We are all about family. The truth is, the problem is, we are all about OTHER people’s families.
The most popular show on television today? “Duck Dynasty.” After that there are the programs about “The Kardashians,” “Housewives,” of various zip codes, and “Hoarders.” We like to spy-glass at the inner-workings of family relationships that we can keep at arm’s length — or TIVO for a later, more convenient time.
Our own family relationships cannot be put on hold. Whether it is a teething infant, a tantrum-tossing toddler, a hormone-hosed teenager, a suffering spouse, or an aging parent — we have to deal with our family in “real time” not unreal reality tv time. Those with whom we have a true connection don’t just get our attention when it is convenient. That is what makes us a “family.”
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