[LancYorkYankee]

When I think of a broken home, it doesn't mean single parent homes in my view. Heck, we've all seen 2 parent homes that were certainly broken. I don't believe it's a monetary thing either. Some of the worst vandals and drug users in College were from upper class families.

To me a home is broken when love, discipline, and consequences for actions are not there. When you have a snotty little brat yelling at both Mum and Dad in the market cause they won't buy them a candy bar. That's broken (IMO). Worse yet (IMO) is when said parent turns around and buys the little thug the candy after all.

Or the "my little Johnny would never do or say that!" Or at recreational sports games the parents that constantly screaming at the referees, the coaches, their kids. Or the kids who never have a parent come see them play cause they're "too busy."

I guess it all comes down to children having good, loving,role models. That can be Mom, Dad, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Grandparents, neighbors, heroes, etc. Just people in their lives who will teach, love, hug, discipline, guide.

Yes, many of us had none of these and we did turn out fairly okay.

Brian