A Family Is A Family Is A Family!

I know, this is an old picture. But for this particular update, it really doesn't matter. Consider this one more of a uh... well, sort of a Public Service Announcement or an Advertisement if you will. I don't know how many of you get HBO Family, but lately they've been showing this short, hour long special created by none other than Rosie O'Donnel. Yeah, I know, I'm not that big of a fan of her either. But I do have to say that the show she has put together about families is well worth watching with your whole family.

The show is called none other than, "A Family Is A Family Is A Family". It showcases the many different types of families in American society and for the most part, told from the perspective of the children. It deals with families in the Gay and Lesbian community, families with one black parent & one white parent, families with one Chinese parent and one White parent and so on. You get the idea. Yes, it is a good program for your children to watch, but it is also a must see for the adults in the family too and the children who are about to become adults. The oldest child in the show has to be about 8 years old. She is Black with two White Fathers. Yup, you read that right. She is Black with two White Fathers! The best part of all of that... NONE OF THEM CARE!! They don't care what their family looks like! I'm sure they face ridicule everywhere they go, but they just don't care! These two dads, both Gay, adopted this little girl with no other intension but to have a family. They didn't care if she was Black, White, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or something else! They just wanted the oprotunity to have a family to raise and take care of. The oprotunity to give that child a decent environment to grow up in. Isn't that why we have families? So we can share the love that we have with another individual who is of our own flesh and blood, or adopt a child that needs a loving and healthy environment to grow up in whether they are our own flesh and blood to begin with?

This is the whole point of "A Family Is A Family...". What makes this program so wonderful is listening to the children speak of their families and what they think "Family" means. Is it good for the kids to watch. Yes, it is, children of all ages. But it is most important for parents to watch with their children. Believe me, you'll walk away from this program with a new perspective and hopefully awakened about what "Family" may mean to you. Plus, you get to see it mostly through a childs eyes. That's what really wakes you up. The music in the show is wonderful as well and deserves a Soundtrack release. There are songs in the show by They Might Be Giants, Ziggy Marley and his mother and sister, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and songs by some of the families featured in the show as well! The show is beautifuly put together and I gotta say... Rosie deserves an Emmy for this one! It is truely a great show and one you need to see. If you have HBO Family, make sure you don't miss "A Family Is A Family Is A Family". Your gonna love it!