Well, being a futuristic idealist I have major visions for what the future potentially holds, and in a world I hope to help shape, life in 2025 is much more tolerant than it is today. With that said my family will be non-traditional because I'm 100% unconventional and love to push the envelop in every way.
1st: I won't get married until all people can get married to who ever they love, so until gay marriage is legal I'm not signing a marriage contract which means me and my partner will either be in a domestic partnership or have nothing binding each other to one another.
2nd: I'm queer so I have no clue who I'll be marrying, as a pan-sexual I don't believe in limiting my sexuality to the binary mutually exclusive system society holds onto so tightly. Although I've only dated men, I won't rule out the fact that I might fall in love with a woman or even a trans-man or woman. So just based on if I don't "marry" a man I won't be living in a traditional family.
3rd: I plan on working full-time but depending on my income, I wouldn't mind my partner (whatever gender) being a stay at home parent, because I plan on having over 5 kids.
4th: I plan on having over 5 kids which is nontraditional.
5th: I do plan on having a commitment ceremony in place of the wedding but it will be similar to Jennifer's wedding because we'll have attendants instead of bridesmaids and groomsmen.
6th: I don't cook so most likely my partner will have to, which depending on who it is that will be nontraditional.
7th: Both of us will share all of the duties, it might not be equally but we won't have set responsibilities, everything will be determined by situation. Like who takes the kids here or there and who makes/purchases dinner. We will all be in constant communication about who does what and when.
8th: There is a 80% chance that my partner will be mixed or of a different cultural background then me. I just like diversity in every aspect of my life, what can I say!
I think that's about it... as you can tell my family will be anything but traditional and in my made up world that would work but in reality I doubt the world would have changed eons in 2025 so I'll face a lot of challenges because of my unwillingness to stick with the status quo.
Even though your ideal family is non traditional, hopefully you can achieve what you want. Even though I don't necessarily agree with all your viewpoints, I do respect you and hope it will be possible. I also don't necessarily agree with all that has been going on in the world lately, however I feel that those who differ from my opinions should have the freedom to choose what they want. I think that your wants will be realistic by the year 2025.
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