Growng Up With Both Parents In the Household In My Day Was Normal!

How Many of Your Neighborhood Friends Grew Up Having Both Parents n the Household?

Reflecting Back in the Day!

Ever had a "revelational" moment? I did. Just this morning while handling my business in the bathroom, I was thinking about my childhood, and how many of us, including myself, who grew up as children had BOTH parents in the household! Imagine, having both mom and dad in the same household doing what they did . . . parenting! Don't get me wrong . . . Where I grew up was not like your "Happy Days' television show, or "Good Times." Far from it I suppose.

It was just a simple post-thought remembering the good times as a child growing up in Bronx, New York. However, I cannot dismiss the fact that so many of my neighborhood friends, classmates, and the majority of the other neighborhood children hailed from two-parent households, which is typically not the norm today! Why is that? Where have society gone wrong in this scenario?

Undoubtedly, things have changed. The question is has it changed for the worse, or better?

Statistically, I realize that there are a myriad of 'single-parent' households in the 21st Century, most of which is due to outside forces of temptation (i.e., adultery, changing sex gender preferences, the economy, becoming more educated, or earning more money than the spouse, outgrown each other intellectually, etc.). And there is no doubt that many of these youngsters who grew up in a single-parent household have gone on to do great things in their lives. I, for one, continue to admire some single-parents who've done a great job in rearing their children when I was growing up as a child living in the Bronx. They had objectives and goals to reach to ensure that their youngsters receive the best education, morals, values, and positive outlooks in their lives. It paid off big time!

On the flip side of the coin, however, there are still those who have not shaken off the residue of growing up and living in a single-parent household, especially when it was once a two-parent household to start.

Like I said earlier: Retrospectively speaking, I realized that not only myself, but so many of my neighborhood classmates, friends, and acquaintances, were products of a two-parent household. And you know what? I feel additionally Bless to have had that opportunity to receive such a Blessing in my life! I do. It impacted my life greatly to the point that I wanted the same for my children. I refuse to have drama - unnecessary drama. I don't have time to deal with nonsense. I just don't have that kind of time!

I also try to reflect back to remember if any of these two-parent households ever experienced domestic violence behind-closed-doors, and out of many, only one came to mind. BUT that was squashed because the wife's brothers learned about this, and handled it! So, I guess, statistically, there were none.

In any event, it was just a thought. And if you are wondering which period of time these two-parent households were prevalent in my day, I am happy to say it was in the 60s and 70s. HELL NO, I am not old! Just better looking, and wiser. That's all!

But there is a lot to be said about how we, as a generation, need to get back to, or stay with, two-parent household living! Especially in this economy. Our younger generation deserve to have it! And for you many moms who prefer to have constant battles wtih your child's father, whom you no longer live with, or have never lived with together, and whom you find yourself fighting tooth and nail to pay child support . . . STOP IT! Damn it, why would you want your child[ren] continue to be someone whom do not care less about your child[ren]? MOVE ON! Get yourself together . . . the amount of time you spend dealing with a male who choose not to do right, you could be advancing your education, and in the meantime, you may find a good man, who will care for you and your child[ren], if you choose to go that route!

DON'T BLOCK YOUR BLESSINGS WITH NONSENSE! It will only bring about more negativity to you, and your child[ren]! Is that what you want?

Just a thought!

BRING BACK TWO-PARENT HOUSEHOLD LIVING TO PROMOTE A HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR YOUNGER GENERATION!

Like I said earlier . . . Oh, never mind. You get the message.

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