How Do You Define ‘Family’?
Is your definition of a “normal family” a married mother and father and their biological children living together under one roof? If not, what do you think a “family” is — or can be?
Do you think a new definition of family is starting to emerge in our society? If so, how do you see that in your own life or community? If not, why not?
What experiences do you have with alternative family structures in general?
"Family" does not just indicate parents and children living together at home. The definition of family is relative according to the different perspectives of societies. According to my own opinion, it's about the bond and relationship connected between, which is included as the most important thing for a family. When parents and children in a family do not communicate properly with each other, not having any specific spiritual bonding, it does not really counted as family. Family is all about love and sharing with each other. Even when not related biologically, as long as there's the family bond, it can still be counted as a family.
ReplyDeleteNo, I think if a single mother live happily with her children, it's a family and I'm sure the society will accept them as a family because of some reasons. The reasons such as they divorce and they don't make a good relationship with each other, etc. however for me it's not a 'normal family' because it's a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
ReplyDeleteYes I think a new definition of family is starting to emerge in our society because it has become common in the society and it's accepted.
I don't have experiences with alternative family structures in general because so far none of either my family or sibling is divorced.
Family is where you can find your best and closest friends. Members of a family take care of each other. They are ready to help even if they have to change their personal plans.
ReplyDeleteParents often change their own plans to stay with their children when the children need them. Sometimes they give up their dreams to realize the dreams of their kids.
Families don't have to be necessarily a father, a mother and kids. Today we have different kinds of families. Like for example a single parents, stepfathers or stepmothers, half brothers and sisters, or families without kids. Or maybe a homo sexual parents, or a lesbian parents.
In my opinion, a normal family is a woman and a man that got married then they called “parents”, they have their biological children. But, as the time goes by, people way of thinking has changed. “Parents” used to be father and mother, but nowadays there’s gay couples and some parents got divorced, so they could be a single mother or a single father. My way of thinking doesn’t changed, because I think, a true happiness just only can be feel by there’s a complex parents, father and mother. But, i have another way of thinking too, I think we couldn’t force the single parents/gay, if they’re a single parent or a gay couple. So, just let it be. Because I’ve had my own experience, much of my friends doesn’t have a “normal” family like what I thinking about. Some of them still can be survive and have a good life, but some of them got exclude.
ReplyDeleteYes the new form of family starting to emerge in our society because people now become more acceptable with that kind of things.
ReplyDeleteAnd i don't have any experience with alternative family structures.
Family is a group of people that is very close to each other. Group of family love each other. They will help each other not only when they are happy but when they are sad too. Family includes mother, father, Cousins. Not only them friends at school we could call them as family too. I think friend can also be family because we spend most our time with them. We went out with the, chatting and have fun together. They also help us when we have problems. However, there are also friends that only want to be with his friend when they are happy, and then in this case we can’t call them as family. Yes, because in the olden they were no Hand phone, Computer and other communication technology. So it is harder for them to communicate between their friends. Today technology has become more advance, Friends can communicate with their friends every minutes from far distances. So this brings them to be closer together. Nowadays, there are many young people such as grade 3 that already have boyfriend and girlfriend. I can conclude that technology has also an important role in a family.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I think the definition of a normal family is a married mother and father and their biological children, but after seeing a lot of people getting divorce (separated) or homosexual marriages, my way of thinking about the definition of a normal family has changed. I think, family doesn't have to have a mother and a father but people who live in the same house and who love each other can be called as a family. I'm catholic and for us, it's not acceptable to be divorce and re-married. But that just life is or maybe God has another plan for us. At my previous school, I have a friend and she's a girl and last year her dad died because of an accident. Therefore, her mother, which is also my mom’s friend, has to be a single mother with 3 children and still can be called as a family. So, there are different types of family for example single dad/mother, homosexual parents but they can be called as a family too.
ReplyDeleteI was a person who thinks that a "normal family" is a father, a mother and their children, but after knowing the different situation of people, I have a different thinking about "family". I think that family is just people who are together because they like each other, and they live happily with each other. Some families have a mother, a father and their children, but if they didn't live happily, like if the parents always fight, I think this kind of "family" will not be better then the "family" that live happily eve they have only 1parent, or they have 2 mothers or fathers. I think, as long as a group of people living together in a nice situation, it can be called "family" even though their are same gender, they don't have kids or they have single dad/mom.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I think the definition of the family is a group consisting of parents and biological children by blood or marriage living together in a household. However, as the time goes by and after seeing many people getting divorce, homosexual couples and marriages, my definition of a normal family has changed in a different ways. In my opinion, a normal family doesn't really have to have a father and mother in a same household. But they might have some difficult problems when they graduate from their universities and emerge themselves in a society. They might have the different sights from the people and get into a groundless, idle or absurd rumors. For me, I don't really agree with the definitions of parents and biological children living together in a household now. In my experience, although my friend is living with his dad only, they're living style is much better than others with happiness and all that. They are encouraging themselves and getting over the loss of his mother. Therefore, there are different kinds of family, such as homosexual or single parents but they can be a normal family too.
ReplyDeleteFirst time i think about family, it must to be a father and a mother married and have children, but after i see more and more family, I think a normal family is also can be a single mother live with there children or two mother or father they married and live with their children, because i think the most important thing in a family is happy, if a mother and a father married and have children, but the father hit the mother everyday, and the children are not happy everyday compare to a family that is mother married mother and they have children, they live happily everyday, i think the lesbian is more like a family, so good relationship make a normal family.
ReplyDeleteYes, the new definition of family is starting to emerge in our society, because there are many different definition of family.
My aunty had divorce with my uncle when my cousin are small, so my two cousin they don't have father when they are small, so when my cousin is in high school, he is a problem student.
I don't think normal families have to be a mother, a father and their biological children. As I know, normal families usually end up to a divorce. gay or lesbian parents are more happy than "normal families". So as long as we are happy, we can be considered as a normal family.
ReplyDeleteMost people defines family as parents having children and lives in a house together. But from my point of view, family is a group consisting of two or more members that support each other. It doesn't matter if they're gay, lesbian, transgendered or bi.
ReplyDeleteI think this new definition of family starts to emerge in our own community because there are lots of definition from the word 'family'
For me, family consists of a father, a mother and children (son/daughter)*can be adopted. I am used to this definition because in my big family, this becomes general.
My definition of a normal family was that should combine a married mother, father and children living together under one roof. After I read some people who are living as not as a normal family, I become to be not really care about them. As people's definition are changing, my definition also has changed. I think people who are lesbian or gay but want to live together, single mother with children, but without any male partner, two mothers or two fathers get married and have children, are happy even they are different against a normal family. I agree them whatever they want to be. The reason why they want to be as this is they will be pleasure.
ReplyDeleteEven though I don't care about people, a new definition of family is starting to emerge in our society. The reason is the family who act not like as a normal family, probably care about people's gaze. Even some people agree about them, there are still many people who don't agree them.
My one of Korean friend living in Korea, her father died. I'm not sure about the reason. However, she still lives as a normal friend, so I don't think it doesn't matter that there's no exact structure in a family.