Have you ever listened to the lyrics of Pinks Family Portrait? It is very disheartening; however, in modern society as it is, it is also a fact of life that happens regularly to families all across America. Spouses fighting and separating and divorce rates at an all time high. Thanks to our declining economy, most families have two working parents because that is what it takes to keep food on the table today. Where does that leave the children? Many children are neglected. Not by a lack of food or a lack of clothing, schools, or a place to live, but from the in-attendance brought on from both parents working full time jobs.
Pink family portrait lyrics explain the hardships and strains involved in the responsibility of marriage and family when the institution is left to ruin and decay rather than worked out. What imprint does the fighting and yelling between parents leave on the children? Their worlds are crushed when they find that one of their cherished parents is missing and seldom seen from then on. They learn the painful and all too often familiar lessons of love and loss, heartbreak, and abandonment. The children may think that it is their fault and unless a parent can steadfastly stand beside them, understand them, and let them know that it was no fault of theirs, doubt seeps through the cracks. This leaves them with a feeling of not just regret, but guilt. If allowed to fester, these feelings can hinder their growth as caring individuals.
A parent’s job is to lead by example. So all you parents out there need to see your children, really see them, and take notice of their inner lives and feelings and make this a better world in which for them to flourish, become whole, independent, and worthy human beings.
