The Family in 2020

In response to this post on a political site on Facebook, which I visit at times:

“…families come in all shape and sizes...We have evolved way past the Nuclear family into ones of love and support age of the guardians.”

I wrote:

No, we are DEVOLVING as a culture away from the natural, normal, nuclear family and that is dangerous and that is destructive for a society.

The most common, the most ideal and the most optimal family structure is the natural family. The natural family ideal consists of a born-biological man (male) who is married to a born-biological woman (female). The result of such union is the production of another unique human being, their offspring. It is called procreation. That is how a society maintains itself. Most important, the natural family is the optimal environment in which to nurture a child.

Other family structures including a single-parent household are less optimal. With much effort, though, a child can be nurtured and grow normally and healthily in such an environment. Ideally, every child benefits most when both a married and male (father) and a married female (mother) contribute uniquely to the life of the child.

Foster care and adoptive family situation can work. But again, if a born-biological male (father) and a born-biological female (mother) are present and the couple is married. This provides nurture and gives stability to the child.

Unmarried born-biological males and born-biological females couples who live together are less ideal because they may be less committed and often it offers a less stable environment than a married couple would usually provide.

Some children are placed in group homes and orphanages these are sub-optimal living environments.

Same-sex households of any kind are not a proper environment for natural, normal, sociological development of children. Again, the child benefits from unique male and female influences.