Craig Robinson
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This is a great question because I feel like I talk about this all the time. Not so much in my personal life, but we have young staff and many of them are starting to marry and build their families. And This is something that everyone is grappling with, especially in this day and age where people are so transient, and there's so many options and opportunities.
This is a great question because I feel like I talk about this all the time. Not so much in my personal life, but we have young staff and many of them are starting to marry and build their families. And This is something that everyone is grappling with, especially in this day and age where people are so transient, and there's so many options and opportunities.
This is a great question because I feel like I talk about this all the time. Not so much in my personal life, but we have young staff and many of them are starting to marry and build their families. And This is something that everyone is grappling with, especially in this day and age where people are so transient, and there's so many options and opportunities.
I mean, gone were the days when you grew up in the neighborhood that you were raised in, bought a house down the street from your mom, went to the school around the corner. and spent your life in one neighborhood. We're now all over the place. And so what does that mean for families? And how do you make decisions?
I mean, gone were the days when you grew up in the neighborhood that you were raised in, bought a house down the street from your mom, went to the school around the corner. and spent your life in one neighborhood. We're now all over the place. And so what does that mean for families? And how do you make decisions?
I mean, gone were the days when you grew up in the neighborhood that you were raised in, bought a house down the street from your mom, went to the school around the corner. and spent your life in one neighborhood. We're now all over the place. And so what does that mean for families? And how do you make decisions?
I mean, I literally talk about this a couple of times a month with young people who are trying to figure out how to build a life. So it's one of the reasons why I was excited about this, because I know there are a lot of people who are grappling with this. But Barack and I have talked about this because he sent us an article. It talked about how unusual the concept of the nuclear family is.
I mean, I literally talk about this a couple of times a month with young people who are trying to figure out how to build a life. So it's one of the reasons why I was excited about this, because I know there are a lot of people who are grappling with this. But Barack and I have talked about this because he sent us an article. It talked about how unusual the concept of the nuclear family is.
I mean, I literally talk about this a couple of times a month with young people who are trying to figure out how to build a life. So it's one of the reasons why I was excited about this, because I know there are a lot of people who are grappling with this. But Barack and I have talked about this because he sent us an article. It talked about how unusual the concept of the nuclear family is.
I don't know if you guys read that article, but it's like... That is a concept, the concept of two parents and children building their lives together is a relatively new concept to this generation. That it isn't really how we were designed to be because we're kind of pack animals. We live in community.
I don't know if you guys read that article, but it's like... That is a concept, the concept of two parents and children building their lives together is a relatively new concept to this generation. That it isn't really how we were designed to be because we're kind of pack animals. We live in community.
I don't know if you guys read that article, but it's like... That is a concept, the concept of two parents and children building their lives together is a relatively new concept to this generation. That it isn't really how we were designed to be because we're kind of pack animals. We live in community.
in ways that I think are more foreign to couples now, because a lot of young couples are thinking about how do I make it on my own? I moved away, I don't have support. And so now I'm trying to do all this stuff, have a family, find childcare, and everybody is trying to do this alone. And that's just a recent occurrence. So I wonder whether we've
in ways that I think are more foreign to couples now, because a lot of young couples are thinking about how do I make it on my own? I moved away, I don't have support. And so now I'm trying to do all this stuff, have a family, find childcare, and everybody is trying to do this alone. And that's just a recent occurrence. So I wonder whether we've
in ways that I think are more foreign to couples now, because a lot of young couples are thinking about how do I make it on my own? I moved away, I don't have support. And so now I'm trying to do all this stuff, have a family, find childcare, and everybody is trying to do this alone. And that's just a recent occurrence. So I wonder whether we've
sort of lost our direction in terms of what we should be looking for. But I'd be interested in how you guys have thought about it.