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Family Relationship Is Dying Out.
The World Has Become More And More Complicated And More And More Hectic, Is This Estranging Our Family Relationship, Because I Sometimes Forget All About My Family Owing To Many Other Things.
 paul12345  07 Dec 2007 05:08
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Yes, it is sad but traditional family life is dying out. People are no longer able to spend as much time with their families as previous generations did. I sometimes wish that I had lived in a quieter and simpler era.
 
 pollywog  07 Jun 2012 15:39
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It is very simple. We are raising children to feel they are the most important thing in the world. We give them kudos for substandard and awards for average. We then expect them to enter into a family and put others needs in front of their own? Can you say moronic?
 
 Nicosmom  22 Nov 2011 00:34
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Family doesn't spend much time together anymore.
 
 500052003  22 Mar 2011 16:18
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I blame technology.
 
 hasdass  04 Mar 2011 18:07
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It is true that it is not much necessary so that the family relations turn(shoot) in the nightmare. I find that it is a solidarity and a love of the family that goes out of generation in generation.
 
 jojo79  25 Mar 2010 07:42
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Family relationships are definitely evaporating. My mom and I are constantly getting into fights. I try to avoid them most of the time, but when I'm having a bad day, i just snap at her. Also, my family NEVER eats together anymore. The only thing we really do together anymore seems to be a few little activities(including school activities) and celebrate holidays and birthdays together.
 
 bbtms  27 Mar 2009 00:59
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 but she will always love you for she has bore you and you have to be proud of her
by  vbamaster
 11 May 2010 13:25
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Family relationships are definitely dying out. Just look at the number of divorces and marriages that have ended. Nearly 60% of marriages end in divorces, although this figure is different depending on where you live. If you live in a densely populated urban area, the divorce rate is much higher in contrast to rural areas. People these days have more of the tendency to care about their own lives and don't stop to think of how much their parents have sacrificed for them
 
 SteveTruth  15 Sep 2008 23:20
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Family is definitely not as important as it once was. Now, many family's don't even dine together and everyone seems to have different schedules.
 
 Maggie1  19 May 2008 23:10
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Family relationship is dying out without people even realizing it. Schedules are crazy nowadays and family is the first thing you leave out. You figure they love you and will let it go , but as it starts happening more and more often, it starts to become a problem. This is happening to way too many people anymore. We need to make family a priority because in the end, they are all we really have.
 
 curious  19 May 2008 20:03
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Yeah, too many families divorce or do not relate to each other.
 
 Mark  02 May 2008 02:04
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Ya it is. So many families don't even eat together anymore.
 
 celva_olva  30 Apr 2008 17:04
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 True, My marriage ended when we stop eating together, then stop talking about
our day, then our church shut down,
then seperate goals set in..then seperate lives...either that or I debated too much ;-)
by  Bacchus
 30 Apr 2008 17:10
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Parents are trying to make a living for there kids but at the same time not realizing that they are loosing the trust of there kids. Kids want parents to be there. Not always having to call there parents to say goodnight or waiting on the couch asleep till on of them comes in. It can affect a kid!
 
 sexyjesse  18 Apr 2008 13:45
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In todays world people are so hectic. Running between work , kids, shopping and cleaning. It isn't normal to have stay at home moms anymore, so fitting family in is difficult. There should be more time spent with family. They are the ones who truly love us inconditionally and before you know it, you will be attending their funerals with a bunch or should haves and would haves. People need to make time. Schedule one dinner a week to all get together. It can happen, people just need to slow down and think about what is really important, family.
 
 demo  06 Apr 2008 19:45
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I absolutely agree, even though there are more talk shows, radio programs and books geared toward family unity, it has most certainly drifted away. Even with the use of countless therapists, the family unity has taken on a new role. Electronics have engaged teenagers into a virtual world, highly overstressed parents have found these electronics to be great babysitters and often family members do not communicate. There is a certain level of stress of today's youth to be super-kids and join as many activities as possible in order to be persuasive to colleges and everyone is running in their own direction and as a result we have a horrible epidemic of stress related issues
 
 hmd  12 Mar 2008 15:24
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Check out my comment under "death" at the bottom!
 
 morallaw  02 Feb 2008 01:16
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In today’s world everything is changing too fast and over all our lifestyle has taken a pace. Everybody is having a hectic working schedule and they can not remain casual and careless about anything that is happening around them. Life is changing in a fast lane and men are getting more and more chained with our professional involvements and other responsibilities. In such a condition what is lacking is our attention towards the family. It often has happened in many families that the husband and wife both are employed in such a way that they hardly get to see each other once a week even staying in the same home. Thus it can be said that family relationships are really dying out today though people are trying to give more time to their family but they are not being able to.
 
 sudipa  30 Jan 2008 19:00
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It is true that family relationships are dying out. Instead of daughters sharing their lives with their mothers and sons being best friends with fathers children are forced to look for friends and confidants in other places.

Some people blame busy work schedules, television and computers etc for this changing trend. It maybe true to some extent but the fact is that our lazy attitudes are to be blamed in fact. You do not need to spend the whole day with your family to be close to them. Simple activities like a common dinner time and occasional family vacations can keep these bonds firm and thriving.
 
