The American Dream: Single Parents

The American Dream, the idea that every U.S. citizen should have equal opportunities to be successful and prosper through hard work. In this day in age, the stereotypical American Dream isn’t the same as it used to be. In the past, there was a husband and wife, with kids, and everything is just perfect, but in our society today, there are single parents that raise their kids alone, couples that don’t have a child, and of course, that special occasion where there is a stereotypical perfect family. The American Dream has changed quite a bit over the years. A single parent is a parent who raises their kids on their own, with no help from anybody else. These single parents do indeed have a different view of the American Dream. In this view, there
is no dream for them, they work their hardest to provide for their families, and keep a roof over their families heads. Single parents raising their children don’t usually live in the nice house with the white picket fence out front, they usually live in smaller houses or apartments, because there is only one income coming in every month. Single parents may not be able to get everything that their children want to have, but they work hard for the essentials. Single parents may have an American Dream, but it is a lot different than everybody else's. The second variation of an American Dream is the couple with no children.
It is not that they do not want kids, it may just happen at a different time in their lives. A couple with no children are usually a younger couple that is just getting started with their live and their careers. They don’t have the income that some older people have, so they may not be able to afford all the expenses and a child at the time. Studies show that a child-free couple is a healthy couple, especially in your lower twenties. For a child-free couple, their American Dream may be to stay that way, or they may plan to have children in the future. It is always going to be different. The dream for Americans just isn’t the same
anymore. The last type is the stereotypical “perfect family.” This type is the most similar to the American Dream couple of the past, with kids and a nice house.
This couple is happy, with a steady income coming in every month, kids that are happy and have everything they ever wanted. They usually have the most opportunities to do whatever they want in life. There is a big difference between this type of family and a single parent family, or a child-free couple. This family may have more worries, but they have plenty of what they need. They are living the stereotypical American Dream, and that can be something to be proud of. The American Dream is something that is always changing. It is not just different types of families and their success, it is the opportunities and situations that they are in, because it is all different. The stereotype of this perfect family with all the opportunities they could ever have is slowly changing into different variations and situations. Our society is slowly changing and making it more difficult to be that perfect family that represents The American Dream. It will always be changing, it is just up to the people to change with it and deal with the
difficulties.