Are families today as close as they used to be?

In today's society I don't think that families are as close as they used to be. Its sad but more and more families are being forced to work instead of having bonding moments. I think everyone is being a bit too career oriented and no one wants to stay at home anymore or they just don't have enough time to do so. Maybe this is the reason why the world gets darker and gloomier day after day. I'm glad that some of those in the private and public sector tries their best to give priority to the family, but its just not enough now. I guess the best way is for the families to just start bonding once more. When I have a family of my own I'll instill to my children the value of a family, but as of now I guess I just have to do what I can with my own family.

My family is really close. I mean everyone works, children go to school, but we still have time for each other. Not exactly weekends, but everyday of the week that we see each other.

Nowadays, with the developing of scinece and society, man is not close like before. The competition is keen in days so man have to work hard. Most of them have no more time to have a good meals with their family or share some happy times with family.

no there are just so many hours in a day and working people have to work just to make ends meet so no they are not as close as thery just do not have the time. they try to do things on the weekends but teens willpull away from parents then too. Now that my son is out of work,we have actually had more time to talk to each other but we are really having problems so we would rather he were working again.

My family are still close. Although we have busy life during day time, we still have our dinner together on the table. We will chat about our daily life. During weekend, sometimes we will go out together for a dinner and go to my aunt's house for a small gathering. (",)

families today still show their love to each other as they used to be. because they have little time to spend together, they need more time to make phonecalls instead of talking face to face. this is also a middle course to improve the relationship.

I think the problem is that families nowadays are not the same as they used to be. It was not usual to see mothers having to go to work and most could stay at home looking after the children. Grandparents seemed to play a big role in the past, but I don't think they play such a big role now.

you are right familes are not as cl;ose as they use to be but my family we are very close i spend my weekend with one member of my family are all of them.i have 11 sister in brother so iam never lonely i have very few friends i count how many i only have 5 friends.but other memeber have about 5 also with 11 of us thats a crowd.iam always with my family i live far away from my family but i make time to be with them all.

I totally disagree with what you said. I think people nowadays are much more disconnected, Cause a lot of parents are working far away from their families, and they leave their kids to their grandparents, which is not good for the kids. And after the kids grow up, most of them would choose to work in the city where they spent their four year college , so the kids would be again far away from their parents when daddies and mummies are too old to work.

Well I don't stay with my mother anymore, I'm staying with my gf. Usually the problem is time,and usually I do over time Monday to Saturday. Usually my day with my gf is usually Sunday we spend time together. But even though it's a Sunday we still have added things to do. Maybe it's the hardship in life and we think of really to both ends meet. We know our obluigations and responsibility to our families.Every month I send money to my mother, and me and my gf has to pay alot of bills. Everything is going up. That is why family ties are sometimes not the same as before. Cause we want the best in life. Were cutting the cost. Usually we just see them twice a month to see and talk about the problem and what to do. We usually have a nice dinner at home with everyone. Anyway have a nice day!

no not really, not that id want to ether but it is fun sometimes to hang out with the familly but id rather be with my friends another reson is that us teen agers are now known as : very angry and hard to talk to not all of us are like that not if you just trust us otherwise we get pissed off storm into our bedrooms or say "thats it im going to (friends name)'s house the more you hold on, the more we pull away

I think families are not as close as they used to be but one thing for sure,parents always love and care for their children. Even they are not longer that close to each other,but the love is still there. The bond between a family would never change. Even the parents and children are too busy to get together and have good time with each other but the relationship is still tied closely. Like me,I am staying far from my family,I only go back to meet with them twice a year,but I still feel the bond with them. This will never change.

not really, because my family members are quite away from each other quite often, whether we like it or not. Actually, their jobs are "forcing" them to not to be close with other family members, just because they have to work long hours to support the family and... they just cannot get any other better jobs (sadly) for teens, though, is really a different case. unless there are some gifted teenagers who actually appreciate their parents for supporting them, most of the teens these days really want to stay AWAY from their family (i know i used to feel that way.. wanting to get a gr8 job for myself and live alone) and the teens these days really just want to have fun with their friends, hang out with them, party, whatever.

i think that families today are not so close compare to the olden days . Why do I say so? in my own opinion, families today are not so close because of the appearance of new technology. children that belongs to that particular family only focuses on the gadget he/she have. I can relate this with my neighbor. Her children is not so close with her.

we are close but when everyone moves away its hard. But theres always this bond no matter how far apart you are. Dinne is the only time me and my family get to really sit down and communicate with eachother.

My family do interact with each other often. W usually spend time hanging out and eat dinner together. During dinner we will discuss anything we want share.

I know what you mean about not being close. I am not close with people in my family, and well, I never really talk to them. I live in a whole nother county then the lot of them, and wherein it's not long distance to call or visit, I just don't. I do pick up the phone from time to time, and they know my number but hardly does the phone ring with their number on the caller ID. My fiance's family are close, but then again not. I know that my fiance and I are close to his parents in a way, and for that I am glad. I wish families could be closer, but respect just isn't a trend anymore, and that really plays a part in why some families are more distant then others. Respect doesn't just go for the kids, adults should be respectful too. I know that I was disrespectful as a kid, but I also know that sometimes it was just a cry for respect of my own. Well that's my own two cents, whether it's right or not is up to you. Welcome to Mylot by the way, and I hope you have loads of fun here! It's really a fun place, although, we all are a bit loopy with discussions.

no, i don't think so. i hardly see my sons since they married & we use to be extremely close. i raised them both by myself. some families seem tobe. my friend across the st. hears from her children every day just about. i'm so glad for her because it is a hurtful thing not to hear from your kids. guess i went wrong somewher. i like both my daughter-in-laws so don't blame them.

Some families are close some are not, that depends on the members lifestyle. Usually kids now are not really close to the parents, because they were busy for thier friends, more time to party and hanging out and less time to talk with parents. Some parents are busy at work always thinking how to pay the bills and that lesser family bonding, but some of the family you can really appreciate the bonding because they are really working on it, putting an effort for the family closeness.

No they are not. Sure atomic families are in now and they are rather like a trend. Closeness between families is no longer a matter for a vast majority of the people