I mean, you're not wrong.

As a millennial, with my own family now, I can say that my childhood and growing up didn't exactly give me the concept of a real family. You see, both my parents worked to provide me with a great lifestyle. We went on vacations, I was in sports, the whole nine yards. Sounds picture perfect.

Except that my father would work 12 hour days from the time I was old enough to remember, until the day I moved out of the house. This didn't leave time for my Father to teach me... Well... Anything. Thus, while I had my father in my life, he wasn't exactly around to be a role model.

My parents were extremely materialistic, had to have the nicest house, new cars, awesome vacations, etc. The American Dream. This meant my parents were always working, rather than say... Spending time teaching the kids how to change the oil in a car, how to cook, what it means to be a man, etc.

Middle class parents have been trusting the public school systems and cable television to not only babysit, but educate and mold the minds of their children.

To me, this was a basis of how NOT to be a parent. Thus, once I started my own family, I made sure that my son knew - He and his future are my top priorities. We may not have the biggest house or go on sweet vacations every year, but I get to spend time with my son on a daily basis and have a hand in shaping his future.


So while I agree, Millennials have no concept of family, unfortunately that has a lot to do with how they were brought up, how their families functioned, etc. If they've never experienced the concept of Family, how would they hold that concept as knowledge?