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On the Lighter Side Part 3

By Grace Peterson @GracePeterson3
SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I was in therapy, I remember asking my doctor about family dynamics during the 1960s. Specifically, I wanted to know how children were regarded by their parents. Were they loved, nurtured, listened to? Or were they told to shut up and go away? I knew my concept was sullied by my reality. In order to give humanity a fair shake, I needed to wrap my mind around what was normal--how healthy families related to each other.
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My doctor told me that although there were exceptions, most families got along well together. Fathers loved their kids and were kind and nurturing. I am still have trouble believing this.
While older people often complain that things aren't like they used to be, I for one think things have improved dramatically in the past few decades. In fact I'll venture to say that it's not just a figment of my imagination that human interaction has improved since those bygone years.
For example, take American advertising. If you've visited Cynthia's Do I Offend? website, you've witnessed the worst that clever advertisers had to offer to their prospective customers. Here's an example:
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Or how about this one: 
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And if things weren't bad enough with the man of the house: 
On the Lighter Side Part 3So see. Things have come a long way. We're more concerned with people's feelings now. If nothing else. Visit Do I Offend? to see further enlightened, or offended. What do you think?
On the Lighter Side Part 3

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