The availability of functional families is in everyone's best interest.

I just realized, thanks to the daily prompts in this announcement post, that the 15th May of each year is celebrated as an International Day of Families. Wow! I wasn't even aware there was anything like that. A part of me is surprised that I never considered there would be a day that is carved out exclusively for the celebration of families all over the world.

I know how highly I rate family and I'm quite traditional in this approach. I just can't help it. There are moments I see someone act and the next thing that comes to my mind is "he/she is this way because of his/her family background". This works both ways, regardless of if the person's action or behavior is admirable or disgusting. And, you would be surprised to know that the way people act is always traced back to the sort of family they have.

When these individuals get exposed to society's, they go on to display the things that characterize their family background and in most cases, the level of decency that's visible in a society as a whole are always proportionate to the level of decency that's visible to the families that make up that society. So, family has a lot more impact on the world than a lot of people can imagine.

I will go on in this discussion with the assumption that anyone who's reading this has a family. I genuinely hope that's the case.

The availability of functional families is in everyone's best interest and I'm saying this because it's self-evident that anyone that has the choice of being raised in a functional family would always opt for that instead of having to be raised in a family that's a shadow of what "family" is supposed to be. A lot of adults who are moving around with baggage of emotional trauma are exposed to that because they were raised in a dysfunctional family.

Basically, a functional family is one where the Dad accepts and fulfills his responsibility as a Dad while the Mum does hers as a Mum. It's a family where both parents join hands to build their home and make it a place that's conducive for raising kids in character and learning. I know that a family that's structured in that way is mostly better for a husband, a wife, and also for the children that will be born into the family.

I know folks who think that a family is a burden...

Oh, Yeah!

And, they sound almost convincing when they tell you that they are shouldering all the burden of their family. The responsibility of taking care of their parents falls on them. And the same applies to the responsibility of taking care of their siblings. In addition to that, they have to take care of themselves and inflationary pressure is hitting them hard.

I'm not making a case for or against such people. However, I know that nothing good comes without a rough side to it. Yeah! Family can be a huge responsibility especially when you already have a family of your own to take care of. Aside from the financial responsibility, a whole other responsibilities are attached to these. So, it can't be easy.

But, if you have been to the depth of catastrophic situations where you need people or just someone to support you or be with you, those who are fortunate to be blessed with a good family usually have some inspiring "family support stories" to share about that moment. So, regardless of the burden that comes from having a family, I would always be glad for the family I have.

Happy International Day of Families to y'all.

Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.
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