The four-door paneled station wagon is no longer in existence. Surely, any frugal father would have traded that jalopy in during the Cash For Clunkers program anyway, but the reality is that a lot of families do not have a frugal father, nor do they have a family station wagon. They have minivans and soccer moms, not necessarily in that order.
A lot of families do not have fathers or mothers and some have neither. Some have cousins and grandparents living under one roof. Modern Family presents a complete corruption of a traditional idea.
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This family portrait does not reflect the traditional sense of family.
According to your own experience, what is a family? Who is your family?
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