From your writing, it sounds like your view of the traditional family is one akin to the American ideal; where the parents love each other and the children are raised to love and cherish their fellow family members.

The tough reality is that many Americans never had a traditional patriarchal family. I, of course blame the feminazis for our high divorce rate, while others lay the blame on drugs, unemployment and a plethora of other troubles.

The bottom line is that with nearly fifty percent of children raised in a single parent home, most of those kids have been subjected to being substantially raised by day care centers (Anarchy R Us) and the crappy public school system.

What we reap from these dysfunctional arrangements are a confused crop of adults who think it is cool to jab chunks of metal through their faces and poke grommets in their earlobes, while they experiment with “dating” members of their own gender.

Much of the upcoming generation never knew a traditional family and many who did, the version they got was far from the nurturing environment that you describe. These new adults have been taught by their own experience and by the propaganda about “alternative lifestyles” foisted upon them by the public schools, that non traditional “partnerships” are a suitable substitute for the traditional patriarchal family.

It is true that a human child can grow up under a variety of arrangements, but Tom, you are right. Nothing else beats having a mother and father who love you and who teach you to have traditional Judeo-Christian values.

Unfortunately, a growing percentage and now over half of our population, missed out on having a traditional family.

Citizens, their employers and governmental entities need to all work together to take affirmative steps to strengthen the traditional family; including work from home packages for parents, increased telecommuting, job sharing arrangements and flexible work schedules including the four day work week, so that both parents can help support their children, both financially and emotionally.