We do that in spite of what Jesus told us in his parable today. Hence God told him that he had bought into a lie. Jesus calls all of us to what is real. The peanut gallery is not real. The image of the perfect family on TV is not real.
Most families struggle and experience a lot of confusion.
All of us do. In the end popular myths may serve as means to cope but they do not provide answers. Only that which is real and true can do that. The answer to that is simple. It is there for all of us to see if we will just open our eyes.