response to tyler's post

the response to tyler:

Here is how the first story should have gone.
Once upon a time, there was an American Family. Dan and his wife, Alice, had two children named Nancy and Joey. The family woke up every morning just as every family has since the dawn of time, in a state of dishevelment with a looming list of things to do. Nancy prepared the cereal for the family to eat while they all got ready for school or work and then yelled at them that the food was getting soggy. The kids and Dan were swept off to their days while Alice was left at home to cook and clean. She hoped that she would do a good job so that Dan wouldn’t beat her like he did on most nights. Arriving at school, Joey almost immediately left with his friends. He didn’t care much for school. He would much rather be walking around town. Nancy stayed and went to the bathroom. She started smoking because her friends told her she looked cool and it would make her thin. She didn’t much care for school because she knew she wasn’t going to college. She was expected to immediately marry. At work, Dan talked to his colleague but didn’t much care for them. He often complained that he hadn’t had any sex since his kids were born. He never brought up his drinking problem, though. Later that evening everyone came back for dinner and had meaningless conversation filled with the usual “how was work/school?” Clearly Joey lied. Once the kids were in their rooms they had to pretend to not hear Dan’s yelling.


Anyway, you seem to idealize the situations of our parents and grandparents. Life was not what “Leave it to Beaver” suggests it was. The first family seems happier in your story because you went out of your way to make believe that they had no problems. Sure, the current mother and wife may have to work, but she doesn’t have to scrub the floors with a brush or clean her own over. She doesn’t even have to cook. The husband may not know his coworkers, but he has the luxury of working from home. And guess what, children have always cheated and had attitude problems. Those aren’t new occurrences. You need to get in touch with reality.