Imagine what it feels like to not be able to raise your children, or even start a family due to some of the choices you have made in the simple interest of bettering your life. Imagine being discriminated against by other members of your community and society, for the sole reason being that your family isn't like others due to uncontrollable circumstances. Those two situations are just a sample insight into what people of non-traditional families experience. We are constantly seeing non-nuclear families being shown in a negative light, because a lot of people in todays society don't believe that they are as successful as others. From same-sex guardians to single parents and broken families, they are all trying to break their stereotype and build their families through the same roller-coaster we all call life. Children from same-sex couples, single parents and broken families are just as successful as children raised by a two parent heterosexual married couple. .
The biggest stigma when it comes to non-traditional families has a lot to do with people in the LGBTQ community. Same-sex couples are just as capable as heterosexuals in raising their kids to be successful in life. It is strongly believed by many that raising a child is strictly between a man and woman. However, this belief truly needs to be abolished as soon as possible. We live in a society where our thoughts and beliefs are constantly changing and progressing - it's all a matter of breaking society's stigmatic opinion, and start embracing and acknowledging that we live amongst people who have a different sexual orientation. It's not a matter of the sexual orientation of a child's parents, it's a matter of the quality of parenting that they are exposed to. .
Another issue seen amongst non-traditional families are amongst single parent households. Single parents are able to raise their kids the same way a couple would. The common misconception of single parent households is that they are struggling as a family, that they are lacking in the basic materialistic and emotional needs.
