Have you ever been walking down the street and seen the “perfect” family? Do you think that other people ever look at your family in this way? Ever since there have been families, there have been images of the “perfect” family and the “Ideal American Family.” This image is described as: a mom, a dad, two and a half kids, a white house, green grass, and a white picket fence. Everything is perfect about this …showed first 75 words of 1874 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1874 total…judgments about your family before they really know you. All of these are reasons why the image of the “Ideal American Family” should be disregarded. Family is defined different for everyone. Each person decides for themselves whom they want to be around and who they want their family to be. There is no reason why a person should be compared to such an image. The whole image of the “Ideal American Family” should be eliminated.