If you had a choice, would you be a child in a family where...

[Eukaryote]

If you had a choice, would you be a child in a family where:

1.Your parents are alcoholics, and your family is constantly fighting or getting on each others nerves, but your family loves each other very much, everyone's always excited to see each other, and enjoys spending time together when they're not fighting. Keep in mind that having your parents be alcoholics would mean it would be an occasinal occerance to have them pass out in your house or let you down. Your family is middle class.

2. Your parents are rational and responsible and there is rarely any conflict in your family, but your family doesn't love each other very much and you don't have a very good time with them, you get along fine, but there's not chemistry. Keep in mind that your parents would always be there for you and rarely let you down, and there is love in this family, just not very much. Your family is middle class.

I would choose family #1.

 

[El_Machinae]

I didn't choose to be born!

But, having been raised in #2, it wasn't so bad.

 

[Rossiya]

there has got to be love in a family, even if they are all drunks, so i would definitely go for number 1.

 

[Elta]

I put don't know, having trouble relating.

 

[Eukaryote]

Come to think of it, this is kinda a choice between being Kenny McKormack from the show South Park, or being any other kid in America.

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

#1. As long as they reserve some of those drinks for me.

 

[Grohan]

Family 2. Alcoholics die young and I would like my parents to live long life. I have personal experience about this because my aunt died last fall and she was just 44 years old. And now just week ago my uncle died and he was 47 seven years old. Both were alcoholics and single parents

 

[Masquerouge]

I think I'd go with family #2, but I don't want to vote.

 

[Keshik]

#2. Alcoholism is deadly.

 

[s.c.dude]

1# non alcolohism is deadly

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

Sure, but you'll get your inheritance earlier.

 

[Truronian]

#1 Sounds more fun. My current upbringing has proven that stability is not something I need to avoid falling into drugs and chav-dom.

 

[Cuchullain]

I voted "I don't know". My mother grew up in family #1. Her dad was a drunk. When he was sober (which wasn't very often), he was an admirable man, bordering on greatness. When he was drunk, though, he was an embarassment (never violent, just embarassing).

I grew up in a mixture of the two. My own father is as devoted to his family (and my mother in particular) as an old dog. He does everything for his family, without complaint, because that's what men of his generation (the WWII generation) did. I only wish I appreciated him when I was younger, instead of arguing with him all of the time.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

My family is a mixture of both. I wouldn't know what family to go with,

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

#1 seems to describe The Simpsons pretty well, but they are one of the most loving families on TV. As long as they have a good way of coping, I would go with #1.

Luckily, I don't have to. My parents are both rational and responsible, and also loving and supportive.

 

[Dreadnought]

My family is #2, so I'll go with that

 

[Smellincoffee]

#2. Too much emotion and drama in family #1.

 

[Dann]

Family number 2. All those of you who voted for family number 1 have probably never experienced what it is to live with an alcoholic in the family. The violence, verbal abuse, property damage and whatnot during those bouts will more than be enough to cancel out whatever love there is in the other sober moments.

And in your premise BOTH the parents are alcoholics. That family is not gonna stay middle class for long, I guarantee you that.

So family number 2 is boring. So there's no hugs and kisses. So there's no chemistry. So you don't talk to each other much. So what? They're supposed to be your parents, not your best buddies. As long as they're supportive and all your needs are provided for without fail, and they drop work and rush to your side when you get into a vehicular accident, I say it's fine the way it is.

 

[downtown]

I sort of grew up in family number 1...only instead of drunks, I had a mentally ill dad, who did sort of the same sort of things.

I'll take family II please

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Alright, how alcoholic are we talking here?

I suppose I should be grateful, seeing the alternatives, that my family combined the best of both groups.