal American Family Relationship”? Do you ever find yourself watching a family together, wondering what their family life is like behind closed doors? I constantly wonder what the ideal American family relationship must be like. The image that comes to my mind is described as a mom, a dad, two kids, a beautiful white house with a little white picket fence, and the cutest little dog. Everything about this family just seems to fit into place. Dad works 8 to 5 looks forward to weekends off. Meanwhile, mom stays home and tends to the housework and dinner and running back and forth with the kids, always having cookies ready for them after school. Both kids are doing well in school and are happy, no real responsibility, respect their parents and most importantly stay out of trouble. On weekends they spend all day together laughing and enjoying their time together. The ideal relationsh...