A look at the traditional family

Lets take a look a the traditional family. That being, mom stays home and dad does to work, kids go to school. It is the basis for our livelihood and I think it should be analyzed.  

I think that in some ways the traditional family was better for society. This is because everyone knew what their role was in society and there weren’t any questions of quality of life or social standings. I think it was a simpler time and possibly more peaceful. Everyone knew what was expected of him or her and they had no problem delivering what was asked.

However, at the same time I think that the traditional family was not better for society because at this day in age, the options are endless. I think that since our society has grown so much concerning equality, opportunity, employment, and has had overall lifestyle changes. I think that today, the traditional family would not have been beneficial because we need change. We cannot live in the past and think that the same “rules” of family still apply. Times change and so do our expectations; it is just the way life goes.

I do not think that our society will ever be able to return to that version of a family because we have learned too much to move backward. As women, we have discovered the self-fulfillment of having a job AND raising a family. We are society that tries to multitask and handle everything under the sun. If we were told that we must all stay at home while our husbands work, there would be a riot. Some women may be fine with that and for them it will work, but what about all those women who love their jobs and love what they do? The standard has risen for the “traditional family” and probably won’t be returning to what it used to be in a very long time, if ever.