The trials and tribulations of relationships, such as those found in families, help us to appreciate the love offered by others. The cheering section includes his mother and her friends, his brother, his father and stepmother, a stepbrother and stepsister, and a grandparent. Lucky is the child with this many relatives on hand to hail a proud accomplishment. I m there too, witnessing a family fortune. But in spite of myself, defensive words take shape in my head.
Families change, and remain the same.
Why are our names for home so slow to catch up to the truth of where we live. Today s definition of family is unlike the traditional family of years past. The complex and diverse families of today are constantly compared with the more standard-issue families of the 1950 s. The 1950 s were a period of time that temporarily reversed the previous trends. A national consensus on family values was formed because the social and cultural issues of the previous times were overlooked.