Blog Post #6

The Roseanne Clip that we watched today in class is pretty much an example of your typical family today. I wouldn't say they are poor, but they are getting by harshly. The two main characters showed an example of the struggles two parents go through when raising a family. However it is comical, it shows how they family struggles and that with kids it makes the family perspective much more competitive in a way. They have to work harder and they hav to make sure that everyone is getting by ok. In the clip it showed a moment when Roseanne said that she works a job and raises a family and that she doesn't have time for quality time, i don't think as much that she doesn't have time for quality time with her children, I think that it's because she's trying to make sure everyone has what they need. She is the only one that works a job and brings the money in. I think that deep down she wants to spend just quality time, but she is so used to working so that everyone one around her she loves gets what they need. I do however feel that it is going to be a big problem in the future that her kids will feel like they aren't important, but i think that will just be a phase. Working classes deal with this everyday in today's world and this Roseanne clip is just one example of a family on tv who goes through the same thing and face the same life obstacles. They have just added comedy to make it seem like it's not as tense, is what i believe. Families do go through this everyday and it's just our responsibilities that get in our way of the things we would actually want to be doing, like spending quality time with our families.