 Twilight  19 Jan 2008 18:07
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With dad at work mom at work kids at school come home tv after 3hours of homework and bed oh oh after fast food when do you have time to say i love you CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE?
 
 hippiewill  12 Dec 2007 00:05
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Yes I do agree that family relationships are dying out because of our busyness. We are so much involved in our job and business that we could seldom get free time for our family and friends. The worry to maintain our status and earn healthy amount of money for our survival is keeping us full of activity all the time. We could only be able to meet our relatives now on festivals. But we should all spare some time for our family, relatives and friends to stay active and be helpful to others.
 
 cancer11  07 Dec 2007 15:57
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 I agree with your thoughts but this isn't because of people choice but more because we are manipulated by the governments both this socialist lot and the former Tories
by  Lishman
 04 Jan 2008 13:33
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Yes, it is especially true in western societies but eastern people still live, and try to maintain their lives with their families.

Following are the reasons I think are causing the destruction of family life:

1)Materialistic approach to life.

2)Lack of religious and moral values.

3)Greed and thirst for wealth.

These are just some reasons from many.
 
 death  07 Dec 2007 11:21
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 Since when have these things not existed among people? The Roman emperor Augustus made laws in the 1st century BCE about greed and extravagance! Greek poetry from over 3 millennium ago talks about godlessness and impiety. They are by no means new.
by  eb110262
 11 Dec 2007 23:00
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Whether the relationship goes up or goes down isn’t up to only one person.
When major family relationship problems are encountered, it’s common to attempt a control strategy. You try to change other person in a way that you would like to see him. Sometimes this approach works, especially if your request and the other person are both reasonable. But many times it just leads to frustration. All that problems begins just because of misunderstanding and annoyance of two people. And this is only up to persons because only they are an administers their own destiny.
 
 vic_kim  18 Oct 2012 11:19
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I don't think its dying out; it just needs more work. Effort is one thing that everyone in the family has to contribute to. Basically in the end family would always be there for you, even though it might not seem like it now...
 
 luv303  05 Jan 2011 20:51
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 yaeh i agree with you :))cause it really needs more work..like spending free time together in weekends!!talking more while having dinner and so on!! But there is no time for parents to thier children they are always busy at all in my opinion this is the one thing that distroy relationships between them:(((on the other hand lack of listening is also vsery important i mean if we listen each other...it will be better :))
by  AizhanBB
 24 Jan 2013 11:27
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NO........ Family relationships stands for eternity for whoever you are or whatever your doing 85 % more or less of the world will stand up for their family.........
 
 vbamaster  11 May 2010 13:24
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The way in which the family functions is changing but I don't think it's dying out.

One comment was made about mothers and fathers being out at work all day. Is was also the 'norm' for many families in the past especially in the industrialised urban areas where children, men and women had no alternative than to work , long, unsociable hours to feed the industrial machine. A more comfortable family life was the prerogative of the middle and upper classes.
Undoubtably family life has changed. Children have the chance to be more mobile and often take jobs abroad, more women choose careers and many men spend long hours at work or work away from the family.
Television and PC's are often blamed for interfering with family life and much of this is true.
There are still a high proportion of close family networks. It is rather the form that the family seems to take that makes it appear that family relationships are dying out, when in reality they are probably as strong as ever in the majority of cases.
 
 Researcher  09 Jan 2008 08:46
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No, I do not think family relationships are dying out. I think first of course, that it depends upon the family. Let's face it, it's obvious that busy people with busy lifestyles will have less time to spend with each other. That's just a fact of the modern life. However, it does not stop people from enjoying their family relationships.

Many families still meet up together for a Sunday dinner or even a daily meal. With the television off and everyone together, this can be a great time for the family to get to know each other better and hear each other's news. Likewise, it is a time for younger members of the family to appreciate this time special time and to make it a habit. As they grow into teenagers, they may want to be around their family less, but if their parents hold firm on returning for dinner and spending it together through those difficult years, there is no reason at all why the family relationship should die out.

Furthermore, it's no point in blaming a lack of moral values. That's just naive, moral values aren't lacking, they are changing and evolving. It's down to the parents to hold the family together. Of course, with divorce on the increase, it may be one reason why this is harder than ever, but a family should do everything they can stay strong together.

Often, children when they get older realise how much they like their parents and want to spend more time them, so as adults, they get to discover the family relationship all over again.

What is naive is to think of the family relationship as a set entity, mum, dad and two kids, when in fact, 'family' can be many things. Is the traditional family unit under threat? Possibly. But the family in a changing contemporary sense is not to my mind.
 
 Spartan76  12 Dec 2007 12:21
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 Spartan76," Often, children when they get older realise how much they like their parents and want to spend more time them, so as adults, they get to discover the family relationship all over again."


No offense but, I don't know what time period you're living in but, teenagers hate their parents going through adolescents. Between the ages of 14-21 children don't establish a true bond until they are grown about 25.

Like Celva_Olva said "So many families don't even eat together anymore." and that is so true!

Look at what we do, we go to Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald's for a cheap easy meal, and if we go to a buffet we want that 'home cooked meal." I personally know a family that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving anymore, they eat at Golden Corral.

Today's society is so focused on the easier points in life. My grandfather made my dad use a log splitter and an ax to chop wood, and my uncle, who is 7 years younger got a wood chopper and still complained about it.

Families don't have nights where they turn the T.V. off anymore and play board games. Our life is revolved around the media.

Children disrespect their adults, there is NO authority anymore. Parents are scared that their children will hit them back because there is a lack of Parent-child relationships.
by  summa07
 27 Sep 2008 17:46
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No, I don't agree with this because of the following reasons:

1- We are earning just for our family, their necessities and comfort.

2- Man is a social animal. He cannot live without his family and others. So the relationship will never die out.

3- If we didn't have moral values then there would be old age houses everywhere, rather than amusement parks.

So, there are still family relationships alive and well.
 
 Simple  08 Dec 2007 19:04
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