The Fall of an Empire

Fall of an Empire Part IV

We have lost the family as a cohesive group. Family members in some instances are more inclined to act more severely against one another than a stranger. While risking paranoia, I believe we can no longer trust, those who are responsible for setting the example of trust. Members of our family and peers engage in confessions of disloyalty and theft of each other, of strangers, and employers without remorse. We engage in feuds on the playing fields of our children. Fighting over how a soccer game should or was played. Parents and spectators have been forced to either act responsibly or their family member will be removed from play. What does this say about our society when adults cannot let children play as children and solve on their own even the most trivial of conflicts. We must set the standard and show our youth what battles to fight and how to appropriately engage disputes. My dad beating your dad to death on the playing field is not the answer. Our clergy who many feel are an extension of the family can no longer be expected to set the bar of morality. Where are we to turn when churches have proven a safe haven for molesters and pedophiles? Some use the name of the church as an opportunity for profiting at the expense of those in their weakest moments while seeking help in end of life crisis and troubled personal times. The answer to family issues is not simple. We must find new ways to safeguard the family from degradation by negative outside influence such as television video games and violence. Children coming home to empty houses and single parent homes have taken huge toll on society. Too many children spend too much time without the supervision of their own parents. It is not the responsibility of the schools or daycare providers to raise our offsprin

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