If a family was functional ( verses dysfunctional ) would life be like on the Brady Bunch?
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You mean with a gay dad and a butch maid?
1157919
A man who puts his family before everything.  I respect a person more like that.  And people that are like middle class and lower, are typically more happy.  It may not seem so, but think about how stressed you would be if you had all that money.  Things are not what they appear to be sometimes.
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The Brady Bunch Movie!
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My family is the perfect family.  We all have our setbacks (some still living at home, divorce, children out of wedlock, some out of work for a while, arguements with husbands/ wives, etc.) BUT- We all are close (including children's children) and we love each otherSO MUCH.  We see each other often.  We still are corrected by our parents.  We live pretty close by to each other.  We all go to church.  God is the center of our lives.  We argue for a few seconds.  We laugh.  We are extremely loyal, giving & kind.  There are lots of us.  We help each other out.  Our children are actually friends and not just cousins.  We treat each other's homes as if it is our own home.  We cook for each other.  We voice for each other.  We defend each other.  We cry to each other.  We talk on the phone.  We go out together.  We vacation together.  We do favors for each other.  We help with each other's businesses.  We borrow each other's stuff.  We are loud & noisy.      \nThis is only a small explanation of my perfect family.  I hope that I raise a family exactly like my parents did.  I always pray for this.
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The few I have met (when I was in high school) were just lonely. Sure they had a house bigger than mine, drove nicer cars, and had better clothes. But I had a mom who was there for me at the drop of a hat and they didn't.Their parents were doctors and lawyers and had to work all the time. So when I look back, sure my life probably would have been a hell of a lot easier, but I wouldn't have had the closeness of my parents.
132178
Interesting question, never watched much of either, but I think the Brady Bunch is cool
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good question.\n\nto bad no one will have a real answer for that. everyones family bugs the hell out of them. you might grow out of it. you might not.
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Um... it's NOT antithetical to a health or stable family.  I would say that two closet gay people of opposite genders living together out of obligation is far less healthy and probably far less stable than two people who love each other and are happy, raising kids in a happy, open, stable home if they want to.\n\nIt is, however, inherently untraditional, in that a traditional family is defined as having two parents of opposite genders (plus 2.5 kids and a dog), but that's neither here nor there.\n\nBut of course, everyone knows that kids are better off with a mom and a dad who beat them and lock them in the basement every night than two moms or who dads who are loving and nurturing, because the most important thing is that the kids grow up to be straight (besides, a hard childhood just builds character, right?), and with gay parents they might get the impression that it's actually OK to be gay.
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Neither my husband nor I have any extended family to speak of. No parents, grandparents or siblings that we are close with. My friends would say that I probably don't think family is all that important because I dont associate with the little family that I have left. But, the truth is, I do miss family terribly, I just don't have family members that I am comfortable with or enjoy. My immediate family, my husband and daughter as well as a few close friends mean the world to me. I came into this world alone, and someday I will leave this world alone, having my immediate family and close friends have made my journey worth living, and one that I enjoy immensely. Family gives me a purpose to wake up everyday and face the world with a smile.
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family in some of the people u been around
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I agree! I think they actually had a pretty miserable life,if they were living in the conditions you just described!
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Breakdown of the family which will lead to the complete and total breakdown of our society. That should be a good starter.
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Yes I would. The memories and the family we created together have been priceless and if by some awful chance we would divorce or be seperated due to death I don't think I could live alone again. I think I would be very picky tho and it would have to be with someone who respected my feelings and my time with my family. I know I don't have the only good one out there.
295127
No.  Your family will always be your family.  They will always be there for you and only want the best for you.
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Personally, I love it.  It's one of the few sitcoms about a family where the family is like a real family.  Their house is usually messy, mom and dad are always on a budget, and the kids are fight like cats and dogs and are usually in some sort of trouble.  \n\nKinda like my family...
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Absolutely.  My family is the best ever.
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I consider it my extreme pleasure and honor to be a husband to my wife and a father to my four children.  Every decision that I make, including professional, financial, moral, and ethical decisions, is colored by its potential impact on those five people and my relationship with them.  I'm not sure what your definition of a "family guy" would be, but to the extent that my description of myself meets your definition, allow me to say that I am here, I am not alone, and we are not going anywhere.  Best of luck in finding your "family guy."