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Family un-values

When did the concept of family become
a tired cliché of phased-out tradition
in need of redefining?

And when did we abandon our parental duties
to glorified babysitters with no real interest
in our childrens' physical and emotional development
outside of their weekly paychecks?

We are bombarded by screaming advertisements
dictating an acceptable standard of living
requiring two or more incomes and
measuring our success by the sum total
of our net worth.

The decline of civilization progresses
as fast food replaces home-cooked meals
and quality time is staring blankly
at a flat screen television
with a group of strangers
living under the same roof.

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  1. Date: 9/6/2010 1:15:00 PM

    A brilliant and exquisite write Thvia.. so true and such poignant questions asked ..all necessary to think why this has happened in Society and gotten so out of control..luv.. fantastic my friend.. fantastic..piece..luv..

  1. Date: 9/6/2010 1:57:00 AM

    so so true. This state of the world indicates that we are living in the last days. (2Timothy 3:1-5)