- How sad it is to find that some people consider their families as a kind of hotel. They come there just to have dinner and spend the night among the strangers. Then have they ever thought what happens in the family where its members do nothing but dine together?
- Perhaps in such a family, each member goes to work all day long. They spend most time outside and return home only to have dinner and spend the night. There are no exchange of ideas, no mutual help, and no sincere understanding. Each member gets used to living apart and thinking by himself. Such an atmosphere sooner or later creates the development of egoism, the indifference of parents, and the exaggerated independence of children. The family will probably end up in ruin.
- Family means more than dining together. The member of such family realizes the deep meaning of home. In other words, they find at home not only a physical place but also a spirit shelter. If they are obliged to work outdoors, they always long for the sweet moment when they find themselves among their dear family members, take a good meal, and get through a peaceful night.
- There are an interchange of opinions and a mutual love. Wife and husband will support each other and take care of their children, who will turn respect and obey their parents. They all live in peaceful harmony. Such in the happiness of the family it is that homeless people do not have. And, society needs such a nuclear family for its prosperity and stability.
- A real family is certain not a group of people dining together like in a hotel but a cozy home of people living in the atmosphere of love and understanding.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
- What are your duties when you are ___________ ?
- A father
- A mother
- The oldest children
- The youngest child
- A window
- A widower
- Maternal/paternal grandparents
- The only child
- Which of the following do you often expect from your wife?
- To spend a lot of time with the family
- To iron your clothes
- To have you with household expenses
- To give you a son
- To obey you at all times
- To serve you breakfast in bed
- To have a career
- To teach the children good manners
- To punish the kids if they misbehave
- To earn much money
- Which of the following do you often expect from your husband?
- To cook some of the meals
- To wash your own clothes
- To iron your own clothes
- To do household repairs
- To clean the house
- To drive you to work
- To take you out the dine
- To support you and your family
- To be understanding and responsible
- To take care of the kids
- To stay home every night
- To give you all his paycheck
- To work hard
- To be faithful
- To make major decisions
- To go to the market
- Which of the following brings happiness to a family?
- Having so many children
- Having fewer children
- Both husband and wife go to work
- An own house for the two
- A true love
- The two are of like minds
- The same level of education between husband and wife
- Does a family come to destruction due to which of the following?
- Having no children
- Adultery
- Poor schooling
- Having no jobs
- Having constant arguments
- Poor health
- Living in an extended family
- Poor financial conditions
- Not the same level of education
- Drugs/ gambling/ alcohol drinking