It Takes a Family

Dr. Horn is comparing a traditional mother father family to a nontraditional family. He is saying that the traditional family can be compared to a plane that always get you there, but a nontraditional family can be compared to a plane that doesn't always get you there. The problem with this is that you don't to choose what kind of family you are born into. Comparing it to planes in real life, all planes have a safety records, but you don't get to choose which plane you fly on. Given his statistics, we are willing to believe that the best place for a child is in a traditional home. Just like one can't always get on the airplane with the safest record, not every child can grow up in a traditional environment. In reality, not everyone can grow up in a traditional family, which is seen as the most successful by the author. There are nontraditional families and just as less safe planes don't always crash, nontraditional families can be successful. There are many situations where the nontraditional family is more successful than the traditional. For example, a family can have a mother and father, but the parents don't get along making life for their children difficult. In this situation, it would be better to have, for example, two fathers who love each other and can provide a good environment for their family. Even though there are example where children of single parents are no successful, there are many cases where their children are successful.