Ideal family! Is it possible?

There will never be an "ideal" family or an "ideal" individual in the sense of "perfection". We all are flawed and have fallen short of the glory of God. The best way to have a good and intact family is to have a relationship with God and thus know and understand His purposes for the marriage covenant and how to have a family which can be raised according to Godly principles. Nonetheless, all people and all families quarrel, have differing ideas, etc., but can learn to resolve differences and get along amicably if they have the "rule book", The Bible, the Word of God, to instruct and guide them. The family is the basic unit of society; strong families make a strong nation, and conversely weak nations are comprised of broken families.

I believe there are family around us that ideal, it is normal of having misunderstanding because such situation will put the relationship be strong. however, scabdals is another thing which can destroy the family realtion.

The ideal family exists only in books and magazines. It's just like trying to define 'normal'. Every family has its own dynamics for smooth functioning or dysfunction. Most of the families I have encountered are dysfunctional to an extent. But 'dysfunction' is supposedly the opposite of functional or 'normal'. So we come full circle.

I don't believe there can be any such thing as an ideal family. We all have oir joys disagrrements with our families. we can not choose who our family members will be, 'we can only care about each other snd share whatever lies ahead. being ideal does not have to be a requirement.

I would say I have the ideal family. If I am not a member of the family i am in now then I would be envious. Tell you what..my parents just had their 37th wedding anniversary last May 9 and for all these years, we did not hear them fight. We understand that sometimes they have misunderstanding but we just observe them then they have to go out and probably talk because when they get back home, everything is fine. Our parents are our best friends and our friends' friends. What else can we ask for? For me, I would consider it an ideal family. What do you think? :)