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Family is key in the society today. Every challenge we faced in the public arena today is traceable to the family because every culprit or accused person you see comes from one family or the other. I normally say anyone without family is like a tree without roots. Can you imagine a tree that does not have root, would it survive? Definitely it will be mysterious to live and survive the season. This is also synonyms to anyone that claims doesn't have a family. May be such individual emanated from above the sky.
This edition topic is quite impressive and interesting because is the current challenge that we are confronted with today in sustaining family. I believe this would go a long way to address some of the salient issues that has been surfacing in families today. We have different kind of families. We have two kinds of families as I was taught by my social studies teacher many years ago. We have extended family which includes the father, mother,uncles, cousin, nephew etc. it has a large coverage compared to the second type of family. The other kind of family is what I called nuclear family which constitute the father, mother and children.
Even though what forms the family is called marriage. There are different types of marriages depending on the religion, culture and other factors. The predominant kind of marriage in Nigeria is polygamy which a man can marry more than one wives which turns by we to be a big family. In this kind of marriage, the man could have so many children pending on the number of wives. I was told of a man that doesn't know accurately the number of his children.
We are all created with perculiarity and individual differences. If we were left with options of choosing which family to be born into it would have been an experience that many would not want to be where they are. It's said that if wishes were horses, all of us would have been riding them.
I think one of the mystery I can't fathom is the mystery of choosing a family or country to be born into. The only option I think is available is to choose to be adopted.
Any kind of family that one comes from does not matter but being fulfilled is key. I want to draw a balance between the two kind of families of consideration. Large or small family both of them have their various benefits and As such both should be well respected however the choice to raise the kind of family you want in future lies within you.
As for me, I have been born and brought up from a small kind of family. My daddy married only one wife and six children while I am number five even though the first two have died. We are four that are alive to God's and all of us are married still maintaining the kind of family we have seen in our parents.
Having a small family enables one to take adequate responsibility to fend for their basic and other needs. I know some cultures and believe might not agree to this. I don't just believe in quantity of things but the quality holds an uttermost priority for me. Let's take for instance in terms of education, when you have small family you'll be able to give sound and best kind of educational system unlike when you have have large family.
In terms of control and inculcating good morals and training as well. When you have small family, you would be able to train them, mentor and impact them easily compared to when they are many. I have seen some children on the streets causing some havoc constituting nuisance in the society because some parents couldn't manage and provide all the essential background they need. Please is advisable to have a sizeable family that you can manage and be responsible for them.
Having a large family is good when you have sufficient resources and capacity to handle them. I know of a man around my neighbourhood that was the only survive hmmm this made him to give birth to so many children and even the last child is winding up secondary school. He is happy and enjoying his family.
Conclusion
The kind of family is like is small and thank God I am married and blessed with two wonderful kids. I am trying my best to ensure that they get the very best and fulfilled all their desires. Everyone should aspire to have a kind of family based on capacity and ability to take responsibility.
Thanks for reading through.
