Is there Structure in our Family?

On Thursday we had a group in front of the class to represent a family. There was a dad, mom, two children and the mothers sister involved. We got to see that sometimes there are situations where the father has to leave his family to work and in doing so the family structure changes. The mother may also have to work which can put more stress on the children as they have no one in the home to nurture as they may have once had. The children don't see their father or know what he is doing away from home because they don't get to see him. The youngest sibling often times will turn to their older sibling as their parent because they see him/her more often and usually this puts the oldest sibling in charge of the younger. This gives the older sibling more responsibility and experiences whether or not they want it. When the family reunites together they might struggle with the roles of the father and mother because it has been so long. Also the struggle might be different from the first time. I found this role play very interesting but saw a lot of truth. I have a strong testimony that if we can live in a way that we don't have to be away from any family member that we are better off. Children need both of their parents in the home having the father and mother playing their role as provider, protector, nurture and loving us as their children. I also believe that our parents need us as we all grow together from being around each other. Great week